Chili for Family or FriendsI discovered a quick way to crumble hamburger to use in pasta sauce, tacos, lasagna, sloppy Joe's, chili, chili dogs, etc. This only took me how many years to realize?Last night I plunked 3 pounds (cooking for the freezer) of raw ground meat into my large skillet and proceeded to break it up with a large cooking spoon as … [Read more...]
Cook with Peace of Mind (and teach your kids to cook without making a mess)
When I was a beginner cook as a pre-teen, my mom used to say she knew what to expect when coming into the kitchen: every dish she owned was dirty. Ha! It wasn't quite that bad, but close. She chose to stay out of the kitchen because she wanted a break from cooking and baking. I don't blame her! And we had to clean up our own mess from … [Read more...]
One Kitchen Appliance that Can Save You $325 a Year
You won't believe it, but it's a pressure cooker. Not the old-fashioned kind that were tricky to use, but the new ones that are super easy. You can make a meal using one penny of energy to cook it. The more you use it the more you save on your energy bill. It makes many foods taste better, tenderizes tough cuts of meat, uses dry beans (no … [Read more...]