I don't like to cook all the time. I'm only human. When it comes to making something special, I really enjoy cooking. It's those everyday family meals that are not so much fun. I've learned a few tricks to make it less painful that I'd like to share. Here's what I did last week that worked well for me. Cooking Meat in Bulk for the Freezer: … [Read more...]
Recession Purchases: Shoes, Chocolate and Spam? Are We Still in a Recession?
According to USAToday, during the recession Americans were buying more chocolate, shoes, cheaper wine, and Spam. Sounds like a strange party.The article is from May of 2009 in the heart of the recession. I think it's interesting to compare then with now. Are we still buying like we're in a recession?I don't know about you, but I have been buying … [Read more...]
16 Ways to Save More Money on Food
Here's a back-to-basics list of ways to lower your grocery bill. I hope you find something useful in this list of things I've learned over the years. 1. Throwing out food is like throwing money down the drain. Check your fridge every day to see what needs to be used. To use up ingredients, do an ingredient search on allrecipes.com or use … [Read more...]
Fight Inflation: Stop Food Waste!
With inflation rearing its ugly head, especially in food prices, it's time to remember that food going down the drain is money going down the drain. We love fresh vegetables, but often buy frozen. That way we don't have to worry about waste & it's convenient. They make a great quick stir fry as well. We buy fresh veggies and fruit when we know … [Read more...]
20 Foods that Freeze Surprisingly Well and 20 that Don’t
I agree with these lists except for a couple of items. You can freeze fresh tomatoes if you cut them in pieces & then freeze them covered with broth or water. I add them to soup that way. My dmil puts the pieces in a sauce pan & cooks them on low with a bit of water, stirring constantly. She makes them into a kind of chunky tomato sauce that way. … [Read more...]
Time to Use Leftovers
With all the food served during the holidays it's easy to lose some of it in the back of the fridge. Make a list of what you have & post it on the fridge so you know what to use up. You can also freeze a lot of it for easy meals later on. Meats freeze very well.If you have some ingredients left from recipes to use up go to AllRecipes.com & do an … [Read more...]
50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again
These are great ideas. One thing about making vegetable broth from vegetable trimmings I have to say. Don't use the stems or leaves of a tomato as they are poisonous. Also make sure any trimmings you use are clean and don't have any diseased or moldy places. You don't want to make yourself sick. When in doubt, leave it out. You could also search … [Read more...]