February 26, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
Every so often, our local market has a great deal on all-natural chicken leg quarters. To get the deal, you have to buy in bulk – 4 or 5 lb packages. No big deal here. I love to cook them in the crock pot and save the meat for meals throughout the week or freeze [...]
February 20, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
Our family loves comfort foods in the winter. Soups are some of our favorites, but for my family it needs to be a hearty soup. With our schedule, the soup needs to be easy, too. This Tuscan Soup fits the bill. I make it a little different every time. I go from memory since I [...]
February 6, 2012 by Marci | 1 Comment
Each week, I plan our meals. It is one of the most important things I do as manager of our home. So much money, time and sanity is saved just by having a menu. But, just because our meals are planned doesn’t mean I don’t have some issues with a hungry family. It’s those in [...]
January 29, 2012 by Marci | 3 Comments
Last week in the “Ideas To Stretch Your Meals” post, I mentioned having frozen meat in your freezer to pull out for quick meals. Sometimes, I put extra or leftover meat in the freezer or I freeze meat that I buy in bulk when the price is right. That way, I always have a little [...]
January 23, 2012 by Marci | 6 Comments
Growing up, my mom and grandma could always make dinner out of nothing. The cupboards could be nearly bare. The fridge could be almost empty, but they still managed to come up with something for dinner. Their secret? These ladies always had some pantry basics on hand to create something out of anything or stretch [...]
January 16, 2012 by Marci | 2 Comments
Looking for an easy side dish the whole family will love? This is a go-to one for me. It has just a couple ingredients – ones that I usually always have on hand. You probably do,too. I don’t even need a recipe for this one. Cut up some potatoes and an onion. Place the potatoes [...]
January 9, 2012 by Marci | 2 Comments
Part of Overcoming Busy in the kitchen is having simple recipes that the family will enjoy and that don’t take all day to make. This is one of our family favorites. It takes just a few ingredients and is 30 minutes from fridge to table. First, cook chicken breast in olive oil in a skillet [...]
January 2, 2012 by Marci | 5 Comments
Happy New Year! Each Monday of 2012 join me here for “Overcoming Busy In The Kitchen”. I’ll be posting recipes, menus, and kitchen tips to help you feed your family even when life gets, well….busy! ———————————————————————————— The week before Christmas was a week of creative cooking. I have to say, I came up with some [...]
December 11, 2011 by Marci | 3 Comments
Ever get invited to a Christmas cookie exchange and really want to go, but don’t have time to make 6 dozen cookies? Would you like to bake cookies for your family or party, but don’t have a no-fail recipe? Here is our go-to cookie recipe for making large quantities of really yummy cookies every time. [...]
November 14, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
I have a stack (make that stacks…if you can call online stacks, too) of recipes I want to try. I have bookmarked cookbooks, online recipe boxes, Evernote recipe lists…recipes everywhere. I used to try a new recipe each week, but lately, I’ve been sticking with what I know. This week, it’s back to culinary adventure! [...]
November 6, 2011 by Marci | 2 Comments
My kids love to cook and they love to surprise me. Normally those two are good things, but not always together, if you know what I mean. I have to admit that a little wave of panic spread over me when I got the smell of cinnamon wafting through the house as I was in [...]
