Have you ever heard the saying you can not plan too much? I didn’t believe that saying either until 2-3 years ago. When Shali went to high school, I suddenly understood this saying in all its glory. One of the areas I knew I had to get my act together in was meal planning. Meal planning is extremely important! I pride myself on having a thorough pantry that I can pull a lot of meals from, but when the clock…
***Just a note of warning: Blog posts will be a bit irregular because our home computer crashed last night. It will be going to the repair shop and get fixed or rebuilt. Either way, hopefully soon! Anyhoo…back to the regular post for today! The canning update! I will laugh because I don’t have a lot to update you on. The very intense heat of the last few weeks has all but killed my garden. Half a row of beautifully producing…
In my quest for frugality this weekend, I was trying to use up food at home. I have been trying to organize my food storage and get it a little more presentable so I can take pictures to post for you all! We had pepperoni and canned olives to use up so we made Pepperoni Pizza Twist! Absolutely a family favorite! We ate the LAST box of scalloped potatoes. I think I might miss not buying those anymore, but the…
Today’s deliciousness was made Monday night and it is called Blueberry Pound Cake! This dessert is the bomb! I love the simplicity of the dessert as well as being able to use fresh blueberries that are in season! I have made a few changes from the original which I will explain as I go along. Blueberry Pound Cake 1 package butter-flavored cake mix8 ounces cream cheese, softened (I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese)1/2 cup vegetable oil (I used coconut…
Rhubarb Pie – Yum!!! This particular recipe is from Recipes & Remembrances: Sutherland Community Cookbook and was contributed by Shirley and Pearl Virgil. This is my go-to recipe for Rhubarb Pie as it has never failed me yet! I will confess that I did use a Pillsbury pie crust because I had it in the fridge and did not want it to go to waste. Rhubarb Pie 3 T. flour (I used whole wheat flour)1 c. sugar1 egg, beaten2 c….
I got my first batch of Rhubarb Jam made this year! Woo hoo! Looks good too! I wish I would have taken more pictures, but here is the recipe and pictures: Rhubarb Jam 5 cups rhubarb, chopped finely4 cups sugar2 boxes of Jell-o, any flavor (I recommend anything red colored) Mix chopped rhubarb and sugar together in a bowl. I use the pot I am going to cook the jam in so I don’t dirty more dishes. Let the rhubarb…