Stock in the Slow Cooker-Practically Free
I recently learned a trick that has me making my own stocks on a regular basis–making them in the slow cooker. Before I found this trick, I never made my … Continue reading
30 Day Thrifty Challenge @ True Food Movement
One of my recent blog gem finds, True Food Movement, is doing something really cool. Lisa Johnson, one of the blog’s writers is challenging herself to a Thirty day thrifty … Continue reading
My New Year’s Day Soup Tradition
Since New Year’s is coming up, I wanted to re-share the recipe for my delicious black-eyed pea soup. It covers all of the bases with the traditional good luck ingredients … Continue reading
The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen.
I am a huge fan of organic produce. Much of it tastes better. In some studies, it has been shown to be more nutritious. And, you don’t have to worry … Continue reading
Simple Cooking- Easy Soy Glaze
I wanted to share a wonderful all purpose sauce that you can serve with many dishes. You could use it on top of fish, as a topping for Asian noodles, … Continue reading
Recipe Hack- Mushroom and Spinach Pasta
I recently stumbled on an amazing looking garlic butter roasted mushroom recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I was dying to make it, but I wanted to find a way to make … Continue reading
Recipe Review- Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts
Since I posted about a snack yesterday (popcorn) I thought I would share a recipe review for another snack, Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts. I found the recipe on Food … Continue reading
Foodily- Amazing, Wonderful Recipe Search Engine
Foodily (Food I Love You) is one of the newest food websites on the block. It is a food search engine that will give you recipes based on an ingredient, … Continue reading
Money Saving Wine Tip
I have shared this tip on my cooking blog, but wanted to share it here as well. It is a tip for cooking with wine. I know that many people … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2011- Black-Eyed Pea Soup Recipe
Happy New Year!! I wanted to take a moment to post my favorite Black-Eyed Pea recipe. It’s a soup that I created a few years back and that we have … Continue reading
The Care and Keeping of Nonstick Pans
I just got finished reading an article in the New York Times about keeping nonstick pans in good shape. I had no idea that there was a “best” way to … Continue reading
What’s Cooking? It’s Wing Night!!
This was originally published on The Funky Kitchen, my food blog. I wanted to share it with my Eat. Home. Live. readers because it is such a favorite of mine and my … Continue reading
Solving the Worlds Most Pressing Issues, One at a Time–Leftovers in the Mayo Jar
One of my favorite blog posts is called Unitasker Wednesday on the Unclutterer blog. They post items (as a joke) that can basically can only be used for one thing. … Continue reading
Pulling a Rachael Ray
Let’s get this straight. I am not a RR hater. I love that she teaches people to make simple meals with real ingredients. Her gumbo recipe is particularly good (it’s not actually … Continue reading
To Taste
Salt is one of the most important flavor enhancers you can use. It can reduce bitterness and acidity, as well as bring out other flavors. It’s even a good idea … Continue reading
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