Several years ago, I was on an email freezer cooking list. I learned a lot about freezing foods on that list. One of the things that I learned about was the 2 week freezer test. If you’re not sure if something that you made can be frozen, you test it. Just wrap it accordingly, and…

I keep a calendar hanging on my fridge. A calendar is really an invaluable tool in the kitchen. It’s easy to see at a glance when an upcoming holiday or event is. That way we can plan to do some of the prep ahead of time. It’s easy to write the menu right on the…

I just had a cooking and baking day last week, but I need more meal starters in the freezer. It makes meals so much easier when you can pull out parts of the meal that have already been cooked. I often make completed meals for the freezer also. Lasagna, meatloaf and the like. I like…

  I was baking potatoes yesterday to make twice baked potatoes for the freezer. As you can probably guess, my family was not happy that the freezer was getting the potatoes. lol I had some taco meat in the fridge, so I served them some of the baked potatoes topped with taco meat and cheddar…

I love creamed onions! I remember having these at family Thanksgiving dinners when I was growing up in Massachusetts. My mothers cousin made them with big onions, one in a bowl per person, with white sauce poured over. I like making them with the small pearl onions. You can buy onions in a jar in…

Brownies is a favorite snack or desert in our house. I guess the same can be said for most houses! With my Brownies for a Crowd recipe, you can have plenty for your family, or take them to a special gathering to share. I adapted this recipe to fit in my large square cake pan….