Friday was my daughter’s volleyball banquet. It was a pot luck, Asian meal. I brought Mongolian Beef. It was a great evening for all the girls, coaches, and parents. It was also the boy’s basketball banquet. So it was a great night with lots of homeschoolers. Here’s a picture of the serving table. One of…
I like to make a lot of my own kitchen helpers. Sauces, salad dressings, seasoning mixes. I like knowing exactly what is in everything. And homemade is much more economical. So in my quest to make more of my own kitchen helpers, I developed a Homemade Enchilada Sauce recipe. I used it in these pans…
I didn’t do much out, apart from the usual meals, this week. I did make a double batch of granola bars for my daughter to take to her three day long state volleyball tournament.
I told Hannah, 18, that I wanted her to start cooking supper sometimes. I’m thinking once a week. She wasn’t entirely thrilled. She can cook lots of things and makes lunches sometimes. And she’s an excellent baker. She just hasn’t cooked an entire supper by herself. She picked what she wanted to make. Potato soup…
A birthday cake was made in my kitchen this week! It was my birthday, so my daughter, 18, make me my favorite chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
Turkey a la Mama was on the menu last week. Never heard of it before? Well, there’s a good reason for that. I made it up. lol Think Chicken a la King, then sub in other veggies. And turkey.
When I made chili this week, I cooked extra hamburger to freeze. I put 2 four cup bags and 1 two cup bag in the freezer. Two cups of cooked hamburger is approximately 1 pound. Knowing that makes it easier to cook a large batch of hamburger, then measure out to freeze. This is one…