I’ve been doing a lot of canning the last week or so. And doing a lot of canning, means cutting a lot of vegetables. I find it very frustrating when cutting vegetables and the cutting board keeps scooting from me. You can stop a runaway cutting board by putting a wet (damp, not really wet) towel…
I managed to stick to the menu. I like when that happens! There’s nothing major on the calendar, yet, so I shouldn’t have a problem sticking to the menu. Unless, of course, I forget to put the roast in the crockpot on time! Now for this weeks menu: Saturday – beef – Hubby brought home pizza…
I like to make my own cleaners. Vinegar and baking soda are favorites of mine. I use vinegar for just about everything. It cleans windows to a shine, it dis-infects as it cleans sinks and counter tops. I use it as a fabric softener and a drain cleaner. For the drain cleaner, I put baking…
I got this recipe from an email list a few years ago. I think this makes the best macaroni salad. This is my favorite macaroni salad recipe for everyday eating, and for cookouts. It makes a lot, so if you don’t need that much, the recipe is easy to cut in half. …
When I’m cooking or baking, I like to keep often used recipes close at hand. I don’t want to have to get out the big cookbook every time I make our favorites. To keep those recipes handy, I hang them on the inside of the cabinet door. Yeah, I didn’t even trim the recipe I…
Well, I had another week of not sticking to the menu. That’s ok. A menu is a tool, it’s not written in stone. Besides, there’s always next week! Now for this weeks menu: Saturday – beef – Cook out at married daughters house, we brought macaroni salad, cupcakes & marshmallows. Sunday – sandwich day –…
This meal was a result of leftovers, and no time. They went together very quickly. We put one pan in as soon as it was ready, and kept going until they were all cooked. We had 3 pans full. It was faster that way. You don’t really need a recipe for this meal, just leftover…