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Grocery Budget Tips: Tip 2 – Make Do Without

Welcome back to the grocery budget series! Here is tip #2:

We learn do without. It sounds scary, but it’s really been a blessing to see things from a different perspective. Instead of thinking “I don’t have enough money for everything I want to buy” I break my list down into necessities and find ways […]

Grocery Budget Tips: Tip 1 – Shopping & Buying in Bulk

Welcome to the grocery budget tips series! I am excited to share with you how my large family of 9 can buy groceries without breaking the bank. I am often asked how we keep our grocery budget so low, and thought I would share the things I can think of off the top of my […]

Grocery Budget Tips: Introduction

Let’s talk about grocery budgets.

MANY factors play into what a family spends on groceries. Your location is a big factor, because some areas are very expensive to live in and buy food in. The amount of people you are feeding, and their ages, the types of foods you buy, your style of cooking, current […]

Salsa for Canning

Salsa made from vine-ripened, sun-bathed tomatoes can not be beat. It’s the taste of summer in a jar. It’s entirely possible to make your whole salsa from vegetables grown right in your own backyard. Everyone has their own favorite salsa – here is ours. It’s a mild salsa. My husband likes it smooth, so he […]

Week 9: The secret to heating your pan (and prevent food from sticking)

For some of you, this may not be huge news. But for me, it was a game changer in the kitchen. When you are self taught, you often miss out on these important techniques unless you take the time to learn. That’s what I’ve been focusing on for the past few years as I strive […]

Week 7: Hollandaise & Espagnole Sauces

Sauces are such an incredibly versatile thing. You could make a wide variety of meals from the same basic poultry or meat just by changing the sauce. You can make sauces to top vegetables and sides to switch things up. You can add your own personal touch and make your own family favorites.

Waldorf Salad

This is such a delightful salad… Crunchy, sweet, crisp, juicy.A lot of flavor, texture and color in every bite!

Ingredients:

1/2 c slightly toasted, chopped walnuts 1/2 c celery, sliced 1/2 c seedless grapes, halved or chopped 1 sweet apple, peeled, cored and chopped 3tb mayonnaise 1tb lemon juice salt and pepper to taste

Method:

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Week 6: Veloute and Tomato Sauces

I had high hopes of being able to format the remaining mother sauces in one final post so sauces aren’t dragged on so long, but the last two sauces are rather complicated and I need a bit more time to put my thoughts on paper. so I present to you, veloute and tomato sauces. […]

Week 5: Mother Sauces – Bechamel, “White Sauce”

The Mother Sauces

I’m sure most of us have made sauces and probably have for quite some time. Sauce making is a skill, just as much as any other form of cooking. A quality sauce can bring magic to a dish, making the most basic ingredients come to life in unforgettable deliciousness. A sauce can […]

Week 4: Roux, Slurry & Buerre Manie

This weeks challenge is to make and use a roux if you have never made one – or practice making a blonde or brown roux while trying a brand new recipe. You can even make roux in bulk to have on hand. Create a meal that uses a roux and let me know what you […]