Easy Lunch Recipe Ideas

We spent a lot of time planning and creating fancy or healthy or wholesome dinners, but don’t usually spent a lot of thought on lunch. I admit, I’m the same way. Yesterday I came across this article on easy gourmet lunch recipes and thought I’d give it a try and put a little more thought [...]

Original Tommy’s Chili Recipe

I stick this in here because I loved the image of the burger. Hope you like it as well.

I have never eaten at Original Tommy’s but Jordon is a big, big fan.  In case you are like my husband and have a craving for Tommy’s without easy access, here is the Original Tommy’s Chili Recipe.

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Cooking With Rice Milk

While you may have come across Rice Dream, the common brand of rice milk found at the supermarket, did you know you can prepare your own rice beverage within the comforts of your own home? Rice milk is a type of grain milk that you may fall in love with once you try. Most of [...]

Cooking With Almond Milk

During the Middle Ages, almond milk was popular amongst inhabitants of both the Islamic and Christian faith. Its vegetable qualities (a nut that is a seed of a fruit that is also a plant) allowed people to consume almonds during Lent. In medieval kitchens, people used almond milk over cow’s milk because it did not [...]

Crockpot That Chicken

My sister-in-law got me started on cooking a whole chicken in the crockpot. About once a week, I defrost a chicken, stick it in the crockpot and fill it up with chicken broth. I turn it on high and cook it for 5 to 6 hours until the chicken starts to fall apart.

Food Shopping Tips

I came across some interesting food shopping facts and tips the other day and thought I’d share. No wonder grocery shopping gets exhausting sometimes.
Choices: If you feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of choices at your market it’s because the choices are staggering. Seventy years ago grocery stores stocked about 900 items. Today, our large [...]

Dinner Time Savers

Today, I thought I’d share some of my favorite time savers when it comes to making dinner. They allow me to whip up dinner within just a few minutes and are great for those days when you are running late and get home to a “starving” family.

Fall – Time For Sweet Potatoes

Cooking with Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are native to Central America and considered one of the oldest vegetables in history. When analyzing Peruvian caves dating back 10,000 years, it is shown that sweet potatoes fed the inhabitants of the past since prehistoric times. Throughout the years, the sweet potato has become an important ingredient in [...]

Quick Meat Loaf Tip

I just got through making meat loaf for my family for dinner – it is cooking in the oven as we speak and I thought I’d share a couple of little tips with you…
One of the reasons I didn’t like making meat loaf for a while was because the meat mixture was so cold it [...]