November 2009

Buttery Homemade Cornbread

November 10, 2009

Last week I volunteered to make dinner for our church’s Wednesday Family Night. I love being able to cook for other people. Considering the amount of food I needed to make, I really wanted to keep it simple. So I decided upon Ham and Beans, Cornbread and Salad. Before I left to take my 4 [...]

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Menu Plan Week of November 8th-14th

November 9, 2009

So far our calendar for this week is empty–I can’t believe it! Sunday: Breakfast:Cereal Dinner: Quick Omelettes. ($2) Monday: Breakfast: Oatmeal with Apple Butter. Dinner: Twice Backed Taco Cups.($1.75) HM Refried Beans.(.50)) Salad.(.50)($2.75)(8 servings=.34/ea) Tuesday: Breakfast: Breakfast Burritos Dinner: Egg Roll Stir Fry.($2.50) HM Wontons ($1.75)($4.25)(8 servings=.85/ea) Wednesday: Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats w/bananas Dinner: Meatloaf($3.25) [...]

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Holiday Food Fest

November 5, 2009

**My sincerest apologies for the last notice on this wonderful Food Fest. In the craziness that was last week, I failed to get this post posted. However, it isn’t too late to join in on the 1st day over at Hoosier Homemade with your Favorite Fall Dessert.**Join us as we celebrate the holiday season by [...]

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Freezer Meals

November 5, 2009

I love being able to open my freezer to find homemade convience foods and meals waiting for me. It brings joy to my soul, and I’m able to feed my family quickly, healthfully and on a budget. This week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, FishMama and MoneySavingMom “hosted” a live tweeting/blogging Baking Day. I really wish [...]

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Freezer Tips

November 4, 2009

I love dedicating a few days out of the month to baking and cooking in order to fill up my freezer. Doing so makes things so much easier for me on a week to week basis. If I have a particularly busy week, I don’t have to worry about finding the time to make our [...]

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The Cooking Milk

November 3, 2009

I was recently contacted by One2One Network, and asked if I would be willing to try a recipe out of Carnation’s Holiday Recipe Guide, as well as one of my own using Carnation Evaporated Milk. I was particularly excited about trying “The Cooking Milk” because I’ve never really used it on a consistent basis. As [...]

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