Last week, I made a quick pasta dish for lunch with olive oil and red pepper flakes. My son loved it so I decided to make an upgraded version for dinner one night. The flavors of red pepper and garlic go so well with dark leafy greens so I decided to use the rest of…
Minimizing Food Waste
One issue that can come up fairly often whether or not you are on a budget, is minimizing food waste. Here are a few things I try to pay attention to in order to avoid food waste as much as I can. Leftovers We eat leftovers 1-2 times per week. My husband also brings leftovers…
Roasted Tomatoes
This is one of the first foods I ever actually cooked back in the day that didn’t come from a packet. I used to eat it with onions, couscous, and one of those frozen breaded chicken patties. I would more or less alternate between that and spaghetti since that was pretty much all I knew…
Cocktail Sauce
This is nice quick sauce that you can easily adjust to fit to your own personal taste. I made this to go with some pan-fried shrimp. Combine ketchup, hot sauce, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and prepared horseradish and serve! I like a lot of horseradish but just a moderate amount of hot sauce….
Pan-Fried Shrimp
Whenever dinner has the word “fried” in it, my Southern husband is a happy man. And can you blame him? Hot, crunchy, flavorful, deliciousness… This simple recipe is actually always popular with my whole family, kids included. Thankfully, it is also very easy to put together. Seriously, the hardest part is thawing and peeling the…
Veggie Noodle Soup
We had a chilly, rainy day recently so I wanted to make a simple soup to warm everyone up. Soups are a great way to add extra flavors and nutrients to a meal. They are a great way to make a small amount if ingredients go a very long way and for that reason they…
Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins
Shout out to my family for eating like 5 or 6 batches of reject muffins! After many adjustments, I finally have a recipe worth sharing. Here is what I learned from the process. Too many eggs makes dense muffins, as does too much flour. Whipping eggs makes a texture more like cupcakes. Buttermilk/sour milk makes…
DIY Disinfectant Spray
I cook a lot so I clean up a lot. This means a lot of disinfectant which can start to add up financially. So I make my own! This spray has only 4 ingredients: rubbing alcohol, white vinegar, dish soap, and water. All the ingredients are relatively inexpensive and great to keep around for other…
Whole Wheat Pita Bread
Making fresh bread is always gratifying but there is something extra rewarding about homemade pita bread. There are a few things you can do to increase the chances of your pita “pocket” forming. First: a well made dough. Making sure your yeast is activated well, kneading thoroughlyn and then rising long enough will all help…
Baked Falafel Patties
I very much enjoy the flavors of falafel but I less enjoy the process of frying foods, especially those that fall apart easily. I honestly just can’t deal with the frustration or the mess. So I like to bake them! Falafel is a food that comes from Middle Eastern cooking so the spice mixture is…
Lavender, Lemon, and Sage 