Robin's Weekly Grocery Deals
Ive lived in VA and WV. Both areas have MOST of the same stores. I shop Wal-Mart, Sams Club, Krogers, Save-a-Lot, and a local meat market that has the best meats ever. You can buy a whole hog, or half or you can buy a few cuts. Prices for meats are about the...
Southern Corn Bread
Robin, I have lived in the south all my life. What you posted here is NOT southern cornbread. No Southerner would ever put whole wheat flour into cornbread and some southerners would swear that sweet cornbread is for the birds not humans. :-) I like yellow...
How Do I Make Easy Spanish Rice?
My Mother made wonderful Spanish Rice. I tried and mine was never as good. In going through her recipes I found the one that she made and it IS really a wonderful dinner meal: Spanish Rice 2 cups canned tomatoes 2/3 cups of long cooking rice 1 cup water Bring...
Meringue-Topped Southern Banana Pudding
Patricia, One of my favs! But I bump it up a little more than you have. I also cook it in the microwave. So much faster for the pudding and no chance of burn. Just blend in a microwave safe bowl, cook it for 2 min./stir and return for 2 more min each time or...
Reducing the Cost of Feeding a Family
Great tips! Heres another. I used to give my kids homemade popsicles. They called them Swamp Water Pops. I made lemon-lime koolaid, cutting the sugar in half. I dissolved in this, one container (8 oz) of frozen orange juice, slightly thawed. Stir to blend. Freeze...
Easy Recipes for a New Cook?
Loaded Baked Potato Bake one (or more) large baking potato in the microwave until tender. Be sure to punch some holes in the raw potato to release the steam. Remove to plate. 1/4 cup canned or frozen peas and carrots - heat in microwave w/ 1 Tbsp butter and...
Easy Bread Recipe?
Bake about 425 degrees for 20 minutes Makes 1- 2 dozen Combine: 1 cup lukewarm water 1/3 cup melted shortening (butter) 1 T sugar 2 tsps salt Add: 2 pkgs of dry yeast pinch of ginger (ginger helps rolls rise better - gives no flavor) Mix well. Blend in: 1 egg...
Back to School Lunches?
Hannah, My kids loved the following in their lunches. I large red delicious apple, leave peel on, but core apple. Mix 2 tbsp peanut butter, and one tbsp each raisins and honey. Blend well. Fill the apple core with this mixture. Wrap apple in tin foil and place...
Back to School Lunches?
Cold Potato Soup - In warmer months, this was one of my kids favorites. I put in thermos and sent along some crackers and cheese. Nancy
Back to School Lunches?
Scrambled egg sandwich was also one of their favs. Just scramble egg, place on sandwich bread with a little mayo and wrap a dill pickle in tinfoil to go with. Add some lettuce in a little bag if desired.
Sugar Free Easter Egg Filling?
I would bet this is potato candy and uses something like Splenda as the sweetener. Nancy
Cooking for One?
One large baking potato, microwaved until tender. 4 oz peas and carrots from a frozen pkg. Cook on stove while potatoes cooks. Drain peas and carrots, add 2 Tbsp of sour cream. Split potato and pour peas/carrots and sour cream over. Make a good filling meal...
Duck Recipes?
Trim duck fat that is excessive. You can save the fat and do other things with it, but thats a whole nother recipe! :-) Place duck in a sealable bag along with one medium red onion sliced, 2 celery ribs, cut in large pieces and one carrot chunked. Add two cups...
Order Diet Lemonade for Free
I am diabetic too. I use NO artificial sweeteners. Your body was not made to use artificial things like this. The sweeteners can be dangerous for a diabetic. They are worse for diabetics than anything else. They make your body crave sweet aside from any other...
Chicken Corn Soup
I do this too Sandy and I sometimes will add cooked leftover broccoli and a bit of cheese to this soup. Yum! Yum! Good! :-) Nancy
Using Leftover Hot Dog Buns?
Pull buns into small pieces and place in a large baking dish, approx 12 X 18 inches. Blend: 1 to 2 cups of milk (depending upon how many buns you have used.) 4 eggs 1 cup sugar or to taste 1 cup golden seedless raisins 1 cup of pecans/walnuts chopped favorite...
Using Yeast in a Bread Machine?
Yes, it matters. Use regular yeast NOT rapid rise. Yeast rises better if you add a pinch of sugar to it, and a very small pinch of ginger. You wont get any flavor just helps yeast rise a bit better. My bread machine does not call for adding water to the yeast...
Recipes Using Canned Pumpkin?
Recipes: Nancys Pumpkin Bread This bread won a first place prize in a local cooking contest in 1971. It is my arrangement and it mixes half a dozen different recipes. It freezes well and it ships well. It has been sent to service men and women all over the...
