Well, here we are nearly half way through the month of January so I figured I should let you know how my January “slow month” challenge is going. Here is what I’ve spent thus far: Last Sunday I bought the following at Braum’s (regional dairy store): 1/2 gallon milk package of three bell peppers 3…
Vegetable Soup with Parmesan Dumplings
I made this the other night and it was a hit. Click here for the original recipe and then read on for my version. Vegetable Soup with Parmesan Dumplings adapted by Deanna Piercy Ingredients: Soup: olive or coconut oil onion bell pepper carrots celery garlic bag of frozen veggies (green beans, squash, zucchini,…
Homemade nut-free granola
In my quest to eliminate as many packaged/processed foods as possible I decided that we needed a breakfast cereal option. David eats a bowl of raisin bran nearly every morning and the organic version is very expensive. He will eat oatmeal occasionally when I remember to put it in the crockpot the night before but…
Couldn’t have said it better myself
Gumbo
All gumbo begins with the instruction, “first you make a roux”. Beyond that, the possibilities are endless. Since I’m currently using up what I have on hand, this is the “recipe” I used last night. Ordinarily I wouldn’t have the frozen “gumbo vegetables” as this was the first time I’d bought them (they were cheap…
The Joy of Books
Truly one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Enjoy!
Menu Plan Monday ~ January 9, 2012
Click here for more menu ideas! I wrote most of this earlier today but am just now getting time to finish it up. We did, indeed, have gumbo tonight and it was delicious, if I do say so myself. I’ve received some requests for the recipe which I’ll share tomorrow. Monday:I’m attending a funeral at…
The best things in life…
This morning we received one of those phone calls that no one ever wants. One of our dear New Orleans friends passed away during the night. That’s him on the right in the picture above. Del was our captain when we first got involved with the NOLA Wenches. He was one of those larger-than-life characters…
All done!
I finished the lower half of my pantry today and that means all of my food storage areas are clean and organized. All at the same time, even. Bottom drawer of pantry – before: Upper drawer of lower pantry – before: Bottom drawer – after: Upper drawer – after: Now one thing is apparent. I…
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