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Easy Inexpensive Meals For One Or Two Days
I’m a single senior citizen and am looking for very easy, inexpensive meals for one or two days. I don’t like to cook! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
Continue readingHomemade Soy Milk
I just recently made Soy Milk. 1/2 half pound of soy beans makes about 12 gallon of milk. Soak beans 24 hours, change water once in a while. rinse beans after soaking, rub them in your hands to loosen hulls, measure beans, use 1 part beans to 3 parts water. put 1 cup beans in […]
Continue readingMaking Gifts In Jars To Stock Own Kitchen With Convenience Foods
I am like many who don’t have big freezers or pantry room. When I do buy bulk to make gifts in a jar, I make several to “gift” myself with. That way I have soup starters, bread, cookie, hot chocolate, brownies, etc. on hand ready to go with a couple of added ingredients. In the […]
Continue readingEasy Homemade Mayonnaise
You just need a stick blender. Put 2 egg yolks (preferably organic) in a wide mouth pint jar. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon each onion powder and dry mustard (adjust to your taste). Add 1 cup regular olive oil and allow everything to come to […]
Continue readingSoy Sauce Substitute – MSG Free
I'm looking for something that can be substituted for soy sauce in Chines e recipes. I'm allergic to msg so it would have to be msg-free. Thanks! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a […]
Continue readingSave Veggie Liquids For Soup Stock
Many of us save odds and ends of vegetables for making soup stock. Another thing you can do is save the liquid you use to boil or steam vegetables. A lot of the flavour and nutrients of the vegetables are left behind in the water – and we normally just throw it away. Freeze it […]
Continue readingHow To Make Simple White Sauces With Milk Or Chicken Broth
Many recipes of all sorts call for a thickening, creamy ingredient. Often this ingredient is a “cream of” soup of some sort. Just think of all the casseroles and side dishes you make. One that comes to mind right away is the classic holiday favorite, Green Bean Casserole. But, many of us just aren't comfortable […]
Continue readingHomemade Thin Chicken White Sauce
1 Tbsp butter or margarine 1 Tbsp all purpose flour dash salt 1 cup chicken broth Put medium sauce pan over low heat and add butter. Sprinkle in flour and salt while whisking; continue whisking for 1 minute. Continue whisking while pouring in all chicken broth. Whisk constantly while cooking until sauce gets thick and […]
Continue readingHomemade Medium Chicken White Sauce
2 Tbsp butter or margarine 2 Tbsp all purpose flour dash salt 1 cup chicken broth Put medium sauce pan over low heat and add butter. Sprinkle in flour and salt while whisking; continue whisking for 1 minute. Continue whisking while pouring in all chicken broth. Whisk constantly while cooking until sauce gets thick and […]
Continue readingHomemade Thick Chicken White Sauce – Cream Of Soup Substitute
Looking at a recipe that calls for cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, or any other cream style soup? You can make your own with just a handful of ingredients. Here’s the basic recipe. I also have a recipe for a homemade cream of anything soup mix that you can make ahead of time and […]
Continue readingBakers Yeast In Bulk
If you do a lot of baking, a frugal alternative to those little packets of yeast is to buy in bulk from a warehouse store such as Costco. Keep it tightly closed in your freezer and it will Keep indefinitely. If you have some yeast that isn’t working too well, dissolve it in a little […]
Continue readingItalian Star Bread Recipe
For the longest time I have been trying to find the recipe for Italian Star Bread. I can buy it at a nearby Italian bakery here in Springfield, MA but I would love to bake my own. It is shaped sort of like a “butterfly” and kind of twisty. The crust is golden in color […]
Continue readingWhatever Happened To Yeast
When I was younger, I could purchase small bricks of active yeast. They worked beautifully! As I moved from place to place, I switched to powdered yeast and I have been using it for the last 20 years or so. My problem is that I now have to use 2 to 3 times as much […]
Continue readingBroiled Beef And Cheese Melt
This was something my mom made that I loved as a kid 1Lb Ground Beef browned and drained 1 Small Onion diced and cooked with meat above 1 TBS Garlic Powder 1tsp Salt 1 small can of tomato Paste 1 loaf Italian Bread 1 Tomato sliced 6-8 slices of American cheese Cut Loaf of bread […]
Continue readingEasy Whoopie Pie Gobs
1 cake mix (any chocolate cake mix or devil’s food chocolate cake mix) 1 (3-ounce) package of instant chocolate pudding Whoopie Pie Filling (see recipe below) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease the cookie sheets. In a large bowl, prepare cake mix according to directions on […]
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