Penny Pinching Pantry Raid Food List
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Now that it’s almost time for bed, I’m finally posting my list of food. Hubby and I had plans all night, so I’m just now getting around to it. Looking at the list though, I’m actually feeling even more excited about the food challenge! I think we have a good starting point for the next [...]
Tags: PPPR
$100 Food Challenge (now the Penny Pinching Pantry Raid)
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
About a month or so ago, I read a tweet from Susan over at She’s Becoming DoughMessTic about what she called the “$100 food challenge.” I was intrigued, so I replied and asked her what it was all about. Basically, her and her family are going to attempt to survive on a $100 grocery budget for [...]
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Hubby and I had a party to go to this past weekend, so I was trying to figure out what to bring. I was pretty sure I wanted to bring cupcakes, and I was definitely sure that they needed to contain chocolate. Then, I remembered the chocolate chip cookie dough brownies I made back in [...]
Tags: chocolate, cookie, cupcakes, ganache
Chicken Panini
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner, lunch
This is one of those meals I’ve been making since hubby and I got married, and which has only improved over the years as I’ve learned more about cooking. I used to go to one of the few bakeries around here, which only sells a few different kinds of bread, and get the wide Italian [...]
Tags: chicken, grilled, Italian
Garlic Parmesan Salmon with Wild Rice
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner
Another busy weekend, although most of it was spent around the house due to the weather. In my opinion though, when it’s rainy and grey outside, the best thing to do is bake – and that I did. I love this dish because it’s so simple, but also because of how tender the salmon is. [...]


