Verry Berry Pie
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Earlier this month (or late last month? I can’t remember), Bridget over at Bake at 350 ran a poll to see how many people would be interested in a “Flavor of the Month” event. You can read the details here, but basically, a theme will be chosen each month – but after that, you can [...]
Tags: blackberry, blueberry, cherry, flavor of the month, pastry, pie, strawberry
Penny Pinching Pantry Raid Updated Food List
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Now that the Penny Pinching Pantry Raid is over, I thought I’d go through and update my food list just for fun. Here’s what we have now! Freezer: 8 3 packages frozen vegetables 1 package cheese tortellini 1 bag chicken Voila! 2 Ziploc bags of rhubarb 1 package shrimp 1 package crab meat 1 box [...]
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Penny Pinching Pantry Raid – Week 4 Recap
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Here it is: the final rundown for the final week! Day 22 – Wednesday, July 22nd Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee for me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Dinner with friends – they supplied hamburgers, sausage, and fruit salad, and we brought apple crisp for dessert Money spent: $0 Day 23 – Thursday, [...]
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Daring Baker Challenge: Milan Cookies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network. I’m so excited to be participating in this month’s Daring Baker challenge! Since this is my first time, I decided to only tackle one of the recipes rather [...]
Tags: cookie, daring baker, ganache
Zucchini Bread
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries, breakfast & brunch
My absolute favorite quick bread is zucchini bread. It always has been, and I’m pretty sure it always will be. Even when I was little and didn’t care for most vegetables, I loved this bread. One of my aunts, who is no longer with us, used to make this all the time at holiday gatherings, [...]
Homemade Chicken Soup
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner, soups, salads, & sides
This is one of my go-to meals, as long as I remember to prepare it the day before I want to have it. It’s one of my favorites because I use the ‘ole crockpot to make it, and any day I come home and dinner is already cooked for me is a good day. I also [...]
Tags: chicken, slow-cooker, soup, vegetables
Penny Pinching Pantry Raid – Week 3 Recap
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Here’s the rundown for week 3: Day 15 – Wednesday, July 15th Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee for me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Garlic-Butter Seafood Pasta Money spent: $1.80 for milk Day 16 – Thursday, July 16th Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee or me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Chicken [...]
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