How to Cook a Steak
Hop on over to my favorite food blog, The Pioneer Woman and read the tutorial! EXCELLENT pictures!
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How to Build a Fire
We have a big campfire circle that my amazing husband built about 20 years ago. The circle has hosted many, many cookouts and birthday parties! I love our fall cookouts when we have to pull our chairs up close to get warm. Although hot dogs are really bad for you, is there anything better than
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How to Cook, Peel and Devil Eggs -Video
Use eggs that are about 1 and 1/2 to 2 weeks old. Fill pot with enough water to cover eggs and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Bring eggs to a full boil and then simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Drain and cover with cold water. Let cool completely before peeling. Rinse with cold water. Pa
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Learning to Serve
... Emma has been working through the Pioneer Woman cookbook and doing very well! This cookbook really is a great starting place for beginners; it has wonderful pictures and instructions! Emma has recently started to help a military wife with her 4 little ones while the husband is
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Menu Planning System
Planning is the key to everything running smoothly. Not only does it save time, but it saves money. I've tried many different ways to plan our menus and shopping. This is what I have come up with for the time being. I used a piece of cardstock; printed 20 of our most common meals along with
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Cooking Resources
The girls and I watched the movie Julie and Julia this weekend. It was a pretty good movie with the exception of some bad language and a couple suggestive scenes; I would not recommend it for young children unless you have Clear Play or some kind of filter like that. Overall we liked the movie, it w
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Orange-Chocolate Chip Pancakes
I love having breakfast for supper! These are so good they don't even need any syrup on them! Use any pancake recipe. Mine is a whole wheat recipe that I have no exact measurements for, I just throw it in until it looks right. So just choose a recipe. &nbs
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Bean Storage and Bean Recipes
These are plastic Maxwell House coffee containers. When I buy large bags of dry beans these are good to store them in. I just label them with a piece of paper and tape. They stack easily. A good place to store long shelf-life foods is in the far corners under the kitchen counters.
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Grinding with a Vita Mix
Amy from Joyfully Home ask: This is awesome. I didn’t know that you could use a vitamix to grind wheat…would you be willing to elaborate on how to do it? The pictures are all wonderful…helps w/ a visual learner. Many blessings, Amy B. In orde
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Questions from Our Inbox- Food Storage
Yesterday's post brought some good questions from our readers. Jean asks: On your blog you said you cut up and cook your potatoes for potato salad ahead of time. I could save a lot of time by doing this, but I am not sure how to store them. How do you store yours? I am just now l
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Mega-Grilling and Super-Size It!
When cooking, SUPER SIZE IT! Another way to save time and money in the kitchen is to grill a bunch of meat at one time. This way you are not heating up the kitchen and making a pile of dirty pans. Once it is grilled and cooled I package it in freezer bags and freeze, leavin
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Cooking and Time Management
I think part of the problem as to why so many women dread cooking is the time it takes each day. There is the planning, the shopping, the prep work, the actual cooking and then the daunting task of cleaning up, only to do it again in a few hours. There are a several ways to sa
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Sausage Stuffing
Hop on over to my homemaking blog for my tutorial on how to make Sausage Stuffing! YUM!!! .
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How to Make Italian Meatballs
In a sauce pan, heat up some sauce, at least 4 cups worth. These will be cooked in the sauce. I save some aside when I make a big batch for spaghetti. Add bread crumbs or cracker crumbs. I used whole wheat bread crumbs...slipping in extra nutrition. Add a coupl
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