Once a month cooking, or “oamc” is a wonderful tool you can use and modify to suit your needs. It is a simple idea, really, of cooking ahead and then preserving your food using a variety of strategies: freezing, canning, drying, refrigerating. The mo...
Turkey is a far more versatile meat than most of us think. Many people relegate it to holidays and “leftovers,” but why not make it part of your everyday fare? Turkey is delicious, low in fat (unless drowned in gravy!) and can be substituted for chic...
Here is my “Hamburger Plan”, probably one of my most used so far. I love having all of my favorite recipes in one place, and I find myself referring back to it often. Game PlanSince hamburger is loose and you don’t have to cut it up into different se...
Here is my “Ham Plan.” I am finding it easier and more economical to have bulk cooking plans for when meats and veggies are on sale or in season. I do a big cooking that lasts a few months (Hopefully! I am still new at this) so I don’t have to cook t...
My Strategy: I have been doing “bulk baking” for quite a while, and I really love it! If you’re not quite ready to take the big plunge, simply double or triple the recipes you make to go with dinners or for snack (or breakfasts!) and freeze the surpl...
Plan to Eat is having their annual Black Friday sale this weekend! This is the meal planning tool I use for all of the meal plans on Frugal Foodie Moms. I love it! You can get a free 30 day trial and also sign up for 50% off the annual subscription t...
Ever beaten yourself up for your high standards and perfectionism? Has anyone else? Then this book is the answer to every person and program you’ve ever heard say you need to just “let go”, “relax”, “chill out” and “stop caring so much”. How does tha...
Say it with me now, in your best Jersey mobster accent: “It’s like buttah!” Because, hey, you gotta love “buttah!” Especially compound butters! What the heck is compound butter? It’s butter mixed with anything you like- something sweet, savory, salty...
I’m blessed with some amazing friends, both online and offline. One of them is fellow author, Lilly Robbins Brock. She lives in the Pacific North West and loves to garden organically almost as much as she loves to cook. I would say that makes her a f...
So, yeah. I took a bit of a break from being online. Is it really November already? What happened??? I had oral surgery at the end of August, and the height of allergy season. It wasn’t fun, cost a lot of money and took a while to bounce back from. I...
