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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Making Bread
I have a degree in Home Economics, so I feel I have a certain amount of knowlegde when it comes to cooking . I have found a site that has probably the best homemade bread recipe on it, not only is the bread good but the the recipe is written so well that even the most inexperienced lady could make it. I personally double the amount of sugar and salt , but then I like things with a lot of flavor.http://http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/beginnersbread.htm
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Turkey..its whats for dinner.
I know many women who try to save money on the grocerybill by limiting the amount of meat they use toprepare meals, or buying poor quality meats such ashot dogs, bologna, or hamburger with a high fat ratio.While these things are fine in moderation theyshouldn't be a staple in any ones diet.
I have found that a Turkey purchased whole and frozenis a healthful and inexpensive alternative. I canpurchase a 10-12 lb. turkey at my local Wal Mart forabout $8.00, year round. Around holiday times they canbe found for even less. Turkey is a rather low fatmeat and very easy to cook.
Here is my run down on how one can make a weeks worth of meals from one bird.
Day one: Roast Turkey
A traditional roast turkey meal, I would servepotatoes, stuffing and a vegetable.
Day two: Open Faced Hot Turkey Sandwiches
Toast bread and serve slices of hot turkey with gravyover them.Use left over stuffing as a side.
Day three: Turkey Salad on Toast
Make a chicken salad type mixture, with mayo, onionand celery, serve on bread or bun. Good with chips and pickle
Day four: Turkey Pot Pie Mix turkey with gravy, a blend of frozen vegetables,chopped onion and diced potatoes, bake with a pie orbiscuit crust.Serve with salad.
Day five: Turkey SoupTake whatever turkey is left and whole turkey carcasand place in a stock pot of water and chicken bullioncubes, simmer very slowly add chopped onion, celeryand carrot, add any type of small noodle. Serve withhomemade bread or grilled cheese sandwich.
A week full of turkey, its not just for Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Meals at Home
Recently I have been writing down all my spending each week! Let me tell you how shocked I was, my guess was so far off my actual spending. For the two of us I had budgeted 75$ a week for food, eating out , cleaning supplies , paper products, etc. In my opinion I thought I was being very generous, WRONG!! The 25$ I though we were spending on eating out a week was in reality at least double that! We could be eating lobster every night if we cooked it ourselves for what we're paying at "Mom and Pop", restaurants. Keep in mind there are ony two of us (soon to be three). Since DH and I don't go to movies, dance, or do many of the things others do for "entertainment", eating out was one way to get out of the house.
Meals at home even if you don't prepare them from scratch are SO much cheaper, of course if you do prepare from scratch that's even more of a savings. First a word of caution, DH grew up in an Jewish- English household so after we married I learned how to please him with my cooking, which I had to change considerably. The items I now buy in my regular weekly shopping, are things as a single girl I NEVER ate. Duck, lamb, baguettes, seltzer, hummus, pitas, pate, veal and sparkling water just to name a few. If we were eating more of the "typical" American diet out grocery spending would be much less. DH also doesn't care for any kind of cheese, cream, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream soup, or egg recipies. Since hes the one earning the money I realized since we could afford it we will eat what he prefers. Here are a few of the recipies from scratch he enjoys.
Chicken Pie
serves 2-3
Make in deep pie plate
In a med. sauce pan boil 1 Chicken Breast add
1 diced carrott
1/4 c. chopped onion
1T. chopped garlic
2 diced potatoes.
2. Chicken bullion cubes
add enough water to cover
Cook until tender, then chop chicken into chunks.
Add to this any of your favorite spices, I add hot sauce, black pepper, sage, rosemary, parsley, and a touch more seasoning salt (the bullion has quiet a lot of salt). Then I thicken the broth with corn starch till its almost gravy texture.
For the top crust, you can either use a pie crust, Filo dough, or mix up a batch of Bisquick mix buiscuitts and drop by tablespoons on top. Cook at 375 till browned on top.
Veal Cuttlets
(don't be intimated)
4 Veal cuttlets (sliced thin)
Mix 2T. flour & 1/2 c. bread crums
add to mixture, powdered garlic, rosemary, saesoning salt, parsley, black pepper to taste.
1 beaten egg & 1 T. milk (whip together)
Get your pan with hot oil in it, heat to 375 or until oil sizzles without smoking.
Dip cuttlets in egg then in flour- bread crum mixture, pop in hot oil , about 2 min. a side, with veal if you over fry it it will turn tough.
I serve this on a bead of liguine noodles that has been tossed with butter and fresh garlic(sautaed), you can also add maranara sauce over top.
Meals at home even if you don't prepare them from scratch are SO much cheaper, of course if you do prepare from scratch that's even more of a savings. First a word of caution, DH grew up in an Jewish- English household so after we married I learned how to please him with my cooking, which I had to change considerably. The items I now buy in my regular weekly shopping, are things as a single girl I NEVER ate. Duck, lamb, baguettes, seltzer, hummus, pitas, pate, veal and sparkling water just to name a few. If we were eating more of the "typical" American diet out grocery spending would be much less. DH also doesn't care for any kind of cheese, cream, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream soup, or egg recipies. Since hes the one earning the money I realized since we could afford it we will eat what he prefers. Here are a few of the recipies from scratch he enjoys.
Chicken Pie
serves 2-3
Make in deep pie plate
In a med. sauce pan boil 1 Chicken Breast add
1 diced carrott
1/4 c. chopped onion
1T. chopped garlic
2 diced potatoes.
2. Chicken bullion cubes
add enough water to cover
Cook until tender, then chop chicken into chunks.
Add to this any of your favorite spices, I add hot sauce, black pepper, sage, rosemary, parsley, and a touch more seasoning salt (the bullion has quiet a lot of salt). Then I thicken the broth with corn starch till its almost gravy texture.
For the top crust, you can either use a pie crust, Filo dough, or mix up a batch of Bisquick mix buiscuitts and drop by tablespoons on top. Cook at 375 till browned on top.
Veal Cuttlets
(don't be intimated)
4 Veal cuttlets (sliced thin)
Mix 2T. flour & 1/2 c. bread crums
add to mixture, powdered garlic, rosemary, saesoning salt, parsley, black pepper to taste.
1 beaten egg & 1 T. milk (whip together)
Get your pan with hot oil in it, heat to 375 or until oil sizzles without smoking.
Dip cuttlets in egg then in flour- bread crum mixture, pop in hot oil , about 2 min. a side, with veal if you over fry it it will turn tough.
I serve this on a bead of liguine noodles that has been tossed with butter and fresh garlic(sautaed), you can also add maranara sauce over top.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Book Review: Created to Be Him Helpmeet
I love finding good books, especially ones that can actually teach you something! I also like what I call "Christian philosophy" i.e. how others interpret what they think the Bible has to say on a subject....Maybe that's more a commentary ?? Well anyway. The book "Created to Be His Helpmeet", written by Debi Pearl http://www.createdtobehishelpmeet.org/ is one of the best I've read in a long time. As some of you may have guessed its directed towards wives on how to be , well wives. Regardless on weather or not you're husband is a fellow believer this book has some great advice. I don't know if the Pearl's actually say what denomination they belong to but this is geared toward any ultra consorting type denomination. I recommend it highly!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Tightwad???
I pride myself on being thrifty, without being cheap. I also enjoy reading books on this subject . The best set of book I have found are The Tightwad Gazette Vol. I-III. I got mine of ebay at a very good price. I'll just throw out some of my ideas from time to time of what I have found to be the "best quality for the money".
Laundry Detergent:
I wash all my clothes except for towels in cold water , therefore I buy liquid detergent(sometimes the powder won't dissolve). I spend no more then 2$ per 100 oz. Of liquid always buy a "NAME BRAND"usually Arm & Hammer , I have found with some things such as cleaners that the generic is watered down.
Dish Soap:
I like Dawn best, here you can get it at Family Dollar for 1$ a bottle and you can also use a coupon to get .25-.35 cents off. It really stands up well for greasy pots and pans.
Carpet Cleaner:
For spots and small areas I like "Spot Shot ", best it can be found at you're local Wal Mart. It seems to really make the spots dissolve before your eyes.
Shampoo, hair products etc.
I get almost all my shampoo and hairspray , deordent and toothpaste free. Our Sunday paper here often has coupons for the Suave, White Rain, or Colgate brand of these. The coupon is usually for .50 which a local grocery store doubles to 1$ off and they are .88-1$ in price to begin with.
Clothing:
I am a larger size so often it is harder for me to find good quality used clothes that aren't "used" out. My husband on the other hand is a popular size. There is a thrift store near us that a local Dry Cleaner donates all their unclaimed clothing to once a month. I can get name brand men's dress shirts for 1$, and they still have the cleaning tags on them are are spotless.
I shop a local women's store that sends out a coupon to everyone on their mailing list once every other month for 10$ off a purchase of 25$ or more. The great thing about this coupon is that it can be used on clearance items also. Ebay is not cheaper when buying clothing , the only item I would reccomend buying on there is an evening dress. These usually haven't been worn much and can set you back in a "regular" store.
Hair Care:
My husband is a minister and a church member cuts his hair for 5$ a pop. I only get my ends cut once every few months but another church member who is a stylist. I have been a "natural blond" for years and color it myself. I do my roots every 6 weeks, putting the color on my roots ONLY, then every 6 months I highlight it myself using a cap. I use the same brand color, for some reason another brand with the same color name doesn't come out the same. I use hot rollers when I don't blow dry it staright.
Laundry Detergent:
I wash all my clothes except for towels in cold water , therefore I buy liquid detergent(sometimes the powder won't dissolve). I spend no more then 2$ per 100 oz. Of liquid always buy a "NAME BRAND"usually Arm & Hammer , I have found with some things such as cleaners that the generic is watered down.
Dish Soap:
I like Dawn best, here you can get it at Family Dollar for 1$ a bottle and you can also use a coupon to get .25-.35 cents off. It really stands up well for greasy pots and pans.
Carpet Cleaner:
For spots and small areas I like "Spot Shot ", best it can be found at you're local Wal Mart. It seems to really make the spots dissolve before your eyes.
Shampoo, hair products etc.
I get almost all my shampoo and hairspray , deordent and toothpaste free. Our Sunday paper here often has coupons for the Suave, White Rain, or Colgate brand of these. The coupon is usually for .50 which a local grocery store doubles to 1$ off and they are .88-1$ in price to begin with.
Clothing:
I am a larger size so often it is harder for me to find good quality used clothes that aren't "used" out. My husband on the other hand is a popular size. There is a thrift store near us that a local Dry Cleaner donates all their unclaimed clothing to once a month. I can get name brand men's dress shirts for 1$, and they still have the cleaning tags on them are are spotless.
I shop a local women's store that sends out a coupon to everyone on their mailing list once every other month for 10$ off a purchase of 25$ or more. The great thing about this coupon is that it can be used on clearance items also. Ebay is not cheaper when buying clothing , the only item I would reccomend buying on there is an evening dress. These usually haven't been worn much and can set you back in a "regular" store.
Hair Care:
My husband is a minister and a church member cuts his hair for 5$ a pop. I only get my ends cut once every few months but another church member who is a stylist. I have been a "natural blond" for years and color it myself. I do my roots every 6 weeks, putting the color on my roots ONLY, then every 6 months I highlight it myself using a cap. I use the same brand color, for some reason another brand with the same color name doesn't come out the same. I use hot rollers when I don't blow dry it staright.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Little Housewife
O.k. I don't really live on the prarie, I live in SW Pennsylvania. I am a housewife,Pastor's wife and soon to be Mother. I enjoy sewing, flower arranging and gardening, cooking and general good fellowwship with other Christian Ladies. I also enjoy bargain hunting! Who doesn't?
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