It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays. Which means it’s time to mentally prepare for the excessive amounts of time you’re bound to spend in the kitchen these next few months. Because the main course and side dishes will probably consume most of your time, I’ve chosen a few easy desserts made with [...]
Archive for November, 2009
22 Nov
Slow Kitchen Week
We’ve had a crazy week. A crazy month, actually. A bunch of stuff around the house has broken, including a car, so we’ve had to utilize time I would’ve spent cooking or baking looking for a new car, selling our old one, running around looking for an affordable microwave and getting cell phones replaced. Phew! [...]
15 Nov
More Coupon Tips
My local news channel recently did a feature story on a woman who is what I call a “coupon fiend.” She has a Web site that lists all the things you can get at local grocery stores for little or no money, using coupons. She went to the store with a single mom who was [...]
15 Nov
Lemon Bread
I’m a huge fan of quick bread because it’s well, quick. Most quick bread recipes don’t call for odd ingredients, either. Because I’ve been on such a huge pumpkin kick lately, I decided to branch out and try something different. It’s also hard to crave pumpkin when it’s been about 80˚ outside. Crazy South Carolina [...]
8 Nov
Product Review: Chicken Penne
I think I’m getting lazy about dinner. Last week I made chili, and then we tried another frozen meal. This time, we had Chicken Penne With Vegetables by Voila!/Birds Eye. We’ve tried other frozen meals from Birds Eye, but this one was by far the best in my opinion. William wasn’t a huge fan of [...]
2 Nov
Product Review: Orange Chicken
Recently, William and I tried Wanchai Ferry’s frozen Orange Chicken meal. The preparation wasn’t as easy as I anticipated, but the result was delicious. First, you add oil to a pan and stir fry it until it’s brown. Then you remove the chicken and cook the vegetables with the sauce for about 3 or 4 [...]
