Earlier this week I told you how to store ginger. One of our favorite recipes that uses fresh ginger is another recipe adapted from our beloved Pei Mei’s Chinese Cookbook. You can use any green vegetable such as Bok Choy or broccoli. I use a large shallow non-stick pan to cook this meal and useContinue reading “Recipe Box: Beef with Oyster Sauce”
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Surprise Cake – a New Twist
Do you have fond memories of delicious icebox cakes made with the Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers? IWe always called this special dessert Surprise Cake.
Homemade Dog Biscuits
As we stock our pantries let’s not forget about our four legged friends! As a treat for our dogs I decided to make Homemade Dog Biscuits.
Frugal Tip: The Master Tonic
Staying healthy is important. We try to take precautions to stay healthy. We always tried to avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor’s office. Shortly after moving to Vermont a friend sent us the recipe for “The Master Tonic”. At first I was a bit skeptical but made a batch and figured whenever we started toContinue reading “Frugal Tip: The Master Tonic”
Sweet and Sour Chicken
This Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe feeds about four and is easily doubled. It works equally well for pork, shrimp or fish.
Prudent Pantry: Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter is a staple in our house. Now that our children are out of the house we don’t use it as often as we used to but it is still a staple I like to have on hand. According to the “best by” date on jars of peanut butter, and from what I readContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Peanut Butter”
Mom’s Corn Chowder
This chowder recipe has been enjoyed for years. Today was a cloudy day and I decided it was a perfect day to make a batch of Mom’s Corn Chowder.
Frugal Tip: Homemade Hand Lotion
I don’t know about you but in the winter my hands suffer with the dry air, I am constantly looking for a decent hand lotion. After the good results I had making a lip balm I decided to try making a hand lotion. With three basic ingredient plus water I made a really nice lotion.Continue reading “Frugal Tip: Homemade Hand Lotion”
Recipe Box: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
As a general rule I cook from scratch. Occasionally I will doctor up cake mixes or other time saving mixes. I have a son who loves Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins. I discovered this recipe many years ago. It is quick and easy and you can have a batch of muffins in the oven in noContinue reading “Recipe Box: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins”
Frugal Tips – Homemade Lip Balm
For some time I’ve been interested in learning more about homemade hand creams and homemade soap. In researching various recipes I came upon a recipe for lip balm and decided to give it a try. I was amazed at how quickly the recipe came together and the end product was wonderful. I used our ownContinue reading “Frugal Tips – Homemade Lip Balm”
Nancy on the Home Front 