Jul 31 2009
Baking Soda
This past week I came to the stark and disparaging realization that only 2 people in a household, using minimal paper products to save money don’t seem to empty the trash as frequently as my family of 7 did. While this may at first sound wonderful, I came across the realization because my kitchen [...]
Jul 30 2009
I have been so blessed to have the opportunity to work from home some this week for Valley. I love working from right here at home! I am doing work coding for a food-based database Valley is setting up and am entering carbohydrate exchanges for the foods in the database. While I learned these numbers [...]
Jul 29 2009
My mom made this recipe up to use some banana peppers at my grandparents’ house. Everyone enjoyed it very much! This would be a great way to use excess garden vegetables (I think the same stuffing would be delicious in bell peppers, tomatoes, squash, or zucchini).
Note: Adjust all measurements to number of peppers
16 banana peppers
2 [...]
Jul 24 2009
I get frequently confused when people start distinguishing between different fruit salads – what goes in a Waldorf, Ambrosia, Hawaiian, or Sunshine salad? I can’t seem to keep each one straight.
I found a very interesting resource on the Northern Illinois University website highlighting each of these salads, along with many others, describing what goes in [...]
Jul 22 2009
In trying to find a healthy “treat” for my husband and me, I ran across a sugar cookie recipe made with whole wheat flour. I made the recipe but decided it needed a little sprucing up. For me, a hearty cookie calls for spicy ingredients. My husband now says they are just about his favorite [...]