Spinach pies are one of my favorite ways to use fresh spinach. In fact I never met a spinach pie that I didn’t like. With the usually cool wet weather we’re having here in the US this year, we may be looking at a bonanza spinach crop in home gardens all across America. This recipe […]
How You Can Start Scratch Cooking
Cooking from scratch isn’t something that many people know how to do these days. Most people open a box or can, add some water (or ingredients from another box/can), heat and eat. It can be a struggle, even intimidating, to think about learning how to take whole foods and make them a meal.
Cooking From Scratch to Save Money
Ideas for foods to cook from scratch for your family to save money. Cooking from scratch is simple and very satisfying. Learning to do so has been a joy unlike any other.
How to Make Flour Tortillas From Scratch
Don’t you hate it when you have plans to make something for dinner, have everything prepped and then realize you forgot a key component? What’s even worse is you are flat broke and can’t go buy what you need, let alone spare the fumes in the car to get there and back. Ya…that happened to […]
Make These 5 Foods Using 5 Ingredients or Less
You know those days when you stare in your cupboards, seeing only the most basic ingredients, and declare there is “nothing to eat?” Yeah…me too. The things is, over the last 4 years, I have made it part of my habit to learn how to make the things we love most ourselves. Through that, I […]
Unraveling the Mystery: Making Cheese
CHEESE!! Both Mister Dreamer and I absolutely love cheese, all different kinds. I have written before about this wonderful food that can be stored for a longer time than most foods. It is one of the few ways we can ‘preserve’ dairy. As many of the long time followers know, we love to smoke cheeses […]