Afternoon Tea at the English Rose
My daughter wanted to have a “real” tea party. Sure, we have had pretend tea parties. However, for a few years now, she has been insisting on having a “real” tea party. (One of the guests she wanted to invite when she first started insisting on the party was Jesus…not just in spirit form. After [...]
Scrapple and Apples
The fall seems to always bring out the desire in me for comfort food. Perhaps, the cooler temperatures have me wanting something more hearty than my preferred light summer cuisine. Perhaps, wonderful memories of fun family-centered falls of the past have me wanting my Mom’s cooking. Whatever it is, my husband must have some of [...]
A Better Breakfast Sandwich
I believe the English muffin breakfast sandwiches I make at home are better than those I can buy at a fast food restaurant. Why? My sandwiches cost me less and I control what I put in them. The money saved may not be dramatic but it can add up. Locally, I spend around $2.00 at [...]
How to Hard Boil an Egg
Although it seems like a fundamentally easy task, boiling an egg can result in yellow yolks acquiring a green/gray outer coating. These are not the most appetizing nor do they make the best looking deviled eggs. The question is can it be avoided? The answer is yes. It is actually fairly easy to consistently have [...]
An Evening at Cooking School
My husband sent me to cooking school last weekend. Okay, so I had been wanting to go to one of the Taste of Home Cooking Schools for probably a decade or more, but I was never able to get tickets and/or not be teaching on the same night as the school before we moved. After [...]
Umm…Please Use a Clean Spoon
Caution: Rant Ahead Although this blog is about positive food experiences for the most part, I find that I can no longer be silent about a . . .well, let’s call it a pet peeve of mine. I will confess that I like to watch cooking shows. It started as a child watching Julia Child [...]
You Eat It Like That?
In the United States, regional differences in food apparently extend beyond the boundaries of just regional dishes like lobster rolls in Maine, pepperoni rolls in West Virginia, goetta in metro Cincinnati, Ohio, and many, many, many more. There are also regional differences in how we eat commonly served dishes. For example, why is this sandwich [...]
Thrifty Thursday: Budget Friendly Food
In these economic times, how many people do not want to spend less money when feeding a family? Here are the cost breakdowns of some recipes that I made recently. I selected these particular ones because I know how much what I used cost Soup Beans and Dumplings: Left Over Ham Bone: Free, it was [...]
Rye Cocktail Bread: Entertaining Recipes
Today, you get two recipe ideas for the price of one. Of course, one is free anyway…but I digress. I purchased a loaf of rye cocktail bread to make Sausage and Cheese on Rye one morning when we had company. It is an easy, yummy recipe that works great for breakfast, brunch, or as an [...]
Saving Money on Groceries
I don’t know about you but I always need my budget to stretch farther. I have been using printable coupon sites for a couple of years now and love them. In fact, I have been saving an average of 30 to 40 percent on my groceries over the past couple of years using printable coupons, [...]
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