I LOVE it when a recognized authority backs up my secretly held convictions. Earlier this month, Jayson Lusk, who holds the illustrious title of "Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University" wrote this piece on Huffington Post...

Sunday evening, in the midst of making grilled mushroom tacos, we discovered that the package of tortillas which should have been half-full (meaning 4 remaining tortillas) had but a mere 2 tortillas remaining. Neither LO nor J (nor the dog) would take responsibility for the missing tortillas, although...

You may enjoy checking out the new reguarl weekly radio show that I do called " Surviving on Shoestrings ". Of course it focuses on stretching what we've got! So it's on topic to this blog as well. I'm delighted to be one of the hostesses on The Survival Mom Radio Network and hope...

Image courtesy of David R. Tribble Passover begins tonight. It is absolutely my favorite holiday on the calendar, partially because of the food. Matza ball soup! Matza brie! (It's like French Toast, but with matza). Charoset ! Gefilte fish! Manischewitz brand kosher-for-Passover macaroons! Chocolate...

Image courtesy of Evan-Amos Of late, I have been experiencing a yen for Pop-Tarts. Not just any Pop-Tarts, mind you. I need the blueberry frosted flavor, lightly toasted, and eaten with a glass of ice cold milk on the side. The problem with this yen is that Pop-Tarts are a nutritional wasteland and they...

Image courtesy of Ericd J and I do not really go in big for Valentine's Day. Case in point: tonight's dinner. We will not be going out to a restaurant, partially because that sounds like our version of Hades on earth. Instead, we're going to finally use the ground beef that I bought sometime...

I love to cook. (I do admit to having the local Chinese restaurant on speed dial, however). One of the big benefits of cooking at home is how much money you save over either convenience foods or said Chinese delivery. While I've never calculated the cost-per-serving of any of my favorite recipes...

Photographic proof of the worldwide bean conspiracy courtesy of cookbookman17 About once every two or three years, I'll find myself in the bean aisle of the supermarket. Looking from the canned beans to the dried ones, I'll once again conclude that the lower price and sodium content in the dried...

Yesterday, I decided to stop by the grocery store on my way home from teaching Hebrew school. I had a list with a grand total of 5 items on it: Apple juice Coffee Half and half Apples Rice But Hebrew school is done at noon, and I reached the grocery at the optimal poor-decision due to hunger timeframe...

Sliding hill in Minnesota Happy day after Christmas. Well, it is over, at least as far as the calendar. I sincerely hope that you and yours had a happy and rewarding time. We had a quiet Christmas, relaxing, free from stress. We thought about and talked about Christmas memories. I enjoyed it. Maybe you...