I love me some fresh cucumbers.  It's funny too, because I've really only learned to appreciate cucumbers in my adult life.  I prett...

I have mentioned a time or two that we have a really sweet landlord.  Not only has she given us an abundance of fresh produce , babysat our ...

I am officially a wheat grinder. Yes, I know.  One of my closest friends , that was her joke, in terms of this new world o...

This may be one of those "duh" tips, but I thought I would share anyway.  I bake *most* of our own bread.  I...

Making nachos at home is a fairly new thing for me.  Nachos used to be something I always got at Taco Bell ( don't judge ), but they wer...

Did you know that all brown sugar is is regular sugar with a little bit of molasses?  I just learned that not too long ago.  I know, huh?  ...

We go on a lot of road trips and gas isn't cheap, so even though we are driving, it can get expensive.  Fast.  One of the ways I help c...

We have had an abundance of fresh basil around here.  Could be because we planted so much. Anyhow, I prefer to just cut it as I need it,...

I used to hate recipes that called for one or two tablespoons of tomato paste.  What do I do with the rest of the tomato paste?...

Our landlord's brother has an orchard and she brought us over some Rainer cherries last week.  I was so excited because I rarely buy che...

I freeze a lot of things.  I also reuse my zip top freezer bags (I wash them out and let them dry and reuse them--saves lots of money b...

Whenever we make a trip to HomeTown, I always make a big foraging run to my favorite (and cheap!) grocery store.  Their prices can't ...

A little while back I was watching a cooking show and I found out that you could peel almonds. Now, why would you even bother ?  Because b...

Let me be up front and entirely honest....I did not think this up.  But I do use this tip I learned watching Rachael Ray.  Where else?  ...

I was watching a cooking show a while back and they mentioned an easy way to make lasagna was by using the "no-cook" noodles.  T...

I like the appearance of organization.  Appearance .  I truly have the Monica syndrome . As long as my house looks neat, picked up, and e...

I made this for dinner several weeks ago and it was just plain yum!  The salad dressing recipe is yet another from the cooking classes that ...