I’m not sure about where everyone else lives, but it has been hot here this week!  I love batch cooking: it saves me time and money in the long run.  I had laid out my September batch cooking plan on Monday and got to work.
After shopping, getting elbow deep in food stuffs, and recognizing that it [...]

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This time of the year, my local produce market often has deals that are just too good to pass up.  This week it was large baskets of beautiful red peppers.  I got 16 red bell peppers for $4.  I got half of them chopped up into Pepper Bombs yesterday and will try to get [...]

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sandwich rolls

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I’m always looking for easy recipes that present themselves as a more laborious dish than they really are.  In the summer, the less time in the oven or at the stove the better.  This fantastic Peanut Butter Cup pie is tweaked from a recipe used at Sonlight Camp, where HandyMan and I have spent some [...]

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One of my favorite things about where we live is the organic blueberry orchard where we pick every year.  Their bushes are all 5 to 7 feet tall and picking is easy!  So far we’ve made it home with about 6 quarts of berries for less than $12 – can’t beat that!  And it’s a [...]

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This week I got a new freezer.  I was so excited to stack a sale, a coupon, and a rewards gift card and a state rebate all together to get $180 off the cost of my new freezer.  The new freezer is EnergyStar rated which means is should run the electric meter a little slower [...]

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I love to buy bulk meat when I can get a good deal.  This was one of those weeks.  Our local restaurant warehouse store had meat on sale this week.  I was able to stock up for the summer and some parties we have coming up.
Pork loin, boneless skinless chicken breast and ground beef were [...]

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That’s right folks, Freezer Friday is back!  I’ve been on hiatus from this discipline the last couple months as I’ve been working on using up the stockpiled meals and produce that is in the freezer.  I’ve done pretty well.  Now, the garden is producing and summer menus are right around the corner!
First up – we [...]

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We interrupt the Bread Journey for this week’s Freezer Friday.  This week we’ve been in and out so much that mealtimes have been very sporadic.  Since we’re eating meals from the freezer, no worries!  We’ve just been heating stuff up when it’s time to eat and all is well.  Here are a few things that [...]

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We have had another great week of meals, although I have to admit that I miss cooking – although I’ve still been baking which gives me a bit of a culinary outlet.  We were out of the house for two dinners this week.  Here’s what has graced our table from the freeze.  Hope it gives  [...]

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