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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Double Dark Chocolate Cake
This cake is perfect for the chocolate-aholics in your life. Not too sweet, dense texture, moist, chocolatey–it’s got it. It’s got enough body to work as a wedding cake, it’s not quite a pound cake, but it’s 100% delicious. Using … Continue reading
Low sodium cooking-what’s up with that?
For most of us, it’s a devastating day when we’re told to go on a special diet. It goes hand in hand with the aging process, and American culture worships youth, among other things. To be put in a position … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs & Spices, Ideas, Shopping, Special Diet
Tagged additives, age, cooking, fast food, low sodium, noodles, packaged food, processed food, salt free, shopping, sodium free, special diet, tuna
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Turkey breast versus boneless turkey breast roast
I’m a huge fan of turkey, and my other half swears I could live on turkey sandwiches. He just might be right! I can’t imagine anything I like better for a sandwich than roast turkey, and deli turkey is just … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Herbs & Spices, Ideas, Poultry, Reviews
Tagged boneless, breast, labels, low sodium, processed, roast, sodium, turkey
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Cake and grief
Yesterday was my son’s birthday. He would have turned 21 yesterday, but he died when he was 10. It wasn’t one of my better days, no matter how I tried to kick start my mood, and my mind often drifted … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Cakes, Desserts, Easy, Entertaining, Recipes
Tagged birthday, butter, cake, flour, funeral food, grief, loss, milk, small, sugar, vanilla, wedding, wedding cake type
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Another day, not enough dollars
Keeping on your budget means you have to keep on your toes, and the tighter that budget is, the more important it is to you. It doesn’t really matter if you are watching your dimes and dollars to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Ideas, Internet
Tagged budget, cheap, comfort food, depression, easy, family, food, history, kitchen secrets, old fashioned, poor
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Dipping oil for bread
Dipping oil for bread may not be totally “Gulf Coast” but its becoming more popular nationwide. In addition, we all love our bread…and what could make it better than a bit of olive oil seasoned to perfection? I’ll admit, I … Continue reading
Posted in Breads, Budget, Easy, Entertaining, Herbs & Spices, Ideas, Recipes
Tagged bread, dip, dipping, extra virgin, garlic, kosher salt, oil, olive oil, rosemary
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The Emergency Pantry
The concept of the emergency pantry has been around a long time, it wasn’t even new in the Great Depression, but even so, it’s a new concept to many people who were raised in a house that didn’t practice the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertaining, Ideas, Pantry, Shopping
Tagged earthquake, electricity, emergency, hurricane, outage, pantry, preparedness, stocking up, storm, stove, supplies, tornado
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One Pot Mexican Rice
This time of year, there’s a lot going on. The weather is beautiful, and who wants to waste time cooking and washing dishes? Save that for when its too hot to hang around outside! So, one pot meals, especially when … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Casseroles, Easy, Make-Ahead, Potlucks & church suppers, Recipes
Tagged brown rice, budget, chili, chili pepper, easy, ground, make ahead, mexican, one pot, onion, poblano, recipe, rice, tomatillo, turkey
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Couscous?
Couscous isn’t exactly a Gulf Coast tradition, but it is something that can easily be added to any cook’s repertoire. So what is this mysterious stuff? Essentially its a pasta, but it masquerades well as rice. It’s amazingly fluffy, easy, … Continue reading