by Georgette on August 26, 2010
I started making this mushroom sauce to replace canned cream of mushroom soup in recipes. It is basically a Béchamel sauce (white sauce) with sauteed mushroom. However, it tastes so much better than anything you can buy in a can, is healthier and is really quite easy.
Ingredients:
1 clove garlic, minced 6 – [...]
by Georgette on May 17, 2010
This was supposed to be a traditional beef pot pie using leftovers from a roast. However, there was no meat leftover, I wasn’t in the mood to roll out pie crusts, and I didn’t feel like looking up a recipe. So, I made this recipe up.
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by Georgette on March 4, 2010
I was cleaning out my fridge and noticed some celery that was looking a little sad and wilted. In the old, pre-frugal days I would have just tossed it in the garbage. No longer!! Now when I see celery or other veggies getting near the end of their natural lives, I think Homemade Vegetable [...]
by Georgette on February 22, 2010
I love to can!! It is so satisfying to know that there are no preservatives, added coloring, or things with long names you can’t pronounce in the jar. As an added bonus, canning can be a very frugal way to fill up your pantry.
I made one batch of regular grape [...]
by Georgette on February 22, 2010
The basics steps below are from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. If you are considering canning, I highly recommend purchasing the book. There are so many wonderful recipes for both water bath and pressure canning. You can also search for a local extension office website for information on safe home canning. As [...]
by Georgette on February 13, 2010
I read through these recipes from AllRecipes to create my Ham and Bean Soup: Ham and Bean Soup II, Ham and Bean Soup, and The Best Bean and Ham Soup Ingredients: 15 Bean Soup mix 7 quarts water 1 pound leftover ham bone with meat attached (mine is frozen) 1 onion, finely diced [...]
by Georgette on January 29, 2010
I used the Pizza Casserole recipes from AllRecipes as a starting point for this Pizza Casserole. The ingredients listed below are doubled as I wanted some leftovers.
Ingredients:
Pizza Sauce (double recipe) 16 oz rotini 1 lb ground beef 2 onions, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 cup sliced pepperoni 3 [...]