by Sami | Mar 21, 2010 | Food, Recipes
Crepes My mom taught me to make crepes from a very young age, to the extent that these are what I call “pancakes” (I can’t even eat a traditional buttermilk pancake!) This recipe is from Alton Brown and I love putting it in the blender as it makes the batter so...
by Sami | Mar 21, 2010 | Food, Recipes
Black Bean Soup (courtesy of Southern Living Magazine) Yield: 8 servings Prep: 20 minutes; Soak: 8 hours Cook: 5 hours, 5 minutes 1 (16-ounce) package dried, black beans 3 quarts water 3 chicken bouillon cubes ½ small onion ¼ small green pepper 6 garlic cloves,...
by Sami | Mar 19, 2010 | Food, Recipes
This classic French braised beef, red wine, and vegetable stew is simple and delicious. The flavor and texture allow you to keep it warm for your guests. Buy a whole-grain baguette, bagged salad greens, and bottled vinaigrette to round out the meal. (Recipe courtesy...
by Sami | Mar 18, 2010 | Food, Recipes
I’m still trying to only visit the grocery store once a week, thereby forcing me to meal plan and save money. Most of you can testify I’m not the best at coming up with recipes on the fly, but tonight when I searched my kitchen, I came up with the idea of using some...
by Sami | Mar 12, 2010 | Food, Recipes
Get Martha Stewart’s recipe for homemade Graham Crackers Not long ago, a friend responded to my post on free peanut butter by saying she’d take a pass on both them and the graham cracker deal because of the partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. What? Two of my...
by Sami | Jan 31, 2010 | Food, Martha Stewart, Organization, Recipes
I did it! I baked bread! No, not like Jiffy in a box. Not even with a bread machine. I’m talking real yeast, real rising and real kneading people! For those of you who don’t watch the weather or news (like me), you may not be aware that we’re experiencing a snow...
