Archives for 2008

I made biscuits and sausage gravy Saturday morning. This was the first time I'd ever made gravy from scratch, but it turned out well, although I think the next time I make it I'll use less sausage and more milk. In preparation for our company at 6 o' clock, we cleaned the house after breakfast. […]

I made another batch of tortillas Friday, using a slightly different recipe (recipe below) that called for shortening rather than butter since I don't keep real butter on hand. Joely had a lot of fun helping me make the tortillas. We could even classify our cooking session as a geography lessons because one of the […]

In our 31 day challenge it sometimes takes some creative thinking and cooking to make do with what you have instead of just going out and buying what you need. Since we are on a budget, this is what I had to do today. I made a double batch of chocolate chip muffins, which has […]

Tuesday's evening meal went very well. In fact, it went much better than I had expected and this is only Day 6 our our 31 day challenge. Last Saturday I prepared a pan of meatloaf and froze it uncooked. Then Tuesday morning I boiled potatoes and mixed up a batch of mashed potatoes. These also […]