cultivating me

me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time

a little advice and ten dollar meal ideas

I’ve been having so much fun reading through the comments left on my crock pot giveaway!  It seems there are a couple of dominant answers to my question of what is your biggest challenge when it comes to getting dinner on the table during the week.
Number one on the list seems to be having enough [...]

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Thu, January 29 2009 » from the kitchen, handy dandy ideas » No Comments

crock pot to the rescue !!! TIMES UP !!!

TIMES UP!!! THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO STOPPED BY.  IT FEELS GOOD TO KNOW YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS CHALLENGES WITH WEEKNIGHT DINNERS! SO MANY OF YOUR COMMENTS MADE ME GIGGLE OR EVEN LAUGH :O)  I WISH I HAD A CROCK POT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.  I’LL [...]

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Mon, January 26 2009 » from the kitchen, giveaways » 325 Comments

Peanut Butter and Jelly Wings

This recipe is dedicated to my friend Bubba (BUBBA!!!).  He swears by the use of grape jelly in spaghetti sauce, meat loaf and who knows what else…. he’s also a huge smart @$$ and there is still a part of me that is positive he’s just pulling my leg and is going to roll on [...]

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Wed, January 21 2009 » from the kitchen » 2 Comments

crescent cinnamon roll pastries

my oldest son is having a breakfast party this morning in his classroom.  it is an early dismissal day for him as it is the last day before they begin their winger break.  his first thought was to make a coffee cake but the recipes he liked were too time consuming for our afternoon schedule.  [...]

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Thu, December 18 2008 » from the kitchen » 1 Comment

hash brown help

I don’t know what it is about hash browns but I just can’t cook them.  I can make mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, oven fries, french fries, potato chips, potatoes agratin….but I cannot make any kind of potatoes that require the use of a skillet.  I must not have been born with that gene.  No matter [...]

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Mon, December 15 2008 » from the kitchen » 1 Comment