I am a potato-aholic. But I come by it honestly, considering I am from Idaho... (You do know that Idaho potatoes are the best in the nation, right?) I love potatoes in any form: homemade hash browns, baked, boiled, fried, mashed, roasted, french fries, scalloped, you name it! On the rare occasions we do eat out, one of my favorite steakhouses serves the most incredible baked potatoes. The skins are crispy ...Continue Reading
Showing all results for: cheese
Easy Shortening-Free Pie Crust
I guess you could say that I'm a bit of a pie crust snob. I love a tender, flaky crust that is just barely brown on the edges, never burnt or crispy. And don't even try to convince me that those pathetic, pre-made, refrigerated or frozen crusts will do. No way! Every homesteader-chef needs to have a couple tried-and-true pie recipes in their arsenal. The methodology of a good pie crust is very similar to that of a good biscuit ...Continue Reading
Why I Don’t Clip Coupons
(Photo Source) Back when I started the transition from a workin' girl to a stay at home mama, I spent a considerable amount of time online checking out various homemaking blogs. A common theme I found among them was that many of the moms were coupon queens. They would spend mere pennies and come home with bagfuls of food and toiletries. Oftentimes, the items would end up being completely free! This totally appealed to my frugal ...Continue Reading
BEST Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
It took me an eternity... ...To to find a pizza crust recipe we really liked. So many of the other pizza dough recipes I tried were too dry, or too crumbly, or lacked that perfect chewiness we craved. I'm pretty sure angels sang when I made this dough recipe for the first time. It's so perfect we don't even miss restaurant pizza anymore, (which is a good thing when you live 40 miles from town...) I make pizza dough recipe with a ...Continue Reading
Cheesy Meatloaf Recipe
I just don't get it. Every year for my husband's birthday, I cook up a special supper of his choice. I offer to make anything his heart desires, from steak, to lasagna, to delicate fish filets, he can chose whatever he wants. So imagine my surprise last year when he requested... meatloaf. Actually, not just any meat loaf, he specifically requested this cheesy meatloaf. It's one of his favorite meals, and even though I ...Continue Reading