We had some tomatoes that needed to get used really fast. I thought about making them into a homemade salsa, but I wanted to use the tomatoes in a main dish. So what really sounded great was a raw tomato sauce. I wanted to make something gourmet, yet, minimalistic, simple, easy, and tasty. This recipe…
Archives for June 2013
Grocery Prices are Rising, and Our 2 Week Meal Plan #10
Skip to the bold for the meal ideas. Every week is busy. We all have the same 24 hours, but the end of the school year really took us out of the house a lot with graduation, graduation parties, barbecues, end-of-the year recitals and the like. So not only did I not have to plan…
Crock-pot Pork Spare Ribs
Slow Cooker Saturdays We had the opportunity to have a college student over for dinner earlier this week, and I prepared these crock-pot pork spare ribs for our family and dinner guest. It was totally interesting talking to this young college student, as I could relate to his culinary woes of not making a lot…
Easy 3 Ingredient No Cook Strawberry Blender Jam
Strawberries scream summer, and this Easy 3 Ingredient No Cook Strawberry Blender Jam is sure to wow a crowd. This might be the fastest Strawberry Jam recipe that you come across because there is absolutely no cooking involved. You don’t even need refined sugar or store-bought pectin for this recipe. This Strawberry Jam is made…
DIY Father’s Day Dress Shirt and Tie Card
DIY Time It’s DIY Time again, where I post something you can do yourself rather than buy, which is a money saver, and can be just plain fun! Some of these posts are crafts, sewing projects, re-purposed ideas, homemade cleaners, homemade health aids, tutorials, and the like. Last year my Ellie-girl, who was seven at…