02 Jul 2008

So, you think you can cook?

Well, here’s your challenge:  Reply in my comments with a great tasty meal that’s inexpensive (as in the ingredients won’t set me back a small fortune).  You can tell me the whole recipe right here, link to it, or give me the name and promise to email me later.  It all works.  And, I’ll be […]

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04 Jun 2008

Zucchini & Tomato Frittata

Try this great and healthy dish for young and old alike…
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2/3 cup zucchini, thinly sliced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped
4 eggs
1 tbsp milk
2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
How to:
Heat the oil in a 9-in nonstick frying pan. Add the onion and zucchini, season […]

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13 Apr 2008

Lorelei’s Birthday!!

Friday, Baby L got some mail (just in time for her birthday) from her great-grandparents.  My Ma (we call them Ma and Pa) had had surgery (kidney removed, actually) not too long ago and wasn’t quite feeling up to the party.  So, she sent a card and money…and here’s L with it on her Birthday […]

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08 Apr 2008

How’s this for frugal?

From Lime.com 
 
Well, spring is finally in the air, and that means dandelions — a menace to some, but to an urban forager, they’re a delight. These yellow-haloed herbaceous plants can be used virtually in their entirety, are packed with essential vitamins and minerals (including calcium, potassium, iron, and vitamins A, B-6, C, and E) and […]

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