Tag Archives: budget
Planning Restaurant-Style Meals for Busy Nights
Cooking dinner has always been a great way for me to wind down the day. But my kids are getting older and busier, I’m starting to feel the squeeze at dinner time, and I don’t much like it. After picking … Continue reading
Caught in the Act: Cheating with a Slow Cooker
My crock pot began as a joke, but has turned out to be anything but. Over Thanksgiving seven years ago, my husband suggested we get a crock pot. I have no idea where this came from since this is the … Continue reading
The Armchair Epicurean
I love everything about cooking. Except for the actual act of cooking. And, I’d imagine, to the food-passionate circles of which I dream of being part, such a declaration would be akin to telling, say, a whale activist that I … Continue reading
Color Coding: Organizing the Refrigerator
(Can you spot the pomelo?) It’s a habit that may be inherited from my time working in public libraries; I hold a special place in my heart for order. But long before I had even heard about the Dewey Decimal … Continue reading
Kill Two Birds with One Stone: Rotisserie Chicken
My key to getting through a week with no fewer than two presentable and edible meals on the table is planning, or—at a minimum—creativity. I can make this happen if I plan ahead enough to make two great meals out … Continue reading
From the Editor
Swine Dining
Cooking from the Carpool Lane