Using recipes and making deliberate leftovers can save a lot Food is one of the most important things we spend money on, and it can be one of the most costly. If you use recipes and leftovers, you can really cut your costs significantly. Having a list of recipes is…
Multi-Purpose Your Food To Save Time And Money
Multi-purpose your food to make the most of your food dollars Multi-purposing food means taking one food, and using it for many things. It can be a great way to make shopping easier, and save you a lot of money. One way to multi-purpose food is to start with recipes.…
Beef Stoup – Healthy And Delicious Rich Soup
I’m a fan of healthy and tasty food, so I’m going to be sharing photos and write-ups of several of the meals that we make here at my house. We’re on a budget, so most of our meals are relatively inexpensive, even though we eat as fresh as possible.…
Beef Stir Fry Is Easier Than You Think
I am a big fan of stir fry. I used to like it at restaurants, but there’s so much salt and I could never get exactly what I want. Dracoselene makes such good stir fry, and he’ll make pretty much anything I want as long as we can find…
7 Ways to Use Roasted Sesame Seeds in Your Daily Diet
Roasted sesame seeds are delicious and nutritious Roasted sesame seeds are both delicious and nutritious, but you may not know how to work them into your daily diet. Here are a few tips on how to use them. I love the flavor of roasted sesame seeds. They’re nutty and smoky…
Recipes That Contain Blood – For Sanguinarians, RLVs and The Adventurous Eater
Here are some recipes that I have found which include blood as an ingredient. Please exercise caution when preparing or consuming any of these, as blood-born diseases and parasites from animals can be highly unpleasant, and in some cases even fatal. Also keep in mind that some of these are…
Blood Substitutes For Sanguinarians
This is a listing of various blood substitutes that I have found from various sources. If you are a sanguinarian and you can’t find a donor, or you are trying to find temporary relief for the “hunger”, these may help. BloodWine Blood (Preferably beef, as it is much safer than…
Blood Drinks For Sanguinarians RLVs and Vampire Fans
These are drinks that either contain blood, or mimic the flavor or appearance of blood. Please behave responsibly when consuming alcoholic beverages. For beverages that contain actual blood, exercise extreme caution to prevent blood-borne illness and parasites. Vampire Juice – from freedrinkrecipes.com 1 oz Coconut rum (Coco Ribe) 1 oz…
6 Ways to Add Flax Seed Into Your Diet
Flax seeds are very good for you and they taste good too. Flax seed is one of nature’s wonder foods, but you may not know the best way to work it into your normal diet. Here are a few ideas on getting flax seed worked into what you eat. Flax…
Some Good Kitchen Tips That Make Cooking and Storing Leftovers Easier
Over the years I’ve come up with all sorts of little shortcuts and tricks for cooking and storing food. I’ll share a few with you here, and hopefully it’ll help make your life a little easier. Freezing Pasta When you’re freezing leftover pasta, toss it with a small amount of…
Budget Living: Gardening to Cut Food Costs
Gardening can be a great way to save on food costs, and it’s a great way to get food without pesticides and preservatives. Contrary to popular belief, gardening doesn’t have to be an expensive project. Many people go to far more effort than they need to when it comes to…
Delicious Chicken Pot Pie Soup Recipe
Remember how I said that the cream of chicken soup would make a great base for chicken pot pie soup? Well, I was right! Oh my god, it was the most amazing stuff EVER! This recipe blows Marie Callender’s Pot Pie soup out of the water in so many ways!…
Simple Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe
I recently decided to give up on jarred tomato sauce, so I had to dig back into my brain and remember how to make tomato sauce from scratch. Here’s my basic recipe. Ingredients: 1.75 lb tomatoes (fresh or canned) 6 oz. tomato paste 1 tsp soy sauce 2 tbsp brown…
Green Bean Casserole and From Scratch Cream of Chicken Soup
Yesterday I wrote about how I was eagerly awaiting having green bean casserole and how I thought maybe we could make the cream of chicken soup from scratch. Well, Eric pulled it off and it was AMAZING!! We let mom have a taste and she wanted to steal the plate!…