Canning at Home

Take it step by step~

Have all your equipment ready to use – Wash jars and lids with hot, soapy water. Thoroughly rinse and air dry. Check glass jar rims for even minute chips or cracks as these will not seal. Rinse new caps with hot water before using them.
Prepare the food.
Always start with fruit at [...]

Backyard Camping

Break out the tent and brush up on the ghost stories. Tonight the campsite is in the backyard!
You don’t need a lot of space to have a lot of fun. In our condo days, we camped out on the patio more than a few times in a fort.
Sometimes the desire for a camp out can’t [...]

Do you have the staples?

Pantry Staples
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Beans, canned: black beans, red kidney, white
• Beans, dried: red kidney, great northern, lima, lentils, split pea, black, pinto
• Bread crumbs
• Broth, dried and canned: beef, vegetable, chicken
• Cereal
• Chocolate: unsweetened squares, semisweet chips, cocoa powder
• Coffee: beans, ground, instant
• Cooking spray
• Cornmeal
• Cornstarch
• Crackers
• Dried fruits: raisins, apricots
• [...]

Everyday Tips

One of the best tips I can offer is to buy yourself a Crock Pot.Get one that has both High and Low settings & a removeable, dishwasher safe crock, You will wonder how you’ve ever lived without one. It is great for popping a meal in and returning to your home filled with the aroma [...]

Rotisserie chicken to the rescue!

When a recipe calls for a whole chicken shredded into bite-sized pieces, too many cooks turn the page and look for a quicker recipe.
After all, who wants to deal with making a whole chicken, before you even start the main recipe? Furthermore, who has the time to do that on a weeknight?
Fortunately, [...]

MYO Baby Food

Control what goes into your baby’s food by making homemade baby food in your own kitchen. It is easier than you might think.
Baked Apples
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., then wash and core apples. Wrap each apple in a square of aluminum foil, and seal tightly. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, testing with a [...]

Cooking on a budget

Until recently I took what we at for granted.
I went to the grocery store and bought what I wanted.
Now with the recession I am cutting back. I normally spend about $250 a week on groceries. I have a family of four. A big burly guy, a cute petite hottie mom, and two children. I think [...]

How to buy organic

Written by Happy Housewife Beth
Organics have become such an important part of so many peoples lives, making them so much more available than ever before. For those who are still unsure of what organic foods are all about, here is some basic information that may make it easier to choose the organic section in your [...]

Bagged salad full of it!

You might think that “pre­washed” and “triple-washed” salad greens sold in plastic clamshells or bags are squeaky clean. But our recent tests found room for improvement.
No, we didn’t find pathogens such as E. coli O157:H7, listeria, or salmonella. With our small sample size — 208 containers representing 16 brands purchased at stores in Connecticut, New [...]

Rocco DiSpirito’s Super Bowl Chicken Tenders

Rocco gives us a gourmet twist to your hubbies favorite chicken wings.

www.roccodispirito.com

* canola oil 1 gallon*
* corn flour for dredging*
* 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
* salt and pepper to taste*
* 3/4 cup Steve and Ed’s Buffalo Wing Sauce, or other buffalo wing sauce of choice
* 2 celery hearts, sliced on a bias
* 1 1/4 cups [...]

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