This month the Eat Well and Spend Less series was all about entertaining in the summer months. Planning a get-together? Here are a few tips to help make your entertaining easier, as well as a chance to win a SodaStream Crystal Machine to make entertaining at home a … [Read more...] about Eat Well, Spend Less: August Wrap-Up and a SodaStream
The Kitchen Sink
The Right and Proper Way to Bake a French Fry
How to bake a good and crispy french fry at home. Here are three different methods we tried, each with different results from boiling and pre-baking to letting them soak. As part of my french fry flavor creation for Alexia Foods, I needed to figure out the right and proper … [Read more...] about The Right and Proper Way to Bake a French Fry
Eat Well, Spend Less: Entertaining in Small Spaces
This month in the Eat Well, Spend Less series we're looking at summer entertaining, and I'll be taking a look at how to entertain in small spaces comfortably and with ease. My husband and I enjoy entertaining and always have. We invited over 300 family members to our … [Read more...] about Eat Well, Spend Less: Entertaining in Small Spaces
Summer Pantry Challenge: Vacation Menu Edition
For the second week of the Summer Pantry Challenge, I needed to create a menu for an upcoming vacation we're heading into. This menu came straight from the pantry to create road-trip snacks and cabin meals for us. We're planning our yearly trip to the great northern … [Read more...] about Summer Pantry Challenge: Vacation Menu Edition
Summer Pantry Challenge Kick-Off: Eating from the Garden
Welcome to July's Summer Pantry Challenge focused on cleaning out some of the space in the pantry and freezer to make room for all the fresh summer produce that's coming in, which I fully plan on canning and freezing to use during the long months of winter. July is here. I … [Read more...] about Summer Pantry Challenge Kick-Off: Eating from the Garden
