Tag Archives: Betty Crocker
Baking, outside of my comfort zone
This morning we’re off to A Tuba Christmas in downtown Dallas. Our son is participating this year. Anyhoo, back to my baking issue. I’ve got family members with food allergies. I’m sure I am not alone. On Christmas Eve, we will be having brunch with my Sister-in-Love and her family. Michelle and her family have …
Savvy Shopping, Grocery Style
I have not written as much about savvy shopping as I intended to. I bought 60 items. I spent $111.25 and I saved $116.76 which is 51%. That breaks down to about $1.85 per item. Here is what I bought. Items I intend to donate are marked in Blue 2 turkeys (one 10 pound smoked …
White Wheat Oat Quick Bread
If you have not already, please take a moment and leave a comment on my Giveaway Post **. I’ll wait here…go! How was your weekend? Mine was very nice! We went to a house blessing and saw some lovely friends and……We had rain! Can I get a WOOT?! It was lovely to hear the rain …
White Whole Wheat Banana bread, a review and a Giveaway!
When offered me the opportunity to try Gold Medal White Whole Wheat flour… My answer was “Oh, Yes Please!” If you read my blog regularly you know that I’ve been experimenting with using whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour. If you’re new to my blog, I’ve had some successes, like my Whole Wheat Chocolate …
Beefy Orzo
What the heck is an orzo? It looks like rice, but it’s a pasta. It can be confusing. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about Orzo. “Orzo (Italian for “barley”, from Latin hordeum),[1] also known as risoni (It.: “big rice”) outside the Western Hemisphere, is a form of pasta, in the shape of a …
Polenta Squares and Slow cooked beans
I don’t make polenta often. I’m far too fond of cornbread. It’s my Southern roots. Polenta is boiled cornmeal. Some polenta recipes call for just cornmeal and water. The recipe I use most often is adapted from a Betty Crocker recipe. 2 cups cornmeal 2 cups of veggie broth, chicken broth or water 6 cups …
A Dash of Domestic 