Reading Time: 3 minutes Homemade Pizza Sauce Homemade pizza sauce finished pizza sauce There is nothing like homemade pizza sauce. I developed this recipe after purchasing some store bought pizza sauce. The taste of which, in my opinion, was very bad. My thoughts were that it shouldn’t be that hard to come up with a pizza sauce from scratch that I would… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Diabetes Pancakes and Me This recipe is about diabetes pancakes and me. I love pancakes so this was one of the first foods I had to learn to make my way(diabetic).  No more pancake mix, it’s baking mix or flour recipes for me. This recipe is inspired by a Bisquick recipe. It has evolved over the years… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousand Island Dressing Thousand island dressing is a simple 5 ingredient recipe. I use it in my California Reuben Sandwich recipe. The origins of this dressing are mixed. There are two stories. The first is one says that a fishing guide’s wife, Sophia LaLonde, made the condiment for her husband George’s dinner. The name comes from the Thousand Islands region located on… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corned Beef Taco Bar Set up a corned beef taco bar the next time you have friends and family get together. The taco bar is really easy and simple to serve your family and friends on your next get together. The taco bar only has one thing to cook. The rest of the ingredients are either… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes The California Reuben Sandwich I call this sandwich the California Reuben Sandwich. This sandwich is a lighter version of the Reuben sandwich. This sandwich can be served cold or hot. This recipe deviates from the original sandwich in three areas. The first change is the bread. Instead of Rye, I use a Ciabatta roll. The ciabatta bread is… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Store Bought Pie and How to Save It Store bought pie is something that I used to crave and dread at the same time, let me explain. The first thing you need to know. There is nothing like a homemade pie. Absolutely NOTHING! But sometimes you don’t have the time, will, or the ingredients to make a… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Getting the freshest tortillas into your shopping cart This is a simple procedure when tortilla shopping to positively know that you are getting the freshest tortillas in the store. We have all seen it as we’ve been grocery shopping. The store shelves are being restocked as you near the product you want. New packages of tortillas are getting… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes More uses for the freezer or how to think in the box. More uses for the freezer. Freezers are an integral part of reducing the cost of food over a long period of time. The family freezer allows a family to buy when prices are low and store it until it is needed. It reduces… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Perfecting The Flaky Pie Crust There is nothing like a flaky pie crust. I have always considered the pie to be at the top of the dessert world. No cake or cookie could hold a candle to the richness of the pie filling accented by a truly flaky pie crust. When I retired I thought… Read More »