Ok, I could have sworn I had posted this recipe before, but can’t seem to find it now! I use this recipe a lot in the winter. Not only is it very quick and easy to put together-but because of the “low & slow” method of cooking you can use a very cheap cut of… Keep Reading
Recipe: Dilly Zucchini Casserole
Right now the Zucchini vine lurking in my garden appears to be an innocuous little bush. But I know the truth-in a few short weeks, it will have spread its ropey green vines over a respectable patch of earth and begun spitting out squash at a rate too fast to consume! I’ve addressed what to… Keep Reading
Recipe: Tuscan Linguine
The summer is a time for lighter meals. Although I’m of Italian descent (my maternal great grandmother was straight off the boat from Italy) and love pasta, somehow heavy hot red sauces full of meat just don’t sound appealing in the heat of the summer. Last summer I found this unusual light recipe for Tuscan… Keep Reading
Recipe: Salmon Patties
The first time I ever had a salmon patty was about 10 years ago in a Cajun inspired restaurant in the Richmond Virginia. My husband and I were seated at a little table near the window in the very dimly lit and ambiance filled dining room. I was sort of perplexed when Yankee Bill chose… Keep Reading
Homemade Iced Coffee
Here is a quick and easy money saving idea for you. Want to enjoy an iced coffee but hate paying those coffee shop prices? Well never fear! Frugal Upstate is here to help. Iced coffee is incredibly easy to make at home-it really is just ice & your coffee. Seriously. In the summer I frequently… Keep Reading
Recipe: Homemade German Spatzel (Egg Noodle)
Spatzel (Spaetzel? Spatzle?) is a tasty fresh homemade German egg noodle. I make this recipe whenever I make my famous homemade German Feast. Yankee Bill and I met when we were both in the Army and stationed in Baumholder Germany back in the early 1990’s. To commemorate our early years together I like to make… Keep Reading
Recipe: Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)
I love to serve this homemade Germany style cucumber salad with my Schnitzel and German Egg Noodles (Spatzel). It’s light and cool. ..not to mention tasty. GurkenSalat (German Cucumber Salad) 2 cucumbers sliced thin (I use my food processor). 1/8 tsp Pepper 1/4 tsp Salt 1 1/2 TBS Sugar 1/2 TBS Cider Vinegar 1/2 C Sour… Keep Reading
Recipe: Spa Inspired Turkey Pear Sandwich
For the event I just attended at Oscar Mayer we each had to come up with a sandwich recipe which we then were filmed professionally making 🙂 I wanted to come up with something a little gourmet, but still inexpensive. So here is my frugal offering: Spa Inspired Turkey/Pear Sandwich Canned Pears (lite preferably) Turkey… Keep Reading
Reciped: Crustless Quiche
As summer rolls around my thoughts turn from thick hearty piping hot stews and casseroles to lighter (and cooler) fare. I especially love recipes that I can cook the night before, when the house is at it’s coolest, and then simply serve cold or warm up in the microwave. Quiche is a perfect meal for… Keep Reading
Recipe: Oatmeal Fruit Bars
When my freezer defrosted this week, I created a compote with several kinds of semi defrosted fruit as a kind of “quick save”. Although I’ve been eating a lot of it just mixed in to my morning yogurt, some of it went into these yummy Oatmeal Fruit Bars. With only 5 ingredients (sans the fruit… Keep Reading
