No matter how careful I think I’m being when I plant, it happens every year. Too much garden fresh loose leaf lettuce. A glut. An overflow. Unlike that greenish white bowling ball of iceberg you buy at the store, fresh garden lettuce has an extremely limited lifespan in the fridge. Lettuce also doesn’t tend to… Keep Reading
How to Use Up Green Tomatoes
image by FreeDigitalPhotos.net My tomato plants are up with lovely green tomatoes, yet there is at least a month to go before I even see a hint of red blush on them. But I’m tired of the greens & carrots in my garden. So what can you do with all of those green tomatoes? image… Keep Reading
Recipe: Ridiculously Easy Crock Pot Roast
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: Overnight French Toast Casserole
Want a tasty, quick, easy, inexpensive yet company worthy breakfast or brunch dish? Overnight French Toast Casserole fits the bill! This is so simple to make-and it can feed a crowd. I especially like that it is prepared the night before and then just placed in the oven in the morning-great for when you have… Keep Reading
