I have a great Overnight French Toast Casserole recipe that I love to pull out for potluck brunches and overnight guests. You put it all together the night before, let the liquids soak into the bread in the fridge, then pop it in the oven the next morning for an elegant no effort meal that… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 12/14
The kiddos are anxiously counting down the days until Christmas, I’m counting down the days until both my parents, my brother & my sister (with baby) descend on the house. We are totally in a flurry of decorating, house cleaning/organizing, and Christmas shopping & wrapping. Not to mention the regularly scheduled program of kids sports,… Keep Reading
Recipe: Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
Bread pudding has got to be the original frugal dessert-I mean come on, taking old stale bread and turning it into a delicious desert that will have folks clamoring for seconds. Bread Pudding 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup warm water 1/4 cup butter 8-10 slices dry bread 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 3 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Freezing & Thawing Crustless Quiche
Dear Frugal Upstate, I am hosting a brunch for 60+ at my church and I saw your recipe for crustless quiche that can be frozen. If I make these in disposable pie tins, freeze for about 10 days, then how long do I heat to serve? Thaw first? Your help is greatly appreciated! Theresa Theresa,… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 11/2
Welcome to November! I can’t believe how far into the fall we are already. My oh my-the holiday chaos is ready to start soon. I’m feel quite in a recipe rut. Honestly. I feel as though I cook many of the same dishes over, and over, and over. . . so I am going to… Keep Reading
Quick & Easy Halloween Treat~Halloween Hands!
Need something for a classroom full of kids, but don’t want to spend a fortune? Why not try making Halloween Hands? All you need is some popcorn, candy corn, plastic disposable gloves & bag ties: Need some more last minute ideas? How about these! Witches Hat Cookies (super easy & cute-no baking!) Eyeball Cupcakes Spider… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 10/26
I’ve got several goals with my menu plan this week. I’m trying to get back on track with my goal of having both a vegetarian meal and a fish/seafood meal once a week. I’ve also rejoined Weight Watchers (online) and am trying to make my meals a bit more calorie friendly. Luckily I don’t have… Keep Reading
Standby Cookbooks
Last Monday I posted a two week menu plan, since I knew this Monday (aka today) I would be in transit back from the Izeafest conference in Orlando. So I decided that in keeping with my typical Monday theme of menu planning I would share with you my cookbook shelf: I have another crammed full… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Is Freezer Burn Safe?
I mentioned in this week’s Menu Plan that I would be cooking some frozen hamburger patties in gravy to hide a little bit of freezer burn. This prompted the following comment from Alice: You mentioned that you would use some hamburger patties that are a little freezer burned. How do you know when something is… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 9/14
Back to the full time grind of school days! I’ve got many things on the agenda this week in the evenings to contend with. Buddy has joined soccer, Yankee Bill has a couple of pool games for the new 9 ball league he joined, there are my standard radio show and weight loss meetings to… Keep Reading
