My friend Aimee and I always say we should get together some Sunday and cook a big meal. And we really haven’t. Well this weekend all those “shoulds” became reality and we crafted together the most delicious meal: Tacos! But these aren’t just any tacos. These are traditional-heritage-mexican-american-just-like-her-grandma-makes-them-tacos!
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Recipe: Stale bread? Make French Toast!
With my last making of French Toast, curiosity took over and I just had to know the origins of this most delightful toast type. And part of me was thinking, “Now is this really french?” Well, I’m still not really sold on it being exclusively French because egged bread has […]
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Thrift Kitchen: Baked Eggs!
We have, I kid you not, 18 baby chicks in our basement. They are Jason and I’s + our friend’s egg investment plan. We each get 9 each–4 of mine are broilers. So for Jason and I, we will have our own little flock of 5 layers. I wrote about […]
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Thrift Kitchen: Guacamole with homemade chips!
I’ve been trying my best to stay the heck away from bad food. I did pretty well not stuffing my face with one hundred cookies over Christmas, but now I’m facing New Years! How do I indulge and celebrate when I’m trying to keep my alcohol at a minimum and […]
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Thursday in the Thrift Kitchen: Cucumber Salad Recipe
When faced with a mounting pile of cherry tomatoes, what does a gardener do? I Eat Them! Yum yum yum! Rooting through my frig and realized I had the perfect combo of ingredients to make my all time favorite dish from the garden: Cucumber Salad! You can toss this wish […]