Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce

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Four Foods on Friday #44-The Potato Edition

This week’s questions on Four Foods on Friday all have to do with potatoes. Mmmm, potatoes.

#1. Potato Chips. What kind of chips are your favorite?: I like Ruffles, or plain Lay’s Original chips.

#2. What’s your favorite thing to dip chips in?: Our local convenience store which is also a bakery and dairy (it’s [...]

Brown Bag Lunch Tip-A twist on traditional sandwiches

There’s no rule that says sandwiches have to be made on bread. Any kind of sandwich filling, from meat and cheese to peanut butter and jelly can be made with the following:

Flour tortillas-spread with fillings, roll up, then roll in Glad Press N Seal or place in a baggie

Pita Bread-Fresh pitas are better [...]

Are you going into debt to pay for food?

I am shocked every time I purchase any food item at how high prices are. I struggle every time I think about making a weekly menu, because I want to serve a variety of healthy foods to my family, but the fact is, Hamburger Helper is still affordable, and a pound of chicken breasts isn’t. [...]

Easy Pancakes made with Flaxseed Meal

Flaxseed has been getting a lot of buzz over the last year simply because it is incredibly nutritious. A 2 tbsp. serving of ground flaxseed meal has 1.33 grams of Soluble Fiber and 2.67 grams of Insoluble Fiber, which aids in digestion and helps you feel more full. Flaxseed is also a wonderful source of [...]

Breakfast at Courtyard by Marriott

A few weekends ago I went to Ypsilanti to meet some other Michigan bloggers, and since I was going to be having cocktails with them and didn’t want to drive home late at night, I looked for a hotel to stay in. Now, at the time, I didn’t realize that the freaking JUNIOR OLYMPICS were [...]

Four Foods on Friday #43-the dreaming of Food Network edition

#1. What do you drink to rehydrate in the heat or after working out?

I know water is the best way to hydrate, but I love fountain Diet Coke over lots of ice when it’s hot!

#2. What do you eat to help boost or create energy?

I find that on mornings when I know [...]

Easy Low Fat Nachos

We had soft tacos for dinner last night, and whenever I eat tacos, I always want crunchy tortilla chips and salsa on the side. To keep the fat grams down but still get the crunch, I used Baked Tostitos Scoops, which are great because they are cup-shaped so they hold all your yummy low fat [...]

Eat your Heart Out, At Home

Today’s entry is a guest post by Heather Johnson, who regularly writes on Radiographer Salary. She invites your questions and writing job opportunities at her personal email address: heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com.

If you had a choice between cooking a meal at home or going out to dinner with the whole family, I’m sure [...]

Lemon-Paprika Chicken

It’s my husband who is the creative one when it comes to cooking; I follow recipes to the letter while he starts with an idea and then makes things up as he goes along. Interestingly, that’s the same way he builds furniture, too :) I wanted chicken and veggies for dinner tonight, so he made [...]