What’s the Mission?
Yesterday I made this year’s first trip to the local farmers’ market. It’s a small, neighborhood market, so unfortunately the produce pickings were slim. It’s still the early season for produce in Oregon, but the market also had only one real produce vendor (out of 15-20 total vendors). That vendor had asparagus, kale, mustard greens, [...]
Economical, tasty, and easy, split pea soup is a perfect winter meal. I’m sure there are thousands of recipes out there, but this is how I do it. It’s simple enough to make any time, even after working all day.
You should be able to find dry split peas for a dollar per pound [...]
That was good! Good enough to share with you!
Being financially strapped as well as trapped by a snowstorm (it’s very unusual to have a foot or more of snow here in Portland, Oregon), I’ve been trying to use up what we have in the pantry already. That’s a good practice anyway, but I’ve [...]
Can a meal save the world? Or at least my sanity? I just put a hearty soup on the stove for my family, which did make me feel a little better.
“Feeling glum, disgruntled, and snarky. Watch out,” I tweeted late this afternoon. Why so glum?
Well, there was this over at George Fox University, [...]
My friend C. Jeanne Heida recently wrote an article for Associated Content about “Shopping Your Pantry For Grocery Savings.” That’s excellent advice. Jeanne suggests stocking up on staple items (anything from whole fryer chickens to oatmeal) when they’re on sale, and then storing them for later, freezing as necessary. Then, plan meals [...]
