Yep, we are going to have a power outage tomorrow so the electric company can put in a new transformer. I was asked the other day for unusual recipes to use food storage items. They weren’t meaning beans either…I love these recipes as they are for comfort foods but can be made without eggs during [...]
Time for Menu Planning…It’s not painful, I Promise!…Ready for Much Higher Taxes?…One More Reason to Prepare and Create Your Own Hedge
The Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year. We have all heard that but exactly what does that mean? The current tax rates are 10% for the lowest income earners to 35% for the highest. They will increase to 15% for the lowest and 39.6% for those making the [...]
Fritos, Potato Chips and Wheat Thins From Your Own Kitchen
It seems we are getting ATTACKED. If you recieve an email from Totally Ready support please do not open it. All correspondence from Totally Ready must go through me and will have my address. Just one more type of emergency to prepare for, a ciber attack. I guess we will have to address that soon. [...]
Keep it Simple and Inexpensive…Hamburgers on the Grill
Hamburgers and hot dogs are the least expensive meats to serve at a summer barbecue. These foods do not need to be boring however, and with just a little fore thought you can have a feast guests will talk about all summer. Now, we want to keep this inexpensive as well as fun and gourmet. [...]
Our General Store…Headaches and Bodyaches…What’s all this talk about Bread?
Wow, just one question on the yahoo group about bread and everyone has jumped into the fray. I am seeing that this really is a priority for many of you. I have started baking all my own bread. It has been quite an adventure as I have been trying to create recipes that are simple [...]
July 14, 2010 




