Some of you may have utilized this tip yesterday as you made your way thru all the Thanksgiving dishes, but if not give it a try...
Keep a sink full of hot soapy water while you're in the kitchen preparing a meal. Wash up the dirty items as you go. This is especially handy when you are preparing a big meal or serving lots of guests. I have a dishwasher, but the pots, pans, serving dishes, plates, and glasses will not fit if we're having guests. So, I wash as I go. Then all you really have left to go in the dishwasher are the glasses, plates, and a few serving pieces.
Give it a try! I think you'll find it really is a time saver...after all it doesn't take but a minute to wash out a pan or mixing bowl when you're done with it. This way, when you're done with the meal you don't have countertops full of dried pots and pans.
Happy cooking and cleaning! :)
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
What's Cookin' Wednesday
This is a new recipe I discovered while searching for some kind of low-carb roll/biscuit that my newly-diagnosed diabetic husband could enjoy. Again, after a bit of tweaking, we have a winner! These things are awesome.
Drop Biscuits
1 cup self-rising flour
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup low fat sour cream (I use fat free)
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary (I DO NOT add this)
2 teaspoons grated onion (I use about 3 tablespoons -or more- finely minced onion)
*I also usually add some garlic powder or freshly pressed garlic to taste.
Mix all ingredients together just till well blended. The dough will be very sticky. Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes until biscuits are golden brown. Do not overbake.
These biscuits have the consistency of Bisquick drop biscuits. They have 1g of fat and 8g of carbs per biscuit. They are so easy to throw together while you're in the kitchen getting the rest of dinner together. You could always leave out the onion and garlic and toss in a bit of low or no fat cheese and serve for breakfast. So many options...so much YUM!!! Enjoy!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Menu Plan Monday
This week is Thanksgiving and another football tournament to go out of town to on Friday thru Sunday. In other words...not much planning for me to do! :)
One thing I decided to do is take the breakfast menu from last week and just repeat it weekly. I think there's enough variety in it that we won't get too bored with it. We'll see.
So here's what's for supper:
Monday: Cajun beef, green beans, stuffing
Tuesday: chef salad with ham, baked potatoes
Wednesday: Cajun beef leftovers, broccoli, buttered noodles
Thursday: TURKEY DAY at our house!!! Turkey, cornbread stuffing, onion casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls
Friday thru Sunday: out of town for football tournament
***The Cajun beef is ANY cut of beef roast in a crock pot with a little water, chopped onion (optional), creole seasoning, cajun seasoning, and Greek seasoning. Cook in the crock pot till done, shred and return to crock pot, and serve on hoagie rolls (or your favorite roll/bread). Sorry I don't have exact measurements on the seasonings...my momma never cooked that way! :)
***I'm sure the onion casserole recipe will show up soon on What's Cookin' Wednesday. Stay tuned!
For more Menu Plan Monday lists and ideas, head over to http://orgjunkie.com/.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Free Tip Friday
I have just a simple tip to share to help out a bit in the kitchen.
Last year for my birthday a friend of mine gave me an oil bottle...but not for oil. You may all know this by now, but at the time I was in love with the new idea I'd heard...you put your dish detergent in the oil bottle! This was perfect for me since I never really washed a sink full of dirty dishes, but instead a pan or a few items that wouldn't fit in the dishwasher. The oil bottle will give you as little or as much detergent as you want. Plus, you can pick a bottle that will match your kitchen decor instead of having the normal detergent bottle taking up residence on your countertop.
Who knew??? :)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thankful Thursday
Welcome to my first Thankful Thursday post.
We've attended Cape First since the spring of 2001. Jim and I have both grown soooo much in that time. This is the home where Jake was saved and baptized. These are the friends we are closer to than a lot of our family. This is what it's supposed to be!
Pastor Gary is a practical preacher. He doesn't just tell you what to and not to do, but he focuses on making sure you know HOW to make that happen. He's exactly the type of pastor our family needs.
This is where God has called us. This is where we're staying till God points us in a different direction. (but not anytime too soon please)
If you're ever in Cape Girardeau on a Sunday, please come to a service (9am, 11am, 5:01pm). Stop by the website for news, events, podcasts, and more. http://www.capefirst.org/
I am so thankful for my church and pastor. We attend Cape First Church, which is pastored by Gary Brothers. Thank you, God, for this man!
We've attended Cape First since the spring of 2001. Jim and I have both grown soooo much in that time. This is the home where Jake was saved and baptized. These are the friends we are closer to than a lot of our family. This is what it's supposed to be!Pastor Gary is a practical preacher. He doesn't just tell you what to and not to do, but he focuses on making sure you know HOW to make that happen. He's exactly the type of pastor our family needs.
This is where God has called us. This is where we're staying till God points us in a different direction. (but not anytime too soon please)
If you're ever in Cape Girardeau on a Sunday, please come to a service (9am, 11am, 5:01pm). Stop by the website for news, events, podcasts, and more. http://www.capefirst.org/
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
What's Cookin' Wednesday
My first What's Cookin' Wednesday post isn't some super-duper recipe that I've spent hours in the kitchen perfecting. However, it's a staple in our home...a breakfast loved by all three of us. Also, since Jim's diagnosis of diabetes in August it's a breakfast I've made weekly because with a couple simple tweaks it's an absolutely acceptable diabetic breakfast.
Ok, so I don't usually make THAT many at one time! But I'm going to start. Hopefully, that will be enough for all of us for about three breakfasts through the week. I put the extras in the freezer so that a simple "zap" in the microwave makes them butter and syrup ready.
Because we have to monitor carbs intake for Jim, I searched my local WallyWorld's grocery shelves for the best bang for our buck. I found that the generic (Great Value) brand only has 9 carbs per 4" pancake. I use the "fluffy" version because it has fewer carbs than the "buttermilk" version. We also switched to sugar-free syrup and use the generic brand of that, too. We like it just as well as the full-sugar version. Finding out there was pretty much no difference in taste between the two syrups was a great surprise!
Jim LOVES pancakes, so being able to eat them makes being a diabetic not such a pain in the rump!
That's what's cookin'!
Ok, so I don't usually make THAT many at one time! But I'm going to start. Hopefully, that will be enough for all of us for about three breakfasts through the week. I put the extras in the freezer so that a simple "zap" in the microwave makes them butter and syrup ready.Because we have to monitor carbs intake for Jim, I searched my local WallyWorld's grocery shelves for the best bang for our buck. I found that the generic (Great Value) brand only has 9 carbs per 4" pancake. I use the "fluffy" version because it has fewer carbs than the "buttermilk" version. We also switched to sugar-free syrup and use the generic brand of that, too. We like it just as well as the full-sugar version. Finding out there was pretty much no difference in taste between the two syrups was a great surprise!
Jim LOVES pancakes, so being able to eat them makes being a diabetic not such a pain in the rump!
That's what's cookin'!
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