My frugal February and more.

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Recipes

My husband and I started writing down all our expenses this year starting January 1st- we have a notebook just for this. I tape a business size envelope inside the back of the notebook cover to quickly stash our receipts. So, January was a great month of great deals...

A Twist on the Taco

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Products, Recipes | 1 comment

What do you get when you get some turkey, Jack Daniels, Paul Newman and Old El Paso together? A bbq-turkey soft taco with ranch dressing! And it was delish! Don’t you get tired of eating the same old things? Sometimes I feel like there isn’t anything else...

Tracy’s Mousse-Cookie Cups.

by | Dec 30, 2009 | Recipes | 3 comments

  I made something new and delicious! It was sort of an experiment I guess. I call it “Tracy’s Mousse-Cookie Cups”.   Crushed Pecan-Sandie cookies, mixed with enough melted butter to form a cookie base inside cupcake cups (bake in oven for...

Fry me some plantains!

by | Nov 16, 2009 | Recipes

Have you ever had plantains? The first time I remember being introduced to this banana-like fruit was after visiting the home of some friends from Ghanna.  After that I started buying plantains. Unfortunately my family isn’t as interested in ethnic foods as I...