Blogs Posts on "In The Kitchen"

My Favorite Crockpot Recipes by Home...With Purpose on Nov 17, 2009I thought I'd compile a list of my favorite crockpot recipes for easy reference. I'm participating in Passionate Homemaking's Nourishing Crockpot Carnival...check there for many, many more delicious options. Here are mine:The Best Crockpot GranolaGoo...

Simple Blender Waffles by Home...With Purpose on Nov 16, 2009I'm not a huge, elaborate breakfast person. Our mornings are busy and I don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, cooking and cleaning up. I'm always looking for simple, quick, but healthy ideas for breakfast. This recipe, adapted from Sue Gr...

Menu Plan Monday 11.9.09 by Home...With Purpose on Nov 8, 2009Here's what I have this week:Monday: Homemade Pizza as usual Tuesday: TacosWednesday: Autumn Sausage CasseroleThursday: Crockpot Roast & Extra Good Mashed PotatoesFriday: leftoversSaturday: Chicken & Brown Rice CasseroleSunday: Potluck for sm...

Meat Love by My Romantic Home on Nov 4, 2009In our family we call this Meat Love, not Meat Loaf! That's because when Vince was about 3 years old he asked me one day if we could have Meat Love again for dinner! It took me a few seconds to figure what he was talking about! Ever since then Meat...

The Best Crockpot Granola by Home...With Purpose on Oct 28, 2009This is the simplest, best, granola recipe I've ever tried. It's absolutely delicious, takes literally minutes to throw into the crockpot, and makes the house smell WONDERFUL too! I always double it, making part into bars, which make a great portable...

Kitchen Tip: No Mess Bacon! by Home...With Purpose on Oct 27, 2009My family loves to have bacon and eggs for breakfast. Turkey bacon or non-nitrate bacon when we can afford it, but bacon nonetheless. I love it too, but I hate the mess it makes. Cleaning up greasy splatters all over the stovetop and backsplash is no...

Homemade Ricotta Cheese! by Home...With Purpose on Oct 25, 2009I mentioned last week in my cheesemaking post that we also made ricotta and promised to share how we did that...so here it is! It was unbelievably simple and the results were delicious!We simply took the whey that was leftover after making our chedda...

Menu Plan Monday 10.26.09 by Home...With Purpose on Oct 25, 2009This is a short week for us as we'll be eating elsewhere all weekend.Monday: Homemade PizzaTuesday: Hearty Black Bean & Rice EnchilidasWednesday: Tasty Crockpot Lasagna with garlic bread and saladThursday: Baked Potatoes & fixingsFriday: eat...

Our Cheesemaking Adventure! by Home...With Purpose on Oct 22, 2009I mentioned recently that we were going to attempt to make our own cheese, using a kit from the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. We believe in the health benefits of using raw milk rather than conventional store-bought dairy products, but don...

Halloween Mini-Unit Study by Practical Homeschooling on Oct 21, 2009There are 10 days left until Halloween, and what better way to get kids psyched for the event than to do a unit study on the subject! A bit about Halloween… There are perhaps as many stories about the origins of Halloween as there are people to tel...