Helping Home Cooks Save Time and Money
Reader Terry is making a Friday dairy buffet brunch for about 25 people in her friend’s home, for bar mitzvah guests coming in from out of town. She doesn’t want to duplicate the bagel and lox brunch planned for Sunday, and asked for ideas for items that can be cooked ahead of time.
Here is my suggested menu plan. It involves a limited amount of items that Terry will have to prepare herself.
Here is the roundup of posts on CookingManager.Com for the week of November 1, 2009. Even though it’s Friday, I published Making Gradual Changes: Bread. Wednesday’s recipe was for Sourdough Starter. You can follow the Facebook Discussion by signing up for the CookingManager.Com Facebook page using the widget on the right of the blog. I’ll […]
Over the years I buy fewer ready-made foods and cook more at home. As my family grows, the time I spend cooking pays off more in terms of both time and expense. A box of packaged cereal seems to disappear in minutes, and even two pizzeria pizzas won’t feed a family of 8 that includes […]
Parents these days are busier than ever, and the labels on those costly jars and boxes of baby food promise wonderful things. However, babies don’t eat a lot and for a few minutes in the kitchen, you can provide your baby with fresh, “whole,” and inexpensive foods. Gradually more of baby’s food will be cooked with your own. Save even more time by letting your baby eat by herself while you are in the room.
As your baby grows the expense of purchased foods will grow too. Exposing your baby to your taste in food, and developing smart cooking techniques, are long-term investments.
