August 2010
166 posts
Baked Scallops Recipe from Simply Recipes →
How much did you pay for those scallops?? The heck you say! Did you overcook them? You did? The heck you say! Never overcook those expensive puppies again. This recipe cooks to perfection.
July 2010
9 posts
I haven't had a bad strawberry this summer →
Not only are the berries sweet this year but very cheap and SNAPworthy except when the kids come over and eat them all for breakfast :-) Here is a very good salad dressing. Just use it over spinach, adding sliced berries, pecans (almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts etc) and maybe bacon bits and some red onions.
“If you’re afraid of butter, just use cream.”
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Julia Child
(From one of her TV shows, relayed by one of its producers.)
Another summer treat... →
Went to Froberg’s (our local truck farm) and got some yellow squash yesterday, just to make this. I may throw in a little grilled chicken. This could be SNAPworthy for us but I bought the low carb tortillas and they are $$$ but the squash was .99 a pound. Two SNAPS up to my favorite TexMex recipe site.
And just what is SNAP anyway?
Congressional Food Stamp Challenge
foodstampchallenge.typepad.com
U.S. Members of Congress to Live on a Food Stamp Budget from May 15-21 (2007) This was a few years ago—The food stamp program is now called SNAP—supplemental nutritional assistance program. Rolls right of the tongue, don’t it? As a Lenten challenge, John and I decided to eat on $93 a week for at least 4 weeks...
Grilled Buffalo Wings Recipe - Allrecipes.com →
Always a good SNAP decision-WINGS!! Packed with protein and cheap (not as cheap as they used to be). Will use a sugar free cola (with splenda) and low sodium soy. Love my wings—They’re fun!
Welcome to my "food only" blog!
I’m starting this blog so that I will be able to share all my favorite recipes and links without all the hoopla of FaceBook. FB has a time and a place, but my interest in food, nourishment and hunger seem to get lost within the chaos of FB. NTS will address many issues about the what, how, where, why and when we eat. I love to cook and I’m very adventurous about it. I don’t...
