CheapCooking
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Roast Cauliflower Recipe
Last night I was barbecuing a steak and cooking a spaghetti squash in the oven. Looking through the vegetable drawer I spied half a cauliflower and decided I could bump up the heat on the spaghetti squash so I could roast the cauliflower at the same time. I also spied a few beets in the…
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How to Peel Ginger
The easiest way to peel ginger is with a spoon! Just scrape the peel off with the bowl of the spoon. You can also use a knife, of course, but I’ve found that I waste a lot of ginger that way. Once the ginger is peeled, you can chop it or grate it. You can…
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Avocado Tostadas
When avocados are perfect, I like to make vegetarian tostadas with them so we can really enjoy the avocados. If I plan ahead, I like to make refried beans or even just cooked pinto beans. But I almost always have a can of refried beans or black beans in the pantry. I fry up a…
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Updating the Blog and Broken Links
Sorry for the broken links! If you go looking for old blog posts that you’ve bookmarked, you’re probably getting 404 error messages. I decided to update the look and feel of the blog and while doing so to bite the bullet and use simpler names for the blog posts, dropping the date from the name. …
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How to Make Chicken Broth – or Turkey Broth
I like to freeze some broth in 1 and 2 cup portions for recipes, and in quarts for making soup.