http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com Low Cost Home Cooking From Scratch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 3-4pd. pork roast, add 1 medium sliced onion,1qt.jar of homemade sauerkraut (or 2cans of sauerkraut),caraway seed, pepper&salt,1/2 stick butter or margarine,add water to the roast alittle less than half the crockpot.Mix up your dumplings using bisquick mix or homemade dumplings, put on top of roast and kraut,by the tablespoons, cover ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/pork-kraut-with-dumplings.htm 1 lb frozen french cut green beans 1 can cream of celery soup or 10 oz of the homemade equivelant. 1 cup slivered toasted almonds Mix green beans with 1/2 cup almonds and the cream of celery soup and place in a greased casserole dish. Top with remaining almonds and bake at 350 ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/a-different-green-bean-casserole.htm Suggested ingredients and amounts (all are adjustable to your taste) 3-4 cups cooked rice 1 cup broccoli florets or peas 2-3 scrambled eggs 1-2 cooked and cubed chicken breasts (optional) 1 bottle sweet and sour sauce Put all ingredients in a bowl while they're hot, add sauce, and mix. http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/sweet-and-sour-rice.htm 4 small oranges 2 cups sugar (or sugar substitute) 4 cups fresh cranberries 1 cup chopped unpeeled apple 1/2 cup seedless raisins 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 Tablespoon vinegar 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Cut oranges in half and scoop out orange segment with sharp teaspoon or grapefruit spoon. In 3-quart saucepsn, combine all the ingredients. ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/cranberry-chutney.htm November 18th 2009 Editorial I bought my turkey yesterday and am slowly but surely getting ready for Thanksgiving. How about you? Are you cooking for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year? If so, take a look at the holiday planning guides my friend Christine from Menu Planning Central has put together. I love ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/newsletter-11-18-09.htm Since Thanksgiving in the US is just a few days away, I thought I’d share some of my favorite frugal Thanksgiving decorating tips. Anything from pumpkins to fall flowers can be used to make a pretty fall center piece. Use what you have and get creative. Dig out a bowl or ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/frugal-thanksgiving-decorations.htm Make mashed potatoes. While they are cooking take cooked pinto beans, drained, cooked kidney beans, drained, or a mix, or leftover bean soup or leftover beans that kidney or pinto beans are in them, and put them in a processor until relatively smooth. May add salt, spices, especially chili ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/delicious-beans-and-potatoes.htm looking for a from scratch recipe for cornbread that tastes like the Jiffy brand. I've tried adding sugar to some recipes, but they still don't taste similar. My son prefers this to southern style and there are times when I just don't want to run out to the ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/scratch-jiffy-cornbread-recipe.htm Lemon bars are an economical sweet and have always been my favourite but now I must cook gluten-free meals (no wheat or wheat byproducts, read flour, etc., etc., - everything, especially prepared foods of all sorts seems to have wheat as an ingredient!). I can 'jerry rig' a pastry ... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/in-search-of-gluten-free-lemon-bars.htm Hi Just wondering in any readers have any ideas on how to make your own closet damp absorber, you know the sort that collects the humid water in linen closets etc. Gayle http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/closet-damp-absorber.htm