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Out Of The Freezer, Into The Oven – Dinner Is Done
Did you know that you can cook once and eat all week, or even all month? I know it might sound overwhelming but, in reality, it’s almost as easy to prepare for one meal as it is to prepare for a week’s worth of meals. Then when you get experience you’ll get so good that […]
Continue readingBaking in Your Slow Cooker
Many people don’t realize they can actually bake in their slow cooker. In fact, some recipes make baking in your slow cooker easier than baking in an oven. Also on the plus side, slow cooker baking uses less energy. Here are some recipes and ideas for baking in your slow cooker. 1. Whole Wheat Bread […]
Continue readingAdapting Your Favorite Recipes for the Crockpot
“I wonder if I could cook that in the slow cooker…” Have you asked yourself this before? Many of us with slow cookers have eyeballed them and wondered if we could cook our favorite recipe(s) in them. Often, you can. But before you just throw everything into the slow cooker and hope for the best, […]
Continue reading30 Days Of Slow Cooking – An Interview With Tracy Roberts
I love Fall… the cooler temperatures, the comfort food, the pretty leaves… My good friend Tracy Roberts from Moms In a Blog has come up with a fun idea. She’s challenging us to use our slow cookers more… for 30 days in fact and has come up with a cookbook to help us do just […]
Continue readingPantry Cooking – An Interview With Tracy Roberts
In last week’s newsletter, I mentioned that my friend Tracy from Moms in a Blog is working on a new kindle book on pantry cooking. She was kind enough to share a recipe from the book then and it was so well received that I asked her to come back and share another this week. […]
Continue readingStart Your Day With A Healthy Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I’m sure you remember your Mom telling you that when she was trying to get you to eat something before heading to school. The same still holds true today and there is now plenty of scientific evidence that our bodies don’t function as well without a […]
Continue readingWhat Exactly Is A Pone?
Here is another example of why our Hillbilly Housewife readers are the best! This description of the term “pone” is offered by CoachTurner in answer to another reader’s request for a “pone” recipe. I am pleased to post it here so more people will find it when they search. Thank you, CoachTurner, for your detailed […]
Continue readingSimple Weeknight Desserts – Frugal Treats The Whole Family Will Love
We don’t do a lot of desserts, but it’s nice to have some quick and easy ideas for those nights when the kids deserve a little something special, or when dinner is a little light and you need something else to round out the meal. It usually has to be quick and easy to throw […]
Continue readingIt’s National Banana Bread Day
Did you know that today is National Banana Bread Day? I didn’t either until I came across a couple of Facebook posts this morning. How fun to have a special day dedicated to my favorite quick bread. Banana breads are the perfect way to use up those over-ripe bananas laying on the kitchen counter. It’s […]
Continue readingThe Hillbilly Housewife On Kindle
The Hillbilly Housewife website is up and running again. I couldn’t be happier. For a moment there I thought we had lost everything… very scary. I can not express how relieved I am that the wonderful Courtney Chowning was able to recover and fix everything. To celebrate and to make up for the fact that […]
Continue readingCan Size Equivalents – Translating Old Fashioned Recipes
I was busy reading through some old cookbooks today and found a great recipe for a very hearty chili made with dried red beans. As I was jotting down the recipe, I came across an ingredient that I needed to decypher: 1 can (No. 2-1/2) tomatoes I did some research to find the actual “No.” […]
Continue readingCook Chicken Once And Eat Three Ways – Meat, Stock, and Schmaltz
There are a lot of ways to get the most out of a chicken. I like to roast a whole chicken for dinner, then make homemade chicken broth out of the carcass, skin, bones, and drippings. All the lovely flavors are there for the stock, and you have a whole chicken to feed the family. […]
Continue readingTips For Freezing Fruit And Berries
Because I love baking pies, I also love having a plentiful supply of fruit and berries on hand, prepared and ready to go. I got on a freezer cooking kick recently, so decided that along with the meals I was freezing, I’d try my hand at pie fillings. There are a few things to do […]
Continue readingGlass Canning Jars – Perfect For Freezer Meals
I’ve been doing a lot of meal planning lately, and that typically means a lot of frugal freezer meals, especially soups, stews, meat sauce, and other family favorites. Recently I removed a plastic ziploc bag of my homemade spaghetti sauce from the freezer, let it thaw slightly, then pushed the contents out into a saucepan. […]
Continue readingPie Baking Tips For Perfect Results
Baking a pie isn’t hard to do once you understand the basics. Yes, there are lots and lots of little tricks that result in a flakier, lighter pie crust and a firmer, tastier filling, but even knowing a couple simple tips will give you a pie you’ll be proud to serve. Here are the tips […]
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