Tuesday Tips

This Tuesday tip: parmesan rinds is one I have been saving up for exactly this time of year — because before you throw away that parmesan rind, it has one more job to do. We are coming into soup season, and I do not toss a single rind around here. Every one of them goes…

This Tuesday tip: ginger cabbage is another little household hint straight out of my great-grandma Anna Hanavan’s old family cookbook — and just like her cake flour trick, it is about a hundred years old and still works like a charm today. Anna was a Czech immigrant and a farmer’s wife out in Colorado from…

This Tuesday tip: cutting boards is one I got genuinely excited to try — it is how I bring my dried-out bamboo boards back to life with a little food-grade mineral oil. I have been reaching for my bamboo boards almost every single day for the last three or four months, and lately they were…

This Tuesday tip: budget skillet is a bit of a bonus one — I already shared a tip with you yesterday, but when I ran the numbers on this smoked sausage, potatoes, and peppers skillet, I could not wait a whole week to show you. I fed my crowd a hearty, comforting one-skillet dinner for…

This Tuesday tip: cake flour is one I am so tickled to share, because it came straight out of an old family cookbook in my great-grandma Anna Hanavan’s own handwriting — a household hint that is about a hundred years old and still works like a charm today. Anna was a Czech immigrant and a…

This Tuesday tip: cook chicken once on a Sunday, and you can turn a single batch into three completely different meals for the week. I’ll be honest with you — I am not naturally a prep-ahead girl. I’m much more of a plan-ahead, not-a-prep-ahead kind of cook. But every now and then I look at…

This Tuesday tip: budget lasagna is the kind of post I love to share, because one pound of ground beef stretched all the way to feed ten people — and the whole pan cost me just $15.73. That works out to about $1.57 a plate at ten servings, for a hearty, filling dinner nobody walks…

This Tuesday tip: budget breakdown might be my favorite kind of post to share, because there is nothing better than proving that a real, gorgeous summer dinner does not have to cost a fortune to put on the table. I fed my whole family of six — barbecue chicken legs, corn on the cob, and…

Knowing how much food for a crowd you actually need is the Tuesday tip I wish someone had handed me years ago — because if you have ever stood in your kitchen making a meal for a crowd and thought “how much of this do I even need?”, you are not alone, and you do…

This Tuesday tip: strategic sides is the one that has saved my grocery budget more times than I can count — the secret to feeding a big family on a budget is not fancy recipes, it is the sides you pair with them. Rice, bread, and pasta are the three cheapest pantry staples in the…