Bakina Jela

Christmas Spirit with a Decorated Dining Table

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:51:07 +0000

One of the most effective ways to spruce up your home for the holidays is to dress up your dining table using Christmas table decoration ideas that will put your family and guests in the Christmas spirit. You can beautify your table through the use of bright Christmas colors, glowing candles, festive garlands, and holiday [...]

Pasta and Tuna: An age-old affordable meal

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:45:46 +0000

Do you want to save money on your food budget? Pasta and Tuna is one of the most versatile meals to make. Grandmothers have been making this meal for centuries. You have probably made it yourself and have one standard recipe you use. It’s easy to make and there are endless variations to this affordable [...]

Country Roasted Flavor

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:40:07 +0000

You might not think of roasting a vegetable such as green beans or asparagus. Green beans can be roasted and are wonderful with garlic and butter or olive oil. Asparagus can be roasted the same way. Both of these wonderful vegetables will look mouth watering with blackened edges and it will bring out that familiar [...]

Roasting Vegetables

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:34:37 +0000

Close your eyes and try to remember the aroma wafting from Grandma’s kitchen. Do you smell it yet? I smell a pot roast permeating the air with a mixture of garlic, beef and simmering gravy. You can create almost that same mouth-watering aroma when you roast vegetables instead of boiling them. Vegetables? Yes, that’s right. [...]

Kitchen Advice

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:27:49 +0000

If you’d like to purchase a pasta maker, the old fashioned metal, hand cranked versions seem to be the most durable and easiest to maintain. Pasta, by the way, has got to be one of the best cheap recipe ideas of all time! All you need is flour, water and eggs. Make an extra batch [...]

Money Saving Ideas

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:04:09 +0000

Grandmother’s Traditional Money Saving Ideas in Use Today Seems as though the world today has returned to the traditional times of our grandparents in respect to money saving food ideas. Our grandmothers and great grandmothers had a garden for vegetables and often traded with their neighbors. Now it is time to go back to that [...]

Grandmother’s Old Fashioned and Modern Recipes

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:56:20 +0000

Everyone knows we are living in hectic times – parents are working harder and longer hours. Children have school, after-school activities and then homework. It’s hard for families to sit down together for meals. Couples and singles also have demanding lives where it seems almost impossible to relax for a moment to in order to [...]

Eggs Benedict

admin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:23:39 +0000

Eggs Benedict – An Easy To Make Classic Traditionally served on English muffins, Eggs Benedict is a scrumptious breakfast or brunch treat. This egg lover’s delight can have many variations, but the classic starts with either ham or Canadian bacon placed upon a split and toasted English muffin. Just right poached eggs lay over the [...]

Stuffed Vine Leaves

admin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:12:39 +0000

Stuffed Vine Leaves on a Budget Traditionally, stuffed vine leaves are made with grape vine leaves. You can purchase grape vine leaves in most grocery stores. If you are on a budget and need a money-saving idea, you can use cabbage leaves instead. One head of cabbage goes a long way. Grape vine leaves can [...]