The Plucky Housewives

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Mon, 9 Mar 2020 14:01:00 -0500

Hey readers. I am doing a senior research project on strategies to make healthy food more available to everyone. As a part of that, we are conducting a survey on food buying and grocery habits. I would LOVE it if some of you would take the time to go and answer a few questions... It would be so great to have a diverse perspective. You can just click on this link: Food and Grocery Habit Survey!

One Raspberry Tart and One Lemon Meringue Tart to go, please....

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Wed, 4 May 2016 22:16:00 -0500

Today was a pretty successful day in the kitchen. On the list to recipe test were an idea for a lemon meringue tart - based on Arlene's infamous lemon meringue pie and a Raspberry Frangipane Creme Tart. Raspberry Frangipane Cream Tart I will start with the Raspberry Tart. The result was pretty right on. Need some tweaking - mainly in the pastry crust. I think

Chickpea, Feta and Cilantro Salad

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:15:00 -0500

Chick Pea and Cilantro Salad I had visited a friend who had made a chick pea and parsley salad, which was surprisingly tasty for me. I love chick peas (garbanzo beans), whether they are in a salad or whizzed into a creamy hummus. I am also a lover of cilantro and began to wonder, as I usually do, as to whether I could successfully change up this recipe. I was delighted to

Strawberry Banana Dixie Trifle

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:48:00 -0500

So this is a variation on a theme. A few years ago I created in a frenzied moment, a trifle dessert at the last minute. All I had was a leftover cake, some bananas and a few other dairy items. I put together a dessert that has become quite the favorite of my friends (and on here). With a little bit of time and some more creativity, I came up with this updated

Gold Medal Flour Cookbook of 1904 - A good look at the history of what we make and eat!

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Tue, 4 Aug 2015 13:06:00 -0500

I am a collector of cookbooks. The older the better. I find them fascinating. The history of where the average housewife/cook came from and how we got to where we are today with the foods we prepare for those we love. Most of my readers know that the very name of my business comes from an old cookbook, The Buckeye Cookery cir 1876. My most recent addition has me

Thai Coconut Peanut Chicken - Crockpot Style

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:00:00 -0600

Original Inspiration via RachelSchultz.com Skinny Thai Peanut Chicken I was puttering around the house one morning, fretting over what I could possibly make for dinner. I was not smart and did not pull anything out of the freezer to thaw. In addition, heading out to the store just was not on my list of to-dos for the dinner. I vacillated over just having sandwiches or not

Buttermilk White Bread

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:59:00 -0600

I am a bread maker. I gained this skill from my mother. I will forever be grateful and so will my husband and children! I have a recipe I regularly use for bread, that has been passed on from my grandmother, made by her mother, and her mother and so it goes. Every now and then, however, I come across a recipe that is just a little different that I need to try!

Spicy Chipotle Chili

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Wed, 8 Jan 2014 14:39:00 -0600

I usually have a standard chili recipe that I use - have for over 20 years. I rarely deter from it. This last week, we were homebound, due to weather and with the bitter cold, going out and fetching for a few items just was not on the radar. I was hungry for chili though and scoured the pantry. I had made soup the day before and my favorite pot was in the outside fridge

Buffalo Bleu Chicken Soup

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Tue, 7 Jan 2014 11:57:00 -0600

Its been cold. Very cold. One of the "pros" when deciding to move to Missouri 2 years ago, was that the Show Me state had a more moderate climate. Tell that to old man winter this year. Today, the high is -4 with a windchill between -25 and -30. Hello? When did that become moderate? Thankfully, the native Wisconsin blood that pulses through this body

White Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage and Spinach

noreply@blogger.com (The Plucky Housewives) — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:00:00 -0500