Economy
Thursdays Are For Cooking
I sent this off to AW1Ed. His response: Looks good to me. Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef This one comes from Betty Crocker’s kitchen, updated December 9, 2019. Prep time: about 25 MIN Total including cooking: 8 HR 55 MIN Servings: 6 Here’s something that should make every home cook happy: There’s tons of flavor […]
It’s Still Chilly Enough for Pancakes
As much as I love pancakes, my curiosity was awakened some time back when I found my mother’s 1952 Better Homes & Gardens cookbook in a box of old books. Comparing that to my more modern version, which I bought in 2009, I found a slight difference in ingredients, but not a lot. (No, I’m […]
Thursdays Are For Cooking
It’s still chilly weather and raining, and promises of more to come are in the forecast. Nice, long slog into next week, so I thought this might be a good time to revive the Stuffed Meatloaf Recipe. It is a budget stretcher, and with the current reduction in available meat at the meat counter, in […]
From Tiny Seeds….
Some updates on what’s going on in various places are here. All are worth a read. People are not taking lightly the strictures inflicted on them by people of varying degrees of abuse of power. It is plain that Americans in general are not going willingly into the gulags, after all. Cops stand down […]
Thursdays Are For Cooking
The strawberries are for dessert, people. Hold off on snagging a few, willya? The casserole suits a chilly climate like the one I’m in now. There are many, many ways to fix a one-dish meal, and the casserole is the best choice because you can expand the volume to provide a table full of […]
Where’s the Beef/Pork/Chicken?????
Meat production is down at processing plants. We know that. Tyson is having to euthanize hogs because too many plant workers are out of the work line and Smithfield is in the same boat as Tyson. It isn’t just pork: it’s beef and chicken, too. From the article: The day after the president signed the […]
In Regard to Recessions
There have been 33 recessions since 1854, long before the Great Depression. Some of them were severe, some were short and corrected themselves without putting too much pressure on people. When Andrew Jackson was President, he disliked the Second Bank, also known as Biddle’s Bank. His aim was to pay off the national debt, which […]
Thursdays Are For Cooking…!
Slow Cooker Smothered Beef Brisket from Betty Crocker Beef brisket cooked low and slow, and smothered in a savory shallot-and-mushroom sauce, makes for a dinner bursting with flavor. Round out the meal with Betty Crocker™ garlic mashed potatoes, and you’ve got comfort food perfection. This is good on any chilly, rainy day, which is what […]
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