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Foods for Comfort and Nutrition Winter Foods Part Two Looking for easy-to-make winter foods? Warm up with this roundup of seven recipes, comforting and nutritious foods such as hot cereals, soups, and fried eggs. Simple as they are to cook, keep reading to see the recipes and benefits to eating these winter-comfort foods. Earlier this month, I shared Winter Foods Part One with my readers. Part One included my Honey Banana Bread recipe. The story behind why I’m baking with natural sugars is also mentioned in that blog post. So take a moment to go check out that article about my decision to change the foodsRead More →

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Foods for Winter Comfort and Nutrition Winter Foods Part One Make these seven easy foods this winter. Check out nutritious and filling dishes from this month’s first-week menu. Cook filling breakfasts, eat satisfying meals, and bake winter-friendly treats with natural sugars. New Year’s Day began with homemade banana bread in the Kitchen Southern Hospitality cottage. Baked with natural raw local honey and whole grain flour made it more nutritious than sugar-laden sweets I’ve given in to in past New Year’s celebrations. During the first week of January, my favorite dishes were the ones on the following list: Honey Banana Bread Mini Applesauce and Zucchini BundtsRead More →

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Easy slow cooker squash recipe like this one will have you eating seconds. Squash Stuffing Slow Cooker Squash Casserole is an easy recipe to make. If you like squash stuffing, you should try this. This slow cooker squash casserole recipe has been adapted from my Country Zucchini Casserole recipe. Simply combine all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and cook for eight hours. The final result is a delicious and creamy casserole that’s a perfect vegetarian entree or an accompaniment to your favorite meat. Cornbread Stuffing Mix Enhances the Flavor Since the squash recipe calls for a box of cornbread stuffing mix, it’s loaded withRead More →

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What would you do with an extra $10, $20, or more weekly?   If your pockets aren’t jingling as much by the end of every month, think about cutting back on your weekly grocery bill. Think you can’t feed your family for less than $100 per week? I challenge you to cut that in half. In fact, you can do even better. Try at least for one month spending only $25 weekly for groceries. Seriously, it can be done. You just need to become resourceful. What Do You Mean “Resourceful”? A little can go a long way if you use your resources. In other words, useRead More →

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Planning a road trip? Be sure to include food on your list of things not to forget. When you plan your on-the-road meals, most likely, you’ll eat more nutritionally than not. Pack snacks, water, and ice in an ice chest to save calories, fat, carbs – and money. Snacks can be more than just chips and dips like taco or tortilla soup, for instance. All that’s necessary is to bring along a portable stove to heat up the soup. If you’re really into going on road trips, or you’re a professional truck driver, it would be worth it to purchase the portable 12V stove. NOTE: This postRead More →

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What are your favorite restaurants to dine at on your birthday? A few of mine are (depending on my food mood at the time): Olive Garden Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant in Galveston, Texas Cheesecake Factory Last Friday, January 8th, was my birthday (yes, it’s the same as Elvis Presley’s). My daughter and granddaughters and I went out for a late breakfast – French toast. When I was asked where I wanted to eat for my birthday dinner, I thought of Olive Garden and Cheesecake Factory but wasn’t sure what I was in the mood for (I was still full from French toast at the time). CheesecakeRead More →