Doing the No Grocery Shopping Challenge has me thinking how important bread was at meal time to feed a large hungry family. Breads definitely help to stretch a meal — that’s something I definitely learned doing this challenge. Bread doesn’t have to be complicated — it can be as simple as this cast iron bannock….
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
Dill Pickle Soup with Drop Noodles (Spaetzle)
Dill pickle soup is delicious and made even better with homemade drop noodles, which is similar to spaetzle, but cooked right in the soup. So good! Let’s get started! First, saute onion, carrot and celery seasoned with salt, pepper, dill and minced garlic. I am using dried minced garlic since I do not have any…
January’s No Grocery Shopping Experiment Week Three
Week Three has had a few more challenges than the last two weeks. It is definitely a challenge to not grocery shop for ingredients, or what we have run out of not to mention using what’s on hand while coming up with yummy recipes using those ingredients in new and delicious ways. I can see…
Cheeseburger Lentil Open-Faced Tortillas
My family loves lentils. We try to have vegetarian meals a few times a week and try to eat lentils and beans in different ways like in these yummy cheeseburger lentil open-faced tortillas. These cheeseburger lentils are delicious and reminds me of the flavors of a cheeseburger, even perhaps the flavors of the famous Big…
Vegetable Minestrone Soup
We are doing the no grocery shopping challenge and have been enjoying soups these last couple weeks, (perfect for these cold, snowy winter days!), like today’s yummy vegetable minestrone soup. Soup is a fantastic way to use up vegetables from the fridge and is an easy way to extend a few ingredients to feed a…
January’s No Grocery Shopping Experiment Week Two
It is Week Two of the No Grocery Shopping Experiment and so far it has been going well. It has been rather cold this week (between -25C/-13F to -42C/-43F) so staying inside and cooking is welcomed, and a warm hearty meal is especially yummy after shoveling all the snow! I have been enjoying my daughters…
Quick and Easy Buns
Fresh bread is delicious and these quick and easy buns are exactly that — quick and easy to make with only a handful of ingredients! In the “old days,” bread was served with each meal. It helps fill hungry tummies and is cost effective to make regularly. Since we are cooking from ingredients we have…
Lentil Shepherds Pie
It is January’s No Grocery Shopping Experiment week two and we enjoyed this delicious lentil shepherds pie casserole this evening. It was a warm meal complete with homemade pickles and biscuits which was simply lovely on this cold winter’s day! We enjoy vegetarian meals and often incorporate lentils into various meals. I used to purchase…
