BEANS! Healthy, nutritious, inexpensive and EASY to make! The recipes below are BASE RECIPES to get you started. Use them “AS IS” OR “TAILOR THEM” to your personal liking. Add more or less beans or broth – swap out some of the veggies – add leftover meat or...

What could be more special than making your own gourmet coffees and hot chocolate/cocoa at home, especially during the winter months? It’s easier than you think! You’re home anyway, so why not go free-style and experiment with some “hot treats” to help you pillage...

With Thanksgiving practically here and Christmas nipping at its heels, now is a good time to think about how to use up your holiday leftovers. Turn them into something totally different with the easy ideas below. Free-style them your way – YOU DECIDE if you want to...

Let’s talk about the chill of fall and the bite of winter. Let’s talk about “comfort food!” And what could be more comforting on a chilly day than a bowl of soup and a grilled cheese sandwich! Those old-school commercials had it right – showing moms everywhere that...

Soups can be fast, easy AND economical! Soup is a great way to stretch your food budget. And let’s face it, with chillier weather ahead, who doesn’t like a cup or bowl of hot, comforting soup? These are basic “free-style” soup recipes. Tailor them to your own...