Hi everyone! Welcome to the blog. Katy is so creative and she suggested we get together and create a blog. We love recipes and cooking and think it's fun to try new things. Katy is much more talented on the computer than I and probably just much more creative anyway. So, I'm excited to be able to work on something with her. It will be fun to learn new things with a dear friend.
However, before I post recipes, I just wanted to share some of my favorite cookbooks and cooking blogs.
First there is Pioneer Woman.
She just published her first cookbook and I got it for Christmas. It is full of delicious recipes plus full color photographs of step by step instructions for cooking each recipes. My family enjoys the recipes I make from her blog and cookbook.
I love freezer meal cooking too! It's so convenient to have something to toss in the crock pot or oven and go out to run errands and come home and the meal is ready to be served. This is the second book published in this series, and I don't own the first, but I do own this one. Don't Panic...More Dinner's in the Freezer.
I am and have always been a stay at home mom, so I'm always looking for ways to cut my food budget as a single income family. This book was meant for feeding a family of four for $75, but the tips for saving money on your food budget would be applicable for everyone. A bonus is that this book contains some great recipes too! Check out Mary Ostyn's new book: Family Feasts for $75 a Week.
Another blog I enjoy is Pam Anderson's blog with her two daughters. (No...not that Pam Anderson) She is a fantastic cook! Pam has written a whole series of cookbooks, but the one that I'm especially partial to is How to Cook Without a Book.
This is a book I will go through with my daughter, because I want her to be able to pull ingredients together and create her own recipes. (Something I'm just learning to do after 20+ years of marriage and cooking.) I love the introduction of this book. It's definately one that I think is worth buying.
I love to read cookbooks and cooking blogs. I do much of my cookbook purusing at the local library and amazon.com. I find that they are great resources for checking out a book, reading it, then deciding if it's worth adding to your own personal cookbook library.
What are your favorite cookbooks and cooking blogs?
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I have a vast library of cookbooks. Some of my favorites are ones put together by local church auxiliaries. One recent find that might appeal to some of you is the "Hungry Girl" series of cookbooks. I discovered this one by accident while looking for resources for the kids in my program. It is written by a former Weight Watcher member and has hundreds of low fat, low calorie recipes. I have tried several of the recipes and my family hasn't even realized the meal was good for them. I also love the Taste of Home magazine and cookbooks as well as the Paula Deen Magazine and cookbooks.
ReplyDeleteI have followed Pioneer woman for a long time, back when she was a small blogger with few comments and followers. I learned to make gravy from her blog. I made it often before but was never quite happy with it. Once I started using my old iron skillet and a whisk my gravy just started working...mostly on my hips but that's a completely different blog.
ReplyDeleteMary, I don't know how creative I am, I just spent too much time in front of the computer (-;