Author Archives: kaylarobinson
Vanilla Extract
Vanilla extract doesn’t have to be that pricy baking essential that you dread having to shell out money on. You can make your own at home for much cheaper and even have more control on the quality of it. It’s super simple and just requires you to spend 5 minutes making it and 6 monthsContinue reading “Vanilla Extract”
Weekly Meal Plan 2/14/21 – 2/20/21
Shaw’s had some pretty decent sales this week, so we came up with the following meals: Seafood pasta – using the on-sale shrimp and scallops with the FAB5 Prince Pasta Sandwiches and chips – using the deal on chips/Smartfood and Smithfield bacon and sliced cheese With Valentine’s Day coming up this Sunday, we wanted toContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 2/14/21 – 2/20/21”
Shaw’s Sales 2/12/21 – 2/18/21
View the ad for yourself here. Sales at Shaw’s this week include: New York Strip Steak 3lbs+ $4.97/lb limit 2 pkgs Raw Shrimp $4.97/lb limit 2 pkgs Lucerne shredded or sliced cheese 2/$5 Kellogg’s $1.99 Blueberries and strawberries 2/$4 limit 2 each Frozen bay scallops $5.77/lb Bumble Bee canned tuna B2G2 Gorton’s fish BOGO FABContinue reading “Shaw’s Sales 2/12/21 – 2/18/21”
Chicken Breast
This foolproof method of cooking chicken (or turkey) breast will always yield juicy, perfectly cooked chicken breast that can be used in a variety of recipes from there like this Southwest Salad or Chicken Pot Pie. It’s great for any dish that requires chicken, like enchiladas, alfredo, or stir fry.
Rice
Do you long for the perfect rice without a rice cooker? Just a little sticky, but also fluffy and not at all mushy? We’ve got you. This is a foolproof method to get the perfect rice, whether brown, white, long grain, short grain, etc. Just adjust the cooking time and you’re golden. Rinse rice inContinue reading “Rice”
Bacon
I know exactly what you’re thinking. Why on earth do you need a recipe for bacon? You just fry it up in a pan, right? Wrong. There are better and worse methods, depending on what you are trying to do with your bacon. We have found the method below to be the safest, most versatileContinue reading “Bacon”
Wax, Parchment, Foil, Plastic – When to use what
Weekly Meal Plan 2/7/21 – 2/13/21
Looking at this week’s sales at Shaw’s, we came up with the following meal ideas: BBQ marinated steak tips with potatoes (on the grill if we feel like braving the snow, oven roasted if we want to keep it inside) and some sort of veggie (steamed broccoli?). Italian sausages with onions and peppers with aContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 2/7/21 – 2/13/21”
Shaw’s Sales 2/5/21 – 2/11/21
View the ad for yourself here. Sales at Shaw’s this week include: Steak Tips 3lbs+ $4.87/lb limit 2 pkgs Avocados 57c limit 6 Perri Italian Sausage $1.97 limit 2 pkgs Green Grapes $1.47/lb Lay’s Potato or Kettle Chips $1.99 limit 4 Thomas’s English Muffins B1G2 Campbell’s Chunky Soup B2G2 FAB 5 – buy 5 orContinue reading “Shaw’s Sales 2/5/21 – 2/11/21”