Faith Family & Beef

Diary of a Recovering Food Waster – Part 2

I am not going to lie to you, folks, the second two weeks of our journey to less food waste did not go quite as well as the first two weeks… Jan 18: In my valiant attempt to not waste anything from our Bountiful Basket, I made sautéed zucchini and baked hash browns with a side of patty melt for ... READ the POST

His Plans

If you know me, or if you’ve been following this blog since the beginning, you know that I have a love-hate relationship with plans and planning. I love having a plan, but hate when the plan goes awry. This past weekend was a perfect illustration of why I feel the way I do when it comes to ... READ the POST

Ridiculously Tasty Roast Beef Alfredo

I was channeling my inner Ree Drummond -The Pioneer Woman with this recipe, as it has an abundance of butter, cream cheese, and just general goodness/comfort foodness. But, really. This recipe happened by accident when I had leftover Alfredo sauce AND Ridiculously Tasty Roast Beef. As I was ... READ the POST

Diary of a Recovering Food Waster – Leftover-Makovers

As I was reading back over the entries from the last couple of weeks, I noticed a couple of things: 1) we ate A LOT of chicken and 2) the common theme was the leftover-makeover. I probably could work on making meals in portions that are more suited to what we will actually eat in one sitting, but ... READ the POST

Diary of a Recovering Food Waster

At the beginning of last year, one of the goals I set for myself, and my family, was to reduce our food waste. Sadly, despite having read the entire Feed Yard Foodie series on food waste complete with the staggering figures on just how much food is wasted here in the good ole’ U.S. of A. ... READ the POST

Do’s and Don’ts of Checking Water in the Wintertime

It has been cold here, folks – real cold. Old Man Winter showed up about mid-December, unpacked his bags, and settled in for what has been a rather lengthy stay. As a result, we have ice. And more specifically, ice that forms thick sheets over water sources closing them off to bovine consumption. So ... READ the POST