Depression Cooking with Clara

I love cooking.

I love being frugal.

I love history.

I love biographies.

I love Depression Cooking with Clara. It’s the reminiscings of a spunky great grandmother, sharing meals and stories from the Depression.

You can view all the episodes here at the Depression Cooking Channel on YouTube.

I’ve included the first episode, Pasta and . . . → Read More: Depression Cooking with Clara

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Today we made our annual gingerbread houses.

We have the quaint little cottage of the LittlestPage nestled beside Page2′s ocean lighthouse.

And Page1′s peaceful Swiss chalet sitting neutrally between the rival castles of Page 3 and 4.

Tomorrow the wholesale massacre begins!

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Glorified Peanut Butter

Glorified Peanut Butter

Shared by Page1 (serves 4) Stir with mixing spoon until thoroughly blended in order listed: 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup of powdered milk 1 tablespoon raisins or currants

Mixing Peanut Butter in the Jar

We buy all natural peanut butter, which means it separates when it sits out at room temperature.

To mix the peanut butter in the jar, I stick one (and only one) beater in the electric beaters, plunge it into the peanut butter and turn it on to low or medium low. I carefully move the . . . → Read More: Mixing Peanut Butter in the Jar

Mixed Up Meals…

It was one of those days yesterday. You know. The kind where everything just seems mixed up and strange.

Our meal chaos plan yesterday included:

Lunch for Breakfast (We had mini pizzas and leftover brownies.) Breakfast for Lunch (We had raisin oatmeal and OJ.) Snack for Dinner (We had cheese chunks, marshmallows, and cookies) and . . . → Read More: Mixed Up Meals…