Carol's Food Watch: Recipes and Other Things

Carol's Food Watch is a place to come for recipes, helpful food preparation hints, and food saving tips.

I live a half hour from any grocery store or fast food restaurant, so running out for things every day isn't an option. We rarely eat out, and when I shop, I have to enough for awhile. It's hard to save money using coupons or running into town for the latest deal, so instead, I am always in search of other ways to save. This is usually either through getting the best deals on whole, healthy foods or making the most out staple foods that I already have.

"Food Watch" is about watching out for good recipes, good foods, and good deals.

The first thing I do is to make sure I have most of the staples in the house. These would be things like:

Rice (brown or white)
Beans (dry and cooked)
Flour (white or whole wheat or both)
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Sugar
Potatoes (white or sweet)
Milk
Meats (chicken, pork, ground beef, Italian sausage, and beef)
Fruits (apples, lemons, strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes)
Veggies (onions, celery, peppers, garlic, carrots)

With these items, you can make almost anything from your own ketchup, to your own bread.

I mainly make everything homemade, and I am learning to use foods that are on sale and in season while they are there. I try to make the most out of them by making foods and storing them for later.

I will get pictures in for different processes of cooking it. Bare with me there.

I also care about making homemade foods because I like knowing what I put into my foods, saving money, and I believe in a lot of the latest diet programs like E-Diets, South Beach, and Richard Simmons. Most of these recipes will fit into these programs. More about these programs later.

Carol