One pot dinner, my new favorite cornbread recipe and a few other things.

I am so excited! Kroger is having a Saturday sale and Kroger brand 8 oz cheese blocks and shredded cheeses will be 99 cents and you can buy 5. I have been hanging onto a few coupons and I have two that will total $2 off 4 blocks of cheese. That means that this ladybug will get 5 blocks of cheese for $2.97. I also have a $5 off $50 spent and a $6 off of $60. Something tells me that I am going to be under budget this week or at least on budget but stocking up for future weeks without great sales. Also from the 4-7th you can download a digital coupon on your plus card and get 2X fuel points on your purchases. If you dont make your own toothpaste like I do Colgate toothpaste is on sale for 88 cents. I like to save coupons for toothpaste and buy them up and donate them to a womens shelter.

Cooking your dinner on a wood stove not only saves you money but makes you feel like Laura Ingalls Wilder. I cooked my dinner for about 5 hours on the stove. I mixed up some cornbread and when the hubby got home everything smelled so yummy and was ready to eat. I hope he doesnt expect dinner to be finished at 4:30 every day.

One dish potatoes, green beans and sausage

1 pound of potatoes sliced in to 1/2 inch
1 pound of smoked sausage
1 pound of fresh or frozen green beans

I put a little water in the pot and set on the stove that was around 300 degrees for 5 hours. I layered the potatoes on the bottom then the sausage and the beans on top. I also added chopped onions and garlic.

You could easily do the same thing in your crockpot on low or put everything on a sheet pan and toss with olive oil and bake in a 400 degree oven for 45-50 minutes. Whatever works best for you.

I tried a new cornbread recipe from the Bobs Redmill site and think we will continue to use this one. I made a few changes.

Corn Bread 1 cup Medium Grind Cornmeal 1 1/3 cups Buttermilk or substitute 1 and 1/2 Tablespoon Vinegar in regular milk  1 cup All-Purpose Flour 1/4 cup Cane Sugar or honey 2 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Salt 2  Eggs 1/4 cup Melted Butter cooled

Instructions

1. Combine medium grind cornmeal and buttermilk in a large bowl and let sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan and set aside.
2. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the cornmeal mixture along with the eggs and melted butter. Mix until thoroughly combined.
3. Transfer to the prepared pan and bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 – 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.
4. For muffins: Line a standard 12-serving muffin tin or a large 6-serving muffin tin with paper liners, then spray with pan spray. Bake for 15 minutes for standard muffins or 20 minutes for large.

I had read that you could stuff empty toilet paper rolls with dryer lint and use them as fire starters. I tried it and it worked!

Tonights recipe is cheeseburger soup. I hope to cook the ground beef and get it all put together and cook on the wood stove again. I may even try a crusty bread recipe in the crockpot. I am going to be gone most of the morning so who knows what will happen.