Welcome to Litsy!

Daughter was proud of her homemade meal of tomato soup & grilled cheese. 😋 It‘s fun to watch kids gain confidence cooking!

P.S. The soup was really tasty. Great book for anyone with a nice variety of types of dishes, but especially good for new cooks because the recipes have limited ingredients. Sometimes less is more!

Audio baking muffins and canning salsa. 😋 The salsa is for Totchos (tater tots with nacho toppings), something we‘ve not had before but the kids are definitely up for.

Listening to “Ms. Benson‘s Beetle.”

I wish someone had gifted me this book when I was a young adult learning to feed myself! Inexpensive, nutritious, easy, and wide variety of meals - with lots of vegetarian options. Its inception as a master‘s thesis and ongoing life as a free resource for low income eaters is a great story in itself. (Google for free PDF)

Definitely recommend and I‘m purchasing a copy for my shelves. Will be making the chocolate zucchini muffins this week. 😋

This James Beard-award winning cookbook is a free PDF from the author: https://books.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf — Spanish version: https://books.leannebrown.com/bueno-y-barato.pdf

#RedRoseSeptember
Playing some major catch up as work was insane this week. 🤪

When #MoneysTooTightToMention cooking inexpensive meals at home can help. Here are six cookbooks from my shelves about cooking & eating on a budget. 💰🍽📚

Barley risotto with peas and ricotta. I liked it a lot -- my husband and son were less impressed. Too bad, I froze a bunch and they'll be eating it three more times! #cookbookproject #cookbooks

#ModernMrsDarcy found some good deals on #Kindle books today! There were too many to post individually, so I‘m sharing the link:

https://modernmrsdarcy.com/great-ebook-deals/

#kindledeals #kindledeal #kindlealert

Photo: a picture of my classroom/workspace, for interest. 😂 I use a LOT of props. There are more on either side that you can‘t see!

Corn soup -- added some kielbasa for extra protein, and substituted carrots I needed to use up for the celery. Very good, and soothing for my husband and son's colds. #cookbooks #cookbookproject

Noodle bowl for dinner! ❤️