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Category Archives: Saving Money

Sweet Potato (Palushky) Gnocchi – Recipe

If you are looking for an idea to use up your leftover mashed potatoes, whether it is white or sweet potatoes, gnocchi, or palushky, are your best bet.

With Thanksgiving coming up, you just might want to keep this recipe in mind, as for sure you will have some leftover potatoes to turn into a new dish.

Rosettes – Savella’s Recipe

This recipe is from the Traditional Ukrainian Cookery cookbook by Savella Stechishin (pg.415) if you have her book.  This book was extremely popular in the 1970s, and now you still can find it on Amazon.com.

I love making these Rosettes for special occasions because they look so dainty, but it is a time-consuming process like with most baking projects.

Chicken Stew with Dumplings – Recipe

This is a delicious stove top chicken dish, for those of you who prefer dark meat over white, and if your kitchen is not equipped with an oven. I used my Dutch oven, but any cast iron pot is suitable.

Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies – Recipe

These jumbo cookies are full of chocolate goodness,with crispy bottom, yet a soft and chewy middle.

Total perfection wrapped up superbly in one and all.

Saving Energy – Home Improvements

If you are like us and looking for ways to lower those ever-rising energy bills yet strive to keep your home comfortable, you need to begin with a professional Home Energy Audit of your residence.  These guys are very diligent in locating spots in your home where your all-paid-for heat and cold air are escaping to the outside.  They also offer many suggestions for remedying these problem areas in your home.