“Don’t Panic” Pasta
Depending on your school district the call to return to the classroom is growing louder. For all you stay-at-home moms this approaching day is better than your most treasured Christmas morning. As everyone piles on the bus, you can’t help but dance a little jig the whole way home. For those of you that work [...]
Happy, Healthy Hooverville – Tuna Supreme Casserole
It’s dinner time AGAIN and though I have a craving for seafood, I saw the prices at the market and decided to rethink this idea or possibly not feed the kids. The kids tend to get noisy and cranky if not fed, so I guess I will rethink my seafood fantasy meal. I head straight [...]
Happy, Healthy Hooverville – Marinated Eye of Round
Summer is moving along and the kids are now whining about the Back To School commercials on TV reminding everyone that summer will soon fade into bookbags, football practice, and homework. You are secretly praying the day will arrive although the summer days can be relaxing and fun. Just when you are in the mood [...]
Happy, Healthy Hooverville – Southern Burgers
A Weekly Guide to Cooking, Great Depression Style Saturday Night- Those are two words that always conjure up quite a variety of different images from weeks and years passed. These memories and olfactory hues tend to vary exponentially depending on the time frame of our life from which they emanate. For instance, the Saturday night dinner [...]
Happy, Healthy Hooverville – Simple Squash Steamers
A Weekly Guide to Cooking, Great Depression Style. If your yard has even a small spot of sunlight, you have the perfect place for a Hooverville garden. Not much time or energy is required as you navigate through a busy summer of jobs and kids. Yellow squash and zucchini will grow anywhere, and the blooms [...]
Happy, Healthy Hooverville: Honey, I Love the Chicken
A Weekly Guide to Cooking, Great Depression Style. After placing several items back in their place at the market, I finally saw something that made me smile and it was even smiling back!! That precious bear on the jar of honey was an old friend, and he invited me to renew our friendship with the [...]
Happy, Healthy Hooverville: A Weekly Guide to Cooking, Great Depression Style.
with Deborah Anne Neely Whether you are interested in politics or not, a trip to the grocery or market will capture your attention these days. What will $100 buy? Can you feed your family in the same way? Can you change your approach to shopping? It all takes planning. Planning can save time and money with [...]
Happy, Healthy in Hooverville – Green Enchiladas Casserole
Green Enchiladas Casserole: Ingredients you will need: 1 – Medium Can of La Palma Green Enchiladas Sauce 1 – Package of 3 to 5 dozen Corn Tortillas 1 – Package of Mexican “Ranchero Cheese” crumbled 1-lb of shredded chicken 1 – lb of Monterrey Jack Cheese – cut into semi-thin slices 4 – Large Haas [...]
Cabrera’s
By Mary Ann Mace In my family when I was young, we habitually dined out on Friday nights at a local Mexican restaurant. For no special reason other than to enjoy a dinner out, it was our family’s special evening for the week. Reflecting on this tradition, I recall my great anticipation over the meal [...]
Restaurant Listings – 4/10/08
American Fare Jake’s Roadhouse Family style restaurant serving morning, noon and night, Jake’s specializes in BBQ tri tip, ribs, pork and chicken. Jake’s also dishes up a great breakfast like its lemon raspberry pancakes. 622 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, (626) 599-9453 red, white and bluezz Crispy gouda mac ‘n cheese or free-range French cut chicken [...]