Finding shortcuts in the kitchen can save you money, energy, and time while also making the whole cooking experience more enjoyable. Here are 10 killer cooking hacks that will make your time in the kitchen easier. Cut the Acidity of Tomatoes If you’re like most families or amateur cooks, pasta and tomato sauce are staples […]
Homemaker Handbook Week Five: The Family Room!
This week were are going to make some sense of the Family Room! This is going to be that main room where you converge at the end of the day to veg in front of the television, whether you call it a living room, Den or TV room. If your room looks anything like my […]
Week Four: Cooking in the Kitchen (part 2)
This week we will tackle the insides of our kitchen. Since we spent last week getting the visible part all clean and decluttered, we should have plenty of room to remove things from the insides and get them all decluttered and cleaned up. Be sure to do a small portion at a time so that […]
Week Three: Cooking in the Kitchen (part 1)
So far we have set up a system to start collecting dirty dishes and laundry from around the house and now we have tackled our bathrooms. How do you feel? How is the house coming along? Well, over the next two weeks we will be cooking in the kitchen! LOL! Really, we will be starting […]
Get the kids in the kitchen with Joie Shop!
Now that my kids are getting older they are ready to explore and do their own things. They don’t really need me anymore. I miss being able to hold them in my arms and just have that one on one quality time with them. Now in order to get that quality time I have to […]
10 HOLIDAY TIPS FROM MARTHA PULLEN
Over at the Main site, Martha Pullen’s Southern Family Cookbook: Reflect on the Past, Rejoice in the Present, and Celebrate Future Gatherings with More Than 150 Heirloom Recipes & Meals (Adams Media, November 18, 2012) made the Holiday Gift Guide. I wanted to bring my Cooking readers’ attention to this great cookbook and wanted to […]
Menu Plan Monday: Free Kitchen Printables
You know that each week I usually do free printables on each of my sites. Today, I have other things to discuss on the other sites, so I am offering all the printables in this one location. I hope you enjoy them! Free Printable Baking Menu Plan Free Printable Baking To Do List (weekly planner) […]
Free Kitchen and Cooking Printables
I told you that I would get a list of all the printables I offer here at Southern Mom Cooks. I don’t have very many, but I am working on it. If there is something you would really like for me to create, please simply email me your request and we shall see! Check List […]
My Must Have Tools and Timesavers
It has been a while since I wrote a post on some of my favorite things. They are some of my most popular posts. I can see why! I like to read about others favorites in the kitchen, too. OK, so these are some tools and timesavers that I wouldn’t be able to live without […]
Red Chili Coconut Jasmine Rice
From Minnie: Well, actually Kelli here! Minnie didn’t have a thing to say about this rice when she emailed everything to me. So, I honestly have no clue what she thinks of it! However, this came from Minnie’s Kitchen and I don’t believe she would have taken the time to write it up, edit the […]
Spiced Pecans Recipe
Y’all know that looks good! I hate pralines, but I love spiced pecans! They are so yummy that when I make a batch, they are gone within a day or two. This recipe comes from my Grandmother’s kitchen. She has made them at Christmas, for as long as I can remember! These, Irish Potato Candy, […]
12 Jobs for Kids in the Kitchen
Ask stay-at-home caregivers what the toughest time of the day is and you’ll hear a universal response: dinnertime. This is the hardest segment of the day when moods turn to the dark side and tummies begin to growl. Not only is the food-prepping parent responsible for getting dinner on the table, but must concurrently keep […]