Mexican food has always been a favorite in my house, but I somehow managed to get through all the May 5ths of my childhood without realizing it was the perfect opportunity to break out so many of my favorite foods. The first time I ever officially celebrated Cinco de Mayo was freshman year of [...]
A few weeks ago, my husband, Jared, and I watched a few episodes of Extreme Couponing on TLC. Holy cow. It’s insane. On the show, hardcore couponers whittle down gigantic grocery bills (we’re talking upwards of $1,000) to less than $40. They all have incredible systems to keep track of store sales, coupon policies [...]
Last week was just one of those weeks. Between the late nights at work and a handful of lunches out that kept us full well past the normal dinnertime, neither Jared nor I felt much like turning on the oven. As a result, we ate cereal for dinner not once but twice last week. [...]
I tend to be a pretty high-strung cook, largely for self-imposed reasons. I like to do things in a certain order, only use certain tools for certain things and rely on a fairly strict clean-as-I-go routine. Although I’m completely aware that this isn’t everyone’s kitchen approach (it’s definitely in contrast to my husband’s fly-off-the-cuff, [...]
When I was growing up, my mom had a fairly regular repertoire of meals that surfaced at our dinner table. Like a lot of families, we had the usual fare like spaghetti, tacos and meatloaf. Then there were the special Tauchen-approved dishes like chicken enchiladas, flank steak, homemade lasagna and barbecue chicken. Some of [...]
