If you are anything like me, you are probably sitting around asking your self. What is the best canned salmon? Everyone knows that fish is a fantastic, healthy food. With lots of great omega fatty acids, fish is virtually fat free, yet packed with protein. The problem is that fresh fish is expensive, and depending on where you live, not actually very fresh at all. So many of us turn …
In a perfect world, every pizza would be made with homemade sauce created from vine fresh tomatoes and lovingly dried spices. In the world of a busy family, however, that’s just not practical. I’m thrilled whenever I’m making pizza from “scratch” and not ordering delivery. Finding a great jarred or canned pizza sauce has been crucial to making sure that my family enjoys homemade pizza, and doesn’t end up ordering …
Love nachos but don’t have the time to prepare it? I feel you! Nachos and tacos are my go-to snacks whenever I have guests at home. While cooking ground beef and dicing vegetables are quite easy, there is one thing that I find difficult to do whenever I am preparing these dishes—making the cheese sauce. That is why I make sure that I always have a stock of canned nacho …
If you live in one of the many regions of the United States, like I do, where tomatoes can’t be grown year round, you know the pain of trying to find a good tomato during the cold months of the year. I don’t care where they’ve been imported from, any tomato that has to travel for hundreds of miles is just never going to be as good as something grown …
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The other day, I made black bean sweet potato enchiladas. They were on my weekly meal plan, so I had all the ingredients except for one key piece: the enchilada sauce. I threw something together from canned tomatoes and spices and though the end result was tasty, well, it was just not quite a true enchilada. The sauce is really key. Although I like the idea of making my own enchilada …
Read moreIs there a Best Canned Enchilada Sauce Option? Let’s Find Out!
Canned Tuna is a lunchtime staple. It’s nutritious, inexpensive, tasty, and can be used in many ways beyond the classic tuna sandwich. But is all tuna the same? When shopping for quality tuna, there are a few things to take into consideration. I’ll discuss why you should be eating tuna, how to use it, and some of those shopping factors here and then I’ll weed through the reviews to discover …
Growing up, my mom made homemade baked beans for every single holiday. She’d cook them all day, and their luscious flavor and warmth and the delicious chunks of bacon fat are a special memory for me today. I tried a few times to make myself those kinds of beans, but I just don’t seem to have the right skills. Luckily, canned baked beans can be quite good, if you do …
Clam chowder is one of my favorite fall comfort foods. Creamy soup with the delicious texture of clams is filling, good for me, and feels like cuddling up warm and cozy. But making clam chowder is more effort than I can often put into cooking on busy weekdays, when my kids are home and life is busy. Canned clam chowder is a life saver when I want something delicious but …
