Welcome to the Scene!

Well now. I was asked... no, commanded (begged, pleaded with and bribed) to start this blog. I have a bad habit of announcing on Facebook what we are having for meals and I have invariably been asked for the recipes I used. So someone finally suggested (see above) that I start a blog where I share the recipes I use. I decided, Ok. Why not? I also have a blog that is following my journey to health so what's one more?  The link to my other blog is over there on the side bar if you are interested.  I also have a board with collected recipes on Pinterest. The link to that is over there on the sideboard as well.
But I digress. I do that a lot. It's really quite amazing I can throw together a meal some days. :)  Back to the point of this blog.
So I collect recipes from many sources. I will include when I can the link, name of book, or other sources as applicable. I tweak recipes and substitute A LOT so I will include my substitutions and tweakings.  I take short cuts whenever possible so I will also add those and let you know how well the shortcuts work.  I might even take some pictures if there isn't one on a website to borrow.  In deciding how to do this, I chose to post the recipes I actually use. Otherwise it would take forever for me to post all the recipes I have collected and I wouldn't  be able to impart any wisdom about them.
We do have a 16 year old bottomless pit to feed, so I try to make my meals affordable and easily stretched. We eat a lot of chicken and pork so you will find a lot more of those recipes. I am also an independent consultant for a company called Tastefully Simple. You will see me mention these products often. This is not a blog to sell our products, but I do use them a lot in my cooking, so if you do not have a Tastefully Simple consultant of your own and you live in the US, I have included the link to my website.  Just sayin'.  ;)  Of course you can likely find substitutions but it won't taste the same as what I have made. Just sayin'.  :D
In an attempt to keep our food bill down, we have also started participating in a marvelous program called Bountiful Baskets. It's a food co-op that is nationwide and has reduced our bill immensely. So again, I search for recipes to use these fruits and vegetables in. So you will get a wide variety of recipes by following along with me.
So welcome to The Savory Scene!  I hope you enjoy reading what I have to say and maybe even find some recipes to try on your own family (including any bottomless pits you may have).