Mama Malkavian's House

The secret to knowing what to make for dinner at any time is a well-stocked pantry. Keep ingredients on hand for the same few meals that you like, especially things with really basic ingredients such as rice and pasta. Our pantry always holds  Pantry dried beans pasta spaghetti macaroni twists or other shapes rice ramen mac n cheese canned vegetables canned tuna cream of... soup cream of chicken, mushroom, golden mushroom flour sugar baking powder baking soda red pasta sauce Pioneer packet instant mashed potatoes Peanut butter loaf bread Freezer, fridge: chicken ground beef eggs milk  jelly sliced cheese sliced lunch meat stir fry vegetables Fruit & vegetables potatoes onion apples, bananas, oranges (rotating) Seasoning McCormick's spaghetti seasoning Pioneer gravy packet chicken stock and/or chicken bullion garlic powder onion powder paprika salt and pepper oregano Condiments mayonnaise sweet relish ketchup mustard barbeque sauce steak sauce Worcestershire sauce minced ga...

Posted on  February 13, 2026  by  Alison Rushing When cooking to taste, if it’s too tart, add a swirl of honey.

Posted on  November 29, 2025  by  Alison Rushing My curried pumpkin soup was a hit at Thanksgiving dinner! After telling how great a time I had on Thanksgiving with my family and sharing a bit of advice for an autism-friendly holiday party, I share my own pumpkin soup recipe,  skip to the end. I had a very blessed Thanksgiving this year! We had good food and good company, and filled the day with various activities in the most relaxing way. The highlight of our Thanksgiving was the quality and variety of the food. The night before, I heard polite, although unsettling for the time of night, tapping on my BACK DOOR. If you are going to knock on the back door at 10:00 p.m., you’d better tap politely. I wasn’t too scared because the knocking was effectively polite. I turned on the porch light, and lo and behold, it was Uncle Casey with a large box of ingredients for the next day’s feast. Evidently, Lee and I didn’t respond to our texts or hear the front door. It was late,...