Hey, y’all. It’s Amie.

By Amie Knowles

“There’s no way,” my friend said. “Someone told me they saw your cooking show. I said there has to be another ‘Amie’ working at Dogwood because the one I know absolutely doesn’t cook.” 

I know, it’s wild. For those who know me outside of this little newsletter bubble—and if you’ve been here a while, then also in this little newsletter bubble—I haven’t been a great chef in the past. I was much more of a drive-thru dinner gal until a burger, fries, and drink started costing more dollars than I have fingers. 

To save money last year, I did something I dreaded. I *gulp* turned the stove on a temperature other than “high,” silenced the smoke alarm, and started making about 80% of our meals at home. It was an adjustment to the lifestyle we’d lived for a few years at that point, but it did give us some financial wiggle room. 

We found that a $10 steak dinner could be super flavorful, a charcoal grill and some aluminum foil worked magic for chicken, and ramen noodles deserved praise long after our college years. I know lots of folks in our beautiful state are living paycheck to paycheck; I’m hoping that by sharing some of our favorite home cooked budget meals, it’ll help y’all find a few bucks to put back in your pockets, too. 

Virginia’s no stranger to historical events: from touting the first successful English settlement in the New World to becoming a space for national D-Day remembrance.

That got me wondering: If you could witness one moment in Virginia history firsthand, which would it be?

Write to me at amie@couriernewsroom.com to share your opinion, and you could see your response in Friday’s newsletter. 

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