Author: Ellen
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Bread Pudding
I have been having fun watching StruggleMeals on YouTube. Tons of great ideas for cooking cheaply, using stuff many people might throw away, prepping, etc. One episode he made a bread pudding with stale bread. I love rice pudding and tapioca pudding so thought I’d give this a try. Any custardy thing gets my vote!…
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Ground Chicken: Cooking for One
Cooking for one can be challenging if you like to cook. I don’t want to make a lot of something and then freeze it. I don’t mind eating a serving of leftovers for lunch or a dinner later in the week so I typically cut recipes in half or even quarters. Most ground meat is…
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Escarole and Beans
Escarole and cannellini beans are a classic Italian combination. This mostly comes from Dom DeLuise’s Eat This It Will Make You Feel Better. The only real difference is that I add red pepper flakes to the oil and garlic. You can add more to the dish at serving if you’d like.
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Creamed Onions
My mother always made creamed onions at Thanksgiving. I remember one of those old celebrity cookbooks she had with recipes by John Wayne and other stars from that era. This came from that book, I think, but I never actually saw her use a recipe to make it. She would show up at my house…
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Homemade Pasta, Including Ravioli!
Hopefully my daughters aren’t reading this because we wanted to surprise them but it’s okay if they do. Marlo and I were wanting to do more homemade gifts this year but he works as a UPS driver so you can imagine the season is a bit busy lol. I have an old pasta rolling machine…