Category: Main Dishes
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Carne Asada Burritos
We’ve been eating turkey and ham since Thursday and we were ready for a change! My daughter suggested going out for burritos; I suggested I cook something up at home instead so I went looking for some skirt steak. I had to settle for this package of thinly sliced beef round tip steak cap, which I…
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Turkey Enchiladas
What to do with Leftover Turkey: Turkey Enchiladas When you’re tired of turkey hash and turkey soup and turkey sandwiches, make these turkey enchiladas! Totally not “leftovers” but just a great Mexican-oriented meal. I made half green sauce and half red sauce enchiladas. The green sauce was store-bought, the red sauce was this enchilada sauce…
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Black Bean Burgers Recipe & Sweet Potato Fries
I don’t watch cooking shows very often, but these black bean burgers on Sandra Lee’s Money Saving Recipes were intrigued me. My parents came down on Wednesday to stay with us so my mom and I could start on Thanksgiving preparations. I knew they are always willing to try new foods and enjoy low fat…
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Thai Dinner Salad
I wanted a light green salad to go with the chicken curry in coconut milk I was making. This dressing recipe was quite good, but a bit salty. I think next time I’ll cut down on the fish sauce, but even though it was a bit salty it was still good. And it was the…
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Tokyo Fried Chicken
These were really good! I wish I had the shiso leaves to garnish, as suggested in Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen, where I got this recipe. The chicken is briefly marinated , then drained, tossed with cornstarch (or potato starch), then fried. She calls for 4 chicken…