Category: Main Dishes
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Pork Roast with Cranberry Sauce in the Crockpot
I had originally planned to do this delicious sounding recipe with a pork roast studded with 40 cloves of garlic or somesuch, then roasted in the oven with a few things. But life got in the way. I had errands to run one evening after work and didn’t get started soon enough. The next night…
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Grandma Alice’s Baked Chicken and Rice
Grandma Alice’s Baked Chicken is one of the few recipes I have that’s been handed down. My mom had this on a newspaper clipping I think, that she’d gotten from my dad’s mom. It’s so simple and yet so good! Sprinkle some garlic salt on bone-in chicken pieces, press them into some seasoned flour, then…
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Sunday Dinner: Chicken Fried Steak
School starts tomorrow here. I asked the girls what they wanted for dinner tonight. One said “mashed potatoes and anything.” The other said “steak.” So I decided to make chicken fried steak, which fit with the “cheap” cooking theme since round steaks (aka London Broils) were on sale locally in a buy one get one…
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Chicken with Tarragon Sauce
I love exploring new cookbooks. The fancy ones with beautiful pictures are fun to look at but when it gets down to the nuts and bolts of putting dinner on the table reliably my favorites are often not much to look at but chock-full of good everyday recipes most people I know would like. Clear…
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Chicken Marinade with Raspberry Vinegar
This Chicken Marinade with Raspberry Vinegar I adapted from the 30 Day Gourmet cookbook, but substituted a raspberry vinegar for their red-wine vinegar. I’m sure it’s a winner either way. This was enough for 6 bone-in chicken breasts. I love marinated barbecued chicken. Chicken is so mild without some help. I will frequently mix up…