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Homemade Cream Soup Base
You can easily make your own “cream of whatever” soup for reasons of economy or taste with a basic white sauce, a homemade cream soup base. Here is the base recipe for a white sauce and some variations so you can stay away from the canned soups. Homemade Cream Soup Base 2 Tbs butter 2…
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Make Your Own Sweetened Condensed Milk
I hate it when I need just one thing to make a recipe, so I’ve collected some good substitutes over the years. Here’s how to make your own sweetened condensed milk.
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Minestrone Soup from An Everlasting Meal
I periodically pick up and re-read portions of Tamar Adler’s An Everlasting Meal (affiliate link). It’s a great read to get your creative cooking juices going. And it’s focused on using things up and doing a little work now that can be used tomorrow, etc. Highly recommended but not just a recipe book! And this Minestrone…
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Corned Beef and Reuben Sandwiches
I don’t think there’s much disagreement about what goes into a Reuben sandwich. Corned beef, sauerkraut, (Swiss) cheese, Russian dressing and rye bread. I suppose you could argue about what kind of rye bread and what kind of cheese if you wanted. Make your own Russian dressing, for sure. It’s easy and tastes great. I…
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Sausage, Spinach, White Bean and Cauliflower Soup
The other day I made breaded and fried cauliflower. I made a great Sausage, Spinach, White Bean and Cauliflower Soup with the leftover cauliflower. I used Pam Anderson’s formula from How to Cook Without a Book, an easy set of ratios to remember with an onion, a pound each of chopped vegetables and meat, starch…