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  • Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

    Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

    I’ve done many variations of spaghetti and meat sauce over the years, like this 30 minute meat sauce or this cook all afternoon “Sunday Gravy” from The Sopranos Cookbook.  If you have time to cook the sauce a long time, you can use canned diced tomatoes or whole tomatoes that you squeeze with your hand…

  • Family Weekly Menu Plans: February

    Family Weekly Menu Plans: February

    Here are some winter weekly menu plan ideas, for February or other cold months. Week 1 Lentil and Potato Curry, Rice Easy Broiled Salmon Steaks, Red Potatoes with Herbs, Spinach Worcestershire Baked Chicken, Roast Asparagus, Beef Stew, Biscuits Breakfast for dinner: Omelets, Fried Potatoes Chicken Divan (Chicken and Broccoli) Casserole) Week 2 Polenta and Sauce,…

  • Potatoes Romanoff – Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

    Potatoes Romanoff – Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

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  • Cooking with Bulk Ingredients: Potatoes

    Cooking with Bulk Ingredients: Potatoes

    Periodically, potatoes go on sale around here for as cheap as .89 for a 10 pound bag. I’ve heard they get cheaper elsewhere but that’s about the lowest I’ve ever seen them here. Cooking with bulk ingredients like potatoes can be challenge. With some flexible ideas about how and when to serve them so they’re…

  • Making Soup from Leftovers

    The other night I made some sautéed green and yellow squash for dinner, minus the tomatoes plus some red peppers. This is a standby vegetable dish for me, being very flexible and loose. This time I used onions, garlic, green zucchini, yellow crookneck zucchini, and some sliced red pepper. Mmmm…. but I made too much.…