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  • Russian Dressing for Reuben Sandwiches from Mark Bittman

    Russian Dressing for Reuben Sandwiches from Mark Bittman

    Russian dressing is never anything I actually put on a salad but I do like it on sandwiches periodically, particularly Reuben sandwiches. And I figure lots of folks might be having Reuben sandwiches tomorrow with their leftover corned beef from their St Patrick’s day dinner tonight. I just skipped the whole plain boiled dinner and…

  • Menu Planners, Price Books and Grocery Lists

    CheapHealthyGood has put together a great list of menu planners, price books and grocery lists. I found it because they linked to my old Excel pricebook, which you can download by clicking that link. It’s quite old at this point but may still be useful. Lots of good looking stuff over there in addition to…

  • Bierocks or Runzas

    Bierocks or Runzas

    I was thumbing through old magazines as I was decluttering and came upon an Old Cooking Light magazine that had a section on Mennonite recipes. I’ve never eaten these bierocks anywhere else, but the recipe reminded me of the piroshkis we used to pick up sometimes for dinner in Sonoma, where I grew up.  These…

  • Taco Soup from the Freezer

    Just me for dinner tonight and it’s cold out!  I was thinking about making Coconut Rice Noodles and Chicken Soup or this very good Thai Noodle Soup but then remembered I had a dinner size portion of taco soup left in the freezer. I find it easy to stick stuff INTO the freezer sometimes and…

  • Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

    Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

    I’ve always loved chicken enchiladas with a green sauce at Mexican restaurants and was hoping this would be a good substitute! I found them lacking something, although my children enjoyed them. I think it was onions I was missing. But if I’d added them that might have meant the children did not like them, as they’re…