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Cooking for One or Two People
Cooking for one or two without wasting food can be challenge. You’ll need to either learn to pare down recipes or use your freezer so you don’t get bored eating the same thing too many times in a row. Use your Freezer to Save Half for Another Day Prepare a standard recipe for a casserole,…
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Grocery Budget Tips
I don’t have a “budget” per se. I do track what I spend on everything though. I can see what areas I need to cut down on and which would have the biggest impact. And I know about what I need each month. I also know areas where I can cut down if I have…
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Chicken Tetrazzini from Leftover Chicken Cutlets
I made chicken cutlets for Sunday dinner and, as usual, I made spaghetti with oil and garlic (olio e aglio) as a side dish. I had some of each leftover and rather than just reheating the cutlets, I decided to make something different from them – chicken tetrazzini! This made use of the leftover spaghetti…
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Easy Chili Verde Recipe, Cilantro Rice & Pinto Beans
Our Sunday dinner last night was based on the easy chili verde recipe I’d promised to make for my youngest. I also made a skillet upside down cake with fresh cranberries. All the leftover chili went home with my kids for their lunches. I had the rice and beans with salsa and cheese wrapped up…
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Leftover Scramble
Last night was a solo dinner and I had leftovers to use up. Eggs are one of my favorite meals for using up bits and pieces of things and last night’s leftover scramble was a great example. I’d made pizza on New Year’s Eve and had leftover chopped vegetables, including peppers, onions, olives and peperoncini.…