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Cheap Magazines
Just found this site for cheap magazines while I was reading Cooking with Amy. I have not yet ordered through it but the prices sure look great! I’ve let almost all my magazine subscriptions lapse. I have a love/hate relationship with magazines and was being overwhelmed with them when I did not feel like reading.…
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Split Pea Soup / Leftover Ham
When I bake a ham, there are always lots of leftovers. I always make sure I dice up a bunch of the ham and freeze it in two cup portions, roughly. I don’t actually measure. I fill a few sandwich bags of diced ham and then put each sandwich bag in a gallon freezer bag.…
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King Ranch Chicken Casserole
I’m not sure where the name comes from but you’ll find variations of this all over the place. You can use canned cream of whatever soup or make your own homemade cream soup replacement. If you can’t find Rotel brand tomatoes, use a can of diced tomatoes and a small can of diced green chiles.
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Copycat Old Bay Seasoning
I used my old coffee grinder (after washing it out carefully!) to make this Old Bay seasoning. I had some canned crab and used it to make crab cakes last night. Mmmmm! A treat, for sure, but sometimes you gotta splurge!
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CheapCooking Tools
Taking a break from recipes to write about one of my all-time favorite appliances. I can do without a food processor. In fact, I prefer to chop and slice and dice everything by hand. It seems to take me less time to do that and clean off my board and knife than assemble, chop, and…