Category: Winter
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Soup from Leftovers
I keep a container in my freezer for leftover bits of vegetables. When it’s full, it’s generally time to make some soup. It never comes out the way twice, of course, and you have to do a bit of tasting throughout and adjust some seasonings. Basically, I start with about a quart of broth, more…
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Chile Verde: 85 cents a serving
When I was checking out the marked down beef bones I used to make beef broth, I spotted some pork marked down as well. I picked up one pork shoulder steak (boneless) for .73 and it weighed about a pound. I also saw some “pork stew meat” for $1.73 which was also about a pound.…
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Applesauce Pork Chops
Adapted from a Taste of Home recipe… I almost always cook up sauteed apples whenever I make pork chops. That’s easy. Peel (or not) , core, and slice apples, then cook in a bit of butter and sprinkle with brown sugar when they’re soft. This recipe called for cooking the pork chops with the apples…
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Butternut Squash Soup
I’ve been experimenting with new vegetables this winter and the butternut squash has become a favorite. I kept seeing recipes for Butternut Squash Soup and finally got a chance to try make some this weekend. Dang, it was good! I had a recipe from Bon Appetit that I’d been eyeballing, but then searched online and…
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Baked Creamy Cauliflower
Searching through the vegetable bin this evening, I saw the cauliflower I’d bought earlier. My cauliflower always ends up with (or starts with?) grey spots on it, but I just cut them off. I’m guessing that just means they’re a bit older than they should be. The joys of supermarket shopping. Anyway, I’ve done Fried…