CheapCooking
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Produce Bags from Clearly Fresh Bags
The folks over at Clearly Fresh Bags sent me some of their bags to try. What intrigued me, of course, was the premise that I would throw away less produce because their bags help your fruits and veggies keep longer. I’ve mainly used it for lettuce, both cut and a whole head. I see that…
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How to Clean your Coffee Maker
Periodically, my coffee maker starts running very slowly. We live in a hard water area. I’ve learned that if I run a few cups of distilled white vinegar through it, then follow by running 3-4 pots of plain water though it, it clears up and runs like new again. Anyone have some other tips on…
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Nectarine Pie Recipe
The other day I hosted a large family gathering to celebrate my mom’s upcoming birthday. We were lucky that several cousins and their partners/spouses were able to join us, as my mom hasn’t seen some of them in quite a while. I had several people bringing food, mostly salads. I barbecued hamburgers, salmon burgers and…
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Sometimes You Just Want Roast Chicken
The weather here has gone from 99 degrees last week to nearly an inch of rain yesterday! It doesn’t usually rain in June here. If it does, it sprinkles. This was a full-out downpour that made my back gutter overflow because the water was coming down so fast! A nice warm dinner with chicken and…
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Repurposed Food: Steak Soft Tacos with Black Beans
A few nights ago I made my own corn tortillas using my new tortilla press and made huevos rancheros for myself and a friend for dinner, cooking up some canned black beans with some spices, cooked onions and tomatoes and using my own chickens’ fresh eggs! Cheap and delicious! I had leftover corn tortillas and…