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Menu: Indian Dinner – Some in the Crockpot
A while back I had bought The Indian Slow Cooker: 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes and I finally got around to trying a few recipes. I only have one slow cooker so the day before I made up the Cauliflower and Potato dish, then reheated on the stove last night. The cauliflower stayed nice and…
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Chicken Under a Brick, Roast Potatoes and Salad
Flattening a whole chicken by cutting out the backbone and flattening it a bit makes it cook more quickly. I’ve done this before, with a recipe from Jacques Pepin that was browned on the stove and then finished in the oven. Tonight I did the same technique, but just rubbed some salt, pepper, granulated garlic…
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Menu: Pork Chops, Applesauce, Spinach and Baked Potatoes
No cookbooks to credit with this dinner tonight. Definitely one I can do in my sleep almost! In order of cooking: Baked potatoes Scrub, pierce with a fork a few times, bake on an oven rack at 350-400F depending on how much time you have and how large the potatoes are. My medium sized ones…
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Bacon, Watercress and Cheese Omelet with Fried Potatoes
Dinner tonight was two repeat recipes. It has been cold here, for many days in a row. I know it’s all relative and my cold, here in the San Francisco, is vastly different than those of you who live elsewhere. I read the weather reports for back East and down South and I know have…
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Creole Chicken Soup
I was in the mood for soup and had chicken broth in the freezer, but no cooked chicken. Could have added some chicken pieces to this if I wanted more protein but I’d had a bean heavy lunch and didn’t feel the need. I used a few cups of leftover mixed vegetables I had in…