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How to Make Chicken Cutlets
Chicken cutlets are a favorite around here. I vary them now and then but our absolute favorite is how I prepared them tonight. The variations I’ve done over the years include pounding rather than slicing thinly, eggs and water for the binding rather than eggs and soy sauce and lemon juice, not marinating at all,…
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Sausage, Red Beans and Rice Recipe
I had a kielbasa sausage that need using up the other night and was also in the mood for beans and rice. This was a pre-cooked kielbasa sausage, just fyi. First I started the rice in my rice cooker, then I went on to the rest. I would have used a green pepper if I’d…
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Sesame Chicken and Practice Bento Lunch Stuff
Youngest is starting a new smaller private high school so bringing lunch to school is once again a necessity. I thought she might enjoy the bento lunch idea, since I’ve been reading a few blogs that make it all look delicious. As soon as I showed her a hello kitty bento lunch she was sold!…
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Cheeseburger Soup with Cream of Mushroom Soup
Eldest is off for her first year of college. Youngest chose Cheeseburger Soup as our first meal together with just the two of us. I took shortcuts tonight, using a can of cream of mushroom soup instead of making my own white sauce and using some chopped mushrooms. If you want to see how to…
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My Favorite Barbecue Sauce
I experiment now and then but I keep coming back to this one. It’s so simple. I always have the ingredients on hand. It goes together quickly. I usually serve it with ribs, slow cooked over a 300 F grill for a few hours, turning every 45 minutes.