CheapCooking
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Valentine’s Day Help: Playdough Hearts
When the girls were little, we tried to make something each Valentine’s Day. But it’s a challenge to not spend too much money, have something they can make, and have it be something everyone enjoys. We made airplanes out of chewing gum sticks one year (wrapped so the recipient could chew the gum!), various pretzel…
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Soy and Sesame Steak Marinade Recipe
I didn’t measure this but am recording the “idea” so I can fine tune the measurements later. I marinated the steaks overnight due to a change in plans at the last minute. Actually, I bought a max pack at the grocery since they were on sale, so I marinated more than we needed for one…
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Call It Goulash or Slumgullion or … ?
Whatever you call it, it’s good, fast, easy, and flexible. I saw this and then this plus a few recipes in various cookbooks, including Feed Your Family Fast, Healthy Meals on $10 a Day (only available used but a great book!). I was thinking something with noodles and ground beef. This must have been the…
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Taco Salad Recipe
When you cook taco meat, either serve a taco salad a few days later or freeze the leftover meat and then thaw and heat some night when you need a pretty easy dinner. Mix up some: Heat up: Serve in small bowls for garnishing at the table: You don’t really need any salad dressing for…
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Thai Noodle Soup
I made this Thai Noodle Soup tonight for dinner. Oh my. So good! I used a quart of homemade chicken broth I had in the freezer and about 1/3 of a package of firm tofu. I wasn’t sure what kind of pepper to use so used a jalapeno. This is just unbelievably good! Not at…