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  • Lazy Pot Roast

    Lazy Pot Roast

    I started with the Lisa’s Lazy Pot Roast recipe from The Complete Meat Cookbook but I modified it by adding more vegetables after the pot roast had cooked. First, the basic pot roast, which is FANTASTIC! I used a 7-blade roast, which was on sale at my local grocery. I did the rub, let it…

  • Leftover Turkey and Leftover Ham

    Leftover Turkey and Leftover Ham

    My sister is a wonder. She manages to host a fantastic Christmas dinner for our extended family AND send me home with some leftover ham and turkey. 🙂 In addition to making our traditional turkey sandwich spread, I made a turkey pot pie with the turkey. With the ham, I did a few breakfasts of…

  • Ground Turkey Picadillo

    Ground Turkey Picadillo

    I have seen various recipes for Cuban Picadillo over the years and somehow have delayed trying one until tonight. I love green olives and capers. I was leary of the kids’ reactions due to raisins (which they don’t particularly like). All the recipes I’ve seen call for ground beef of course, but we’ve been on…

  • Ferrero Chocolate Christmas Tree Giveaway

    We have two winners! Courtney and Ann. Please email your addresses to me at ellen at cheapcooking.com and I’ll have them sent out!  Thanks for all the responses! I hope I can do another giveaway soon! Ann, maybe you’ll share your chocolate pudding with us too!

  • Chocolate Giveaway

    It’s a bit last minute so I’ll have to make this short—but also very sweet! I’ve got two Ferrero Chocolate Christmas Tree gift boxes filled with Ferrero chocolates to give away. Add a comment below with something about chocolate, a favorite recipe or your favorite treat, by Saturday 5pm PST. I’ll use a random number…