CheapCooking
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Cuban Black Beans …. and Rice of Course!
I was making this fantastic Cuban Pork Roast for dinner tonight and wanted some Cuban Black Beans to go with it. I Googled and saw the pattern: some sugarsome vinegarsome alcohol (wine or rum)some sautéed onion, green pepper, and garlic added after an hour of cooking the beans in waterdried herbs including oregano and a…
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Braised Red Cabbage and Onions
I grew red cabbage in the garden this winter. It’s quite pretty but then I was at a bit of a loss as to what to do with it! I picked the first one yesterday and turned to Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today’s Produce With over 350 Recipes, a…
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Lemon Pepper Chicken and Artichokes
This was a combination of two recipes that were side by side in a community cookbook I picked up somewhere. I’ve been playing more with lemon pepper these days somehow and really like how it perks up a dish. My lemon tree is finally delivering fresh lemons again and I enjoyed its bounty in every…
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Buttermilk Pancakes
I will use the powdered buttermilk when I haven’t planned ahead and it works fine…but it’s not as good as real buttermilk. I bought some real buttermilk last week and hadn’t gotten around to using it in anything. This morning, freshly returned from a nice Spring break at Disneyland, I decided buttermilk pancakes were in…
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Kumquats Simmered in White Wine
Kumquats are an interesting fruit. They look like a small oval orange, about as big as the first joint of your thumb. Unlike an orange, it’s the peel that’s sweet while the inside flesh is a bit sour. If you like candied orange peels, you’d probably love these. They have a bit of pucker power…