CheapCooking
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Fried Rice with Pork, Carrots, Celery, and Onion
The pork chops last night were great–but we still had about 3/4 of one left over. Tonight I used it to make up some fried rice. I had leftover rice from dinner last night. Fried rice comes out a bit better if the rice you use is leftover and dried out a bit, but if…
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Brined and Fried Pork Chops
I know pork chops are leaner than they used to be and hence older recipes will turn out dried hockey pucks if you’re not careful. I have a few good recipes that consistently turn out moist chops. But I’ve been reading about brining and have brined pork tenderloin with good results before and thought to…
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Book Review: The Warehouse Gourmet
I’ve just received a cookbook to review and have to say I love the concept! The Warehouse Gourmet is out to help you shop the “big box” stores in an economical fashion. None of that overly processed pre-packaged stuff in here. Instead, the book is full of great-sounding recipes for “6 pounds of ground beef”…
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Turkey Soup
On Thanksgiving, I threw the turkey carcass into the freezer, not wanting to deal with that then. Over the weekend I pulled it out and made some lovely broth! Then the other day, I used some to make some very simple vegetable soup. I was looking for a light soup. If you wanted a heartier…
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Turkey Enchiladas
I almost always make a batch of turkey enchiladas when I have leftover turkey. You can use canned enchilada sauce of course, but I find the homemade sauce just as good and it gives me the flexibility to just keep cans of tomato sauce in the pantry. With a can of tomato sauce, I can make…