CheapCooking
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Sunday Afternoon: Chermoulah
Sunday afternoons often find me with some free time and the desire to make a few things in the kitchen that cause the weekday dinners to go easier. School starts tomorrow for us. So I might normally think about baking a batch of muffins “egg McMom’s”, pancakes, or breakfast burritos for weekday breakfasts. In the…
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Weeknight dinners: Pasta with vegetables and leftover chicken
Reading Tomatilla’s post about weeknight cooking and pulling dinner out of a hat must have sparked this… The dinners you create out of what’s around, with no clear plan from beginning to end, are often the best dishes. My original plan was to make a quiche tonight, because I had lots of eggs and was…
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Chicken with Tarragon Sauce
I love exploring new cookbooks. The fancy ones with beautiful pictures are fun to look at but when it gets down to the nuts and bolts of putting dinner on the table reliably my favorites are often not much to look at but chock-full of good everyday recipes most people I know would like. Clear…
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Salsa
The tomatoes are in full swing in the garden. Ya gotta love August around here! I’ve got tomatoes, squash, apples, lemons, and various herbs available for the picking out back. I skipped planting my winter crops of garlic and onions last year and am really missing them when it’s time to make salsa! I’m pretty…
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Cooking on vacation
Back from a week at the beach and a week cooking in someone else’s home–always an adventure. When you rent a home for the week, you’re never really sure what you’re going to be faced with in the kitchen. I’ve had exquisite cookware and horrid stuff you wouldn’t even find in a decent thrift store!…