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Thanks to USA Today
Just wanted to acknowledge that CheapCooking.com (the mother site of this blog) was chosen as a “hot site” by USA Today. Lots of traffic on the main site today, plus 40 new subscribers to the newsletter.
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Sauteed Onions
Whenever I barbecue a steak, I always saute some onions to go with it. This is so easy to do but adds so much flavor! Peel the onion, cut it in half, then cut those halves into slices. Heat a bit of olive oil in a pan over a medium-low heat. You want to cook…
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Soy-Mustard Marinade for Pork
While at the grocery store looking over the meats, three butchers were ganging up on another butcher. “You don’t barbecue pork chops?” “No. I mean, I never have. I just cook them on the stove.” “You have NEVER barbecued pork chops?” “No. Why? I mean, I just learned to fry them in a frying pan.”…
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Marinated Chicken Thighs
Shopping the sales these days and chicken thighs (or legs) were on sale for 99 cents a pound. I picked up a package this afternoon, as well as some other meats of which I might write later this week if I do anything interesting. Life has been busy and I’ve not been experimenting, but relying…
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Banana Bread
Banana bread is a great way to use up those “too-ripe” bananas that suddenly appear and no one will eat. If you don’t have time to bake with them right away, toss them in the freezer until you do have time. You can toss them in with the skins on. You can peel them and…