CheapCooking
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Pasta Salad
Over the weekend, summer started. Well, not exactly. But our summer social life revolves around our neighborhood swim club and we got the first phone call of “Hey, we’re lighting some coals and cooking out tonight at the pool. Want to join us?” I had some of those great apple-chicken sausages. I had some sugar…
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Strawberries, Tomatoes, Basil, and Red Onion
Lots red in this and very pretty! Wish I’d caught a picture before we devoured it. No measurements for this one either. A friend had an overabundance of fresh strawberries and made this for dinner the other night. sliced strawberriesquartered and sliced tomatoesfresh basilthinly sliced red onionsliced mozzarella (optional)balsamic vinegar Layer everything prettily on a…
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Ask Extension Database, NDSU Extension Service
Ask Extension Database, NDSU Extension Service. Tons of information on freezing all kinds of food here.
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A new way to cook rice
I’ve read this idea plenty of times and finally set out to try it. Rather than carefully measuring the water for rice, bringing it to boil then turning it way down low and cooking the rice, I brought a large pot of water to boil and added the rice. I let it boil, stirring occasionally…
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Applesauce Pork Chops
Adapted from a Taste of Home recipe… I almost always cook up sauteed apples whenever I make pork chops. That’s easy. Peel (or not) , core, and slice apples, then cook in a bit of butter and sprinkle with brown sugar when they’re soft. This recipe called for cooking the pork chops with the apples…