CheapCooking
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Vegetable Soup
My new theme for Sundays is “Soup and Sandwiches.” Tonight the sandwiches were tuna melts and the soup was vegetable soup. I’m open to new ideas for the sandwich part of the Sunday menu. I have an endless variety of soups, but the sandwich part seems to alternate between grilled cheese and tuna melts. This…
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Chocolate Chip Squares
Here’s a treat from Lost Recipes that’s great for the lunchbox and easy enough to put the kids in charge of making them! The original recipe called for TWO CUPS of chocolate chips. I made them last night with 1.5 cups but think next time I’ll go down to 1 cup.
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Cranberry Pot Roast, Potatoes Romanoff, Cooked Carrots
Dinner tonight is all leftovers, so here are the links. The Cranberry Pot Roast was excellent the first night. I froze the leftovers and am reheating them for tonight. Mashed potatoes are always a hit. But we’re in fall swim team mode now, which means practice is until 6:45. I need to walk down and…
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Potato Pancakes and Bratwurst
Potato pancakes are a favorite around here in the fall. I serve them with applesauce and sometimes some chicken or sausage. The other night I had some bratwurst that I thawed. Simmered and Grilled Bratwurst Looking on the Internet, I saw that a common way to prepare them was to simmer them in beer and…
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Better Times Cookbook and Almanac of Useful Information for Poor People
Better Times Cookbook and Almanac of Useful Information for Poor People Here’s an interesting site that goes along with the CheapCooking ideas. Recipes, shopping lists, emergency preparedness ideas, and more.