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Beef Kebabs
The other week London Broils were on sale, buy 1 get 1 free. I threw one in the freezer, intending to use it up soon. Today I defrosted it for a few minutes, so it was still partially frozen, and then cut it into 1 1/2″ cubes. It’s easier cut meat up when it’s still…
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Barbecued Hamburgers
There’s nothing like barbecued burgers in the summer! Sometimes I just pat the meat into patties but I like to add a few things for flavor. In general, I mix the meat up and pat into burgers about 1/2 inch thick. I noticed these burgers did not hold together as well as my usual mix,…
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Pork Chops Baked in Pickle Juice
I’m trying a new recipe tonight, from Not Just Beans: 50 Years of Frugal Family Favorites. As an aside, I love the taste of these bread and butter pickles but never quite know what to do with them. I prefer dill pickles (the spicier the better) in sandwiches and hamburgers. I actually like to pull…
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Meatballs with Mushroom Cream Sauce
Again with those frozen meatballs! Saw an easy looking recipe which was basically to take a can of cream of mushroom soup, add 1/2 cup of sour cream, mix it up, pour it over some meatballs, and bake. Well, I don’t use canned soups for my cooking so I made up a homemade mushroom sauce,…
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Rice–Plain old white rice
When I was growing up we almost always had potatoes with dinner. Sometimes we’d have a baked spaghetti and meat sauce kind of thing, or maybe lasagna, but the primary carb was definitely potatoes. Boiled, baked, mashed, scalloped, fried. And they were good! But I remember plain boiled white rice as a rarity, something to…