CheapCooking
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Cornbread Baked in an Iron Skillet
We all love cornbread but I don’t seem to make it often somehow. However, I barbecued ribs for Memorial Day and you just have to have cornbread with ribs I think! I tried Mark Bittman’s recipe for Cornbread Baked in an Iron Skillet, which had a heavier corn meal to flour recipe than my old…
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A Mild Chicken Curry with Apples
This Mild Chicken Curry with Apples is from Dinner: A Love Story (affiliate link). You can find her blog here. I enjoy her writing, as I mentioned before and her recipes are quite good too! I was inspired to try her “starter curry” recipe because my youngest, who loves curry, just moved into her first apartment. …
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How to Cook Artichokes
I’m often asked how to cook artichokes. I grew up mostly in California and we ate a lot of artichokes. I only remember my mom boiling them in water and serving with mayonnaise and lemon juice, which is still a favorite of mine. We love artichokes–so much so that I have 3 plants of my…
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Yogurt Marinade for Grilled Chicken
I used Dinner: A Love Story’s version of a simple yogurt marinade the other night and it was quite good. It is very similar to this Persian style one I’ve used before. I wanted to cook a bit ahead so used two boneless skinless chicken breasts to be sure we’d have leftovers for salads and…
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Ranch Dressing Made with Yogurt
I’ve been spoiled by this homemade Ranch Dressing now. We all like Ranch dressing in restaurants but could never find one in the store we liked so well. I have several variations I like but this one is the girls’ favorite. I’ve simplified the measurements as I got them from America’s Test Kitchen. If you…