CheapCooking
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Beef Teriyaki Skewers
My eldest is home from college for the summer. She cooks a fair bit for herself at school but beef is not high on the list so it is always something she requests when home. We saw a picture of teriyaki beef skewers in a magazine and she asked if I’d fix those for dinner…
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Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe with 1:1 Ratio
A birthday celebration tonight and the dinner request was barbecued ribs. My favorite way to cook ribs these days is to rub them with some spices and then grill over low indirect heat for several hours. I always make this supposed Applebee’s-like barbecue sauce recipe. These days I leave out the extra salt and the…
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Homemade Hamburger Buns with Good Hamburgers
My new bread machine, which I wrote about here, was in use twice today! I made homemade hamburger buns and a plain white loaf of bread. First, I just needed some regular bread for breakfasts and lunches tomorrow. This was a plain white loaf, with honey as the sweetener. After that was baked (about 3…
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Tacos: Leftovers from the Big Grad Party
I had leftover ground beef from the taco party a few weeks back and had frozen it in 2 cup portions. That’s a bit more than we would normally use for one meal but taco salads are a popular lunch around here so a bit of leftover will not go to waste. Tonight I had…
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When You Don’t Want to Cook but Have to Put Dinner on the Table
I think we have all those nights. You really don’t feel like cooking but you have to (or want to, to keep to your budget). It’s so tempting to get takeout somewhere or order a pizza. When I gave into temptation. it often seemed like it was just as much trouble to go get something…