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  • Green Bean Chicken Stir Fry

    Green Bean Chicken Stir Fry While growing up in the rural Midwest I overheard a number of conversations between grown men boasting about the number of quarts of green beans they had harvested and canned from their garden, as if they were talking about the number of women they had…

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  • Taco Seasoned Ground Beef

    I purchased a 3-pound family sized package of ground beef and divided it for a couple of different meals. One half became cheesy verde burgers and the other half I turned into taco meat! Cooked ground beef seasoned for tacos can become an element of several meals like nachos, taco…

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  • The Cheesy Verde Burger

    The cheesy verde burger I bought a 3 lb package of ground chuck on sale and decided I would make it into my weekly bargain buy and turn into several meals for myself — but it could just as easily feed a family on one or two occasions. First thing…

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  • Chicken and Red Pepper Soup

    Chicken and red pepper soup This is the second dish I made from a 4 lb package of chicken thighs I had gotten for 88¢ per pound, the first was grilled thighs with potatoes and broccoli. I was planning on making three but just before adding the portion of roasted…

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  • Cumin Dusted Chicken Thighs

    Cumin dusted chicken thighs I have become much more efficient with my grocery shopping and eating. Saturday, I bought a family pack of chicken thighs on sale for 88¢ a pound for a total price of $3.85. I will get at least 4 meals but more than likely 6 or…

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  • Nacho Cheese and Pickled Jalapeños

    Homemade nacho cheese and pickled jalapeños Last weekend my Dad gave me a gallon-size freezer bag full of jalapenos harvested from his garden. The wet spring and summer in Northern Indiana did wonders for his plants and the bounty this year was much larger than in years past. I used…

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  • Easy Grilled Corn on the Cob

    Perfectly cooked corn on the cob Sometimes nature provides the most delicious flavors. All you have to do is cook it right. To me, the greatest sauce on a burger is an egg yolk. There is nothing more delicious than biting into a perfectly cooked burger and piercing the yolk…

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  • Old El Paso Pork Chops

    Old El Paso Pork Chops seasoned with American Taco Spice. I always have a homemade Mexican seasoning in my pantry that I like to call American Taco Spice. If you sprinkle two tablespoons of it on a pound of ground beef, it will taste just like meat seasoned with the…

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