Kate’s Cuisine

This really was the first thing I ever learned to cook. I still remember watching my mom make it in one of the first kitchens I remember. And lasagna night always meant that supper was going to be goooooood! When I became much older, I asked my mom to teach me how to make it [...]

1 package stewing beef $5.25 1/4 cup all-purpose flour $0.05 1/2 teaspoon salt $0.01 1 pinch ground black pepper $0.01 3 tablespoons butter $0.27 1 can diced tomatoes $0.99 1/2 cup beef broth $0.25 2 tablespoons brown sugar $0.10 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar $0.08 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce $0.17 1 teaspoon salt $0.01 2 [...]

I really wanted the sauce for my Tomato Chicken one night but I was also heavily craving beef. So, voila! I came up with a new Tomato Beef recipe! It’s made pretty much exactly the same as the Tomato Chicken with the exception that I exchanged white vinegar for apple cider vinegar, took out some [...]

1 package of pork side ribs $15.80 2 tablespoons of canola oil $0.07 1/2 teaspoon onion powder $0.07 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder $0.06 1/2 teaspoon paprika $0.08 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley $0.34 Pinch of salt and pepper $0.02 1/2 cup Martha’s Barbecue Sauce $0.76 Total Cost  $17.20 1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2.) [...]

Before I came up with this recipe I had tried to cook ribs just about any way that you could imagine. I had put them on the grill and cooked them from fleshy pink masses to dried up, shriveled up rectangular hockey pucks. I would boil them and then put them on the grill and [...]

A great way to have Chinese in without waiting for the delivery guy! 8 chicken legs $6.56 2 eggs, beaten $0.34 1/4 cup all-purpose flour $0.06 2 tablespoons canola oil $0.14 For the Sauce 3 tablespoons soy sauce $0.15 3 tablespoons water Free with your water bill! 1/2 cup brown sugar $0.10 1/2 cup honey [...]

I love pairing this recipe with chicken fried rice when I’m in the mood for some good Chinese food. And my kids love it too, which always make any recipe score big with me. And super easy to make! But,  you can make it even easier. My best friend makes this recipe but she browns [...]