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Archive for January, 2010

Sausage Pepper Casserole

3/4 cup dry bread crumbs, soaked in 2 tablespoons melted butter   $0.45 2 tablespoons melted butter $0.12 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour $0.02 Salt and pepper to taste $0.02 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard $0.01 1 1/2 cups milk $0.41 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese $2.50 1 onion $0.47 1 green bell pepper, julienned $0.45 4 mild [...]

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Sausage Pepper Casserole: Review

I came up with this recipe one day when I really wanted macaroni and cheese, but I wanted something different. And this one’s pretty good! The rice sort of takes on a creamy texture due to the sauce, and the spice of the Italian sausage adds a really good punch of flavour to it. And [...]

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Captain Country Chicken

2/3 cup flour $0.07 1 tablespoon paprika $0.48 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts $13.20 Salt $0.01 Pepper $0.01 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil $0.36 2 tablespoons butter $0.12 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped $0.45 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped $0.45 1 medium onion, chopped $0.47 3 large cloves of garlic, [...]

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Captain Country Chicken: Review

I got this recipe from Rachel Ray’s book 30-Minute Meals 2. It’s a lot like my Tomato Chicken recipe but, not nearly as good. I was excited about this recipe because it had curry in it, so I was hoping to get a lot of that curry-kick. It failed on that end, as I couldn’t [...]

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Chicken Stock

3 – 4 pounds of chicken bones 6 stalks of celery, roughly chopped into 2 – 3 pieces each $0.44 6 large carrots, roughly chopped into 2 – 3 pieces each $1.02 1 large onion, quartered $0.47 6 – 8 cloves of garlic, smashed $0.08 Teaspoon of salt $0.01 1/2 teaspoon pepper $0.01 Total Cost [...]

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Chicken Stock: Review

I don’t know when the last time was that I bought chicken stock because I always have some in my freezer. The hardest thing about this recipe is getting into the habit of putting all your chicken bones into a freezer bag whenever you’re finished eating a roast chicken, or any kind of chicken really. [...]

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Banana Bread with Pecans

5 tablespoons butter $0.30 1/2 cup granulated sugar $0.09 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar $0.10 1 large egg $0.17 2 egg whites $0.34 1 teaspoon vanilla extract $0.22 1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas (about 2) $.61 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour $0.37 1 teaspoon baking soda $0.05 1/2 teaspoon salt $0.01 1/4 [...]

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