Kate’s Cuisine

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 I wanted to try it because it had the kick of curry powder that I sometimes get a hankering for. The chicken was really good and it was really easy to make. I did cook [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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