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Free Pickled Veggies and a Chow Chow Recipe

Here is a quick way to get pickled vegetables for free! The next time that you finish off a jar of pickles, save the jar and the brine. You can use it to make your own pickled vegetables! Just add sliced vegetables to the jar, making sure that the brine covers the vegetables. Replace the cap and return the jar to the refrigerator. You can do this with soft or hard vegetables. Soft vegetables, such as onions, peppers, cabbage, etc., will take only two days to brine. Harder vegetables, such as carrots, cauliflower and radishes will take longer, about five … Continue reading →

Taco Hero Recipe

Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover taco meat? There are two things that my family is loving right now: the ground turkey that we have been getting at a local farmer’s market, and using that ground turkey for homemade tacos. Earlier in the week, my husband cooked up about three pounds of the stuff using taco seasoning, and we naturally had our tacos that night. My eldest son, who is ten and so skinny that people wonder if he is being neglected at home, can put away eight tacos all by himself. So we usually don’t have … Continue reading →

Authentic Huevos Rancheros?

People who know me well, know that I’m a stickler for authentic Mexican food. I don’t love Tex Mex although if it’s tasty enough, I’ll eat it! But real Mexican food is so very different from what we Americans have come to know as “Mexican.” Knowing that I love my tortillas fresh (I’ve been known to make them from scratch for certain dishes) and that I can tell the difference between jarred salsa and authentic, someone sent me this recipe and asked if this is the real deal. Huevos Rancheros. . .or country-style eggs is a filling dish that used … Continue reading →

Desperate Dinner in a Pinch Ideas

Need a dinner that is fast and cheap? Try the following suggestions on those nights when you just don’t have a meal planned, there is little food in the house, and you don’t want to eat out. Breakfast for Dinner In a pinch, breakfast for dinner can be a fun and fast way to get dinner on the table. Most of us have the ingredients right at hand, such as eggs, cheese, pancake mix, oatmeal, etc. You can also make pancakes from scratch with flour, sugar, baking soda and other basic ingredients. If you keep some frozen breakfast meat in … Continue reading →