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Quick Tip: Marinating Meat Is Pointless

Glazed Ham Are you wasting money by marinating meat? Apparently so. The marinade does not penetrate the meat--it just stays on the surface according to an article at Taste of Food. Think how much of the flavor on the surface of a ham gets into the slices of ham. All the pineapple juice, brown sugar, and spices stay on the surface. Inside? … [Read more...]

The Money Saving Secret Behind Sunday Dinner

Nobody likes to feel deprived, especially when it comes to food. I'm letting you in on a secret that Sunday Dinnerexperienced cooks have known forever. It's a secret that allows you to feel blessed by abundance, all the while you reap the savings of a little planning. The secret?  Make a big Sunday dinner. Whether you make it Sunday dinner or … [Read more...]

Easy Oktoberfest Recipes with Tons of Flavor

Oktoberfest is celebrated in Germany from late September into early October.  I always forget about it until we are well into October.  I figure we Americans can celebrate in October since we are not clued into the German schedule very much. I only remember it when I see ads for beer and restaurants talking about Oktoberfest.  Here are some fairly … [Read more...]

Steak! It’s What’s for Dinner

The Square Pennies Steak? I was quite surprised to learn that one of the most popular searches that led to Square Pennies was "Square Pennies Steak."   Since I don't have a post titled that, I began to wonder what people were searching for.  Is there such a thing as Square Pennies Steak that I don't know about? Or maybe readers are … [Read more...]

Soaring Beef Prices Force People to Find Alternatives

If you feel like the price of beef has been going up and up, it's not your imagination.  Between drought and increasing costs of feed, beef cattle are selling at higher and higher prices. Shoppers are looking at other meats and types of protein to help the food budget. Beef, it's what's NOT for dinner in more homes.Chicken, turkey, and pork can be … [Read more...]

Genuine Hawaiian Teriyaki Sauce and a Delicious Stir-Fry Combination

This is a very simple sauce to make and adds great flavor to many stir-fried dishes. You can add a little sugar or brown sugar if you want it sweeter.We ate at a fantastic Japanese restaurant last night. My bowl was a stir-fry of slices of steak, red peppers, broccoli florets, pea pods, onions, and bamboo shoots served on brown rice and topped by … [Read more...]

Beef and Guinness Stew

Make this hearty, healthy stew ahead of time & then just reheat it on St. Patrick's Day. It would also freeze well since there are no potatoes in it. No potatoes? The poster of this recipe says to serve with mashed potatoes, but I'd like some cooked potato chunks in a bowl with the stew served over it! Yum. The alcohol is cooked out so it's … [Read more...]

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