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Leftovers with Ground Beef

As far as ground beef goes, we’re not particularly creative. Ground beef is usually our go-to meal if we’ve forgotten to set out a different cut of meat for that day or if we need something quick and easy. This … Continue reading

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Chicken-fried (cube) Steak, biscuits, roast potatoes, collard greens, and gravy!

Ahh, chicken-fried steak, a positive delight of Southern cooking!  For those of you who have not been anywhere near a Cracker Barrel in your life or, like me, you were raised a Yankee, bless your hearts; you just don’t know … Continue reading

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Time

One of the most difficult aspects of cooking with whole foods is finding enough time to prepare the food. In the first few years we were members of a CSA (community supported agriculture), we wasted quite a bit of lovely, … Continue reading

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Cube Steak, Veggies & Polenta — Good combination, execution needs improvement

OK, here’s a recipe that didn’t turn out well; I’ll run through the ingredients and procedure and then postulate about what went wrong. Continue reading

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