Budget
Budget recipes draw on inexpensive ingredients and familiar staples. Omelettes, zucchini pancakes, and other preparations offer starting points when keeping ingredient expense low is part of choosing a meal.
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Fried Green Tomatoes
Though fried green tomatoes are commonly thought of as a Southern staple, they were actually an invention of 19th century Northern farmers who would pick the remaining green…
Fried Zucchini Strings
1 whole Zucchini 4 cups Canola Oil For Deep Frying Sea Salt Using a julienne peeler, cut the zucchini into very thin pasta-like strips. Discard the center core…
Tomato-Basil Simmer Sauce
Beyond pasta, try this irresistible sauce over grilled chicken or as a dip for garlic bread and grilled cheese sandwiches. 12 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 25 tomatoes), peeled…
Chunky Tomato Salsa
This salsa works just as well with green tomatoes as it does with ripe ones. Big veggie chunks give it great looks and bold flavor with less chopping.…
Jalapeño Cream Gravy
¾ cups Morrison’s Country Style Peppered Gravy Mix ½ Jalapeño; seeded and finely chopped ⅜ teaspoon Jalapeños powder Combine ingredients with ½ cup water. Mix with a wire…
Chile Cream Sauce
Lime juice adds a burst of freshness to this flavorful sauce, seasoned with zesty green chiles. 1 10¾-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup ½ cup water 1…
Steve’s Creamy Grits
Ingredients 3 cups water 1/2 cup coffee creamer 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup quick-cooking grits 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or a little more if desired, at room temperature…
Creamy Grits
This delicious Southern recipe for creamy grits comes from chef Frank Stitt’s cookbook, Frank Stitt’s Southern Table. 4 cups water, preferably spring water Coarse salt and freshly ground…
Borscht
4 medium boiling potatoes, peeled and halved 2 carrots, coarsely chopped 2 celery ribs, coarsely chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 14- to 15-oz can…
Apricot Dipping Sauce
¾ cups apricot jam 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste 3 tablespoons finely chopped scallion greens 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, or to taste Dash of Tabasco,…
