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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Zhoug Sauce
If you’re a Trader Joe’s fanatic, it’s likely that you know all about zhoug, a spicy, herbal sauce with a cult-like following. Pronounced “zoog,” zhoug is a Middle…
Semmelknöedel (Bread Dumplings)
Ingredients 1 (1 pound) loaf stale French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley…
Cooking Rice in the Microwave
Ingredients 2 Servings 1/2 cup rice 1 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon butter or margarine. 4 Servings 1 cup rice 2 cups water 1/2 teaspoon salt…
Traditional German Rotkohl (Sweet/Sour Red Cabbage)
Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds red cabbage, very thinly sliced 1 large yellow onion, finely diced 1 large Granny Smith or other semi-tart apple, peeled, cored and diced 1/4…
Japanese Shrimp Sauce
This delicious recipe for Shrimp Sauce Yum Yum Sauce will have you believing that you are sitting at the finest Japanese restaurant. Ingredients 2 Cups (440g) of Mayonnaise…
White Barbecue Sauce
White Barbecue Sauce – an Alabama favorite! More of a condiment than a BBQ sauce this tangy, creamy sauce compliments both smoked & grilled chicken & pork. Ingredients…
Grannie’s Mustard Sauce
Ingredients 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk 5 Tablespoons yellow mustard 3/4 cup sugar Preparation In a medium-sized bowl combine evaporated milk, mustard and sugar. Adjust to taste as…
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
A great side dish for Thanksgiving dinner. It can be used as filling for cranberry/cream cheese tarts and also makes a great topping on bagels, corn bread, or…
Homemade Tater Tots
Say goodbye to those frozen bags of tater tots. This homemade version is so easy, freezer-friendly and way better than store-bought! Ingredients 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled 1…
