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Must-Have Kitchen Tools for the Home Cook

What are your must-have kitchen tools? What helps you the most in getting food on the table quickly and deliciously? When we went on our big European vacation this fall, I got to do some cooking. In both Collioure and Paris, we had vacation apartments with small kitchens. While they weren’t “fully equipped”, they did […]

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12 Great Recipes to Use Leftover Turkey

Don’t want to just reheat your leftover turkey? Try one of these recipes! Even though I’m not in charge of cooking a turkey on Thursday, I fully intend to buy a few turkey breasts to stash in the freezer. I love having an abundance of meat to use in recipes after the holidays are over. […]

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Homemade Herbes de Provence Recipe

Save money and season your dishes well with this homemade Herbes de Provence recipe. While we were in France last month, I did a fair amount of meal prep. Certainly not as much as I do at home, but I did cook and prepare meals during our vacation in order to save money and also […]

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This is Real Life in My Kitchen

Here’s a peek into my kitchen and all its problems. I hope you’ve got some good solutions to my kitchen dilemmas. Growing up I thought that the only spotless kitchens were those you saw on television. Ours was a small kitchen with little storage space. Stuff crept out on the counters because there was no […]

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Grocery Geek Report

Here’s my weekly report of what I spend on groceries for a family of 8. We focus on mostly whole foods, few processed items, and organics when it fits the budget. We go through eggs and yogurt like it’s going out of style. I know, we could raise chickens and make our own yogurt, but […]

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French Fridays: Eat Like the French

One of the things that we did to prepare our kids for a month in France was a practice I call, “French Fridays”. Instead of serving regular Friday night pizza, I switch up the menu to serve our dinner more in the French style. To do so, the girls enjoy setting a nicer table. I […]

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Pork Medallions with Sherried Shallot Sauce

You’ll feel like a rockstar chef when you serve up this amazing meal: slices of pork tenderloin bathed in a sherry and shallot sauce atop mashed potatoes. It tastes like a million bucks, but it won’t cost you morethan ten. This meal has been on our dinner table a lot over the past year. As […]

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Good Cheap Eats Giveaway Week #3 – CLOSED

Win one of three copies of Good Cheap Eats each week in November. This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to the winners:hannah77@,jessica.gambacurta@, andmtharrison3@ This month, we’re sharing a dozen copies ofGood Cheap Eatswith readers. As the holiday season approaches, so does the temptation to go overboard in grocery spending. You know how that is, right? […]

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Good Cheap Eats Giveaway Week #3

Win one of three copies of Good Cheap Eats each week in November. This month, we’re sharing a dozen copies ofGood Cheap Eatswith readers. As the holiday season approaches, so does the temptation to go overboard in grocery spending. You know how that is, right? With Good Cheap Eats: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for […]

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Thanksgiving Recipes to Make-Ahead and Freeze

Preparing a Thanksgiving feast can be difficult work. Make it a bit easier by choosing some make-ahead dishes that are freezer-friendly or can be stored in the fridge for a day or two. You know what a big fan I am of freezer recipes. If I can make a double or even triple batch of […]

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