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    Potluck Parties

    We had potlucks at work as often as possible. For a very long time I got stuck with the main entree. It gets expensive after awhile to always bring a big meat dish. So finally when they were planning the next potluck...I put down I would bring the drinks and rolls. They all cried "you arn't...
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    Fruit Salad

    On that sunshine fruit salad, we use the cherry pie filling instead and call it pink cloud :)
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    Stew with 'cheating' dumplings!

    I buy frozen bisquits and cut in slices..esp the buttermilk bisquits in chicken broth
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    Recipe books? (Need Help)

    A friend of mine made her own cookbooks to hand out to friends. She made 15 copies of each page...drew her own art...took photos and enlarged for the cover..she covered that with the clear contact paper and had handwrote a special message to the person she was giving that cookbook to. She...
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    Recipe books? (Need Help)

    I have bought cookbooks since I was 12yrs old..many are pretty but fairly useless in everyday cooking or entertaining casually. I am so not a socialite lol. I lived all my life by Chicago until 1991 when I moved to Mississippi. An elderly lady bought me a cookbook as a welcoming gift. That...
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    Hard, caked-on oil on pans

    I love a lot of older ideas the best as they seem to work great and dont cause further destruction. My kids even tho I threaten..invar. cook something on my cookie sheets..breaded shrimp comes to mind and oven cooked fries :/ I now use that paper to line cookie sheets to bake my cookies..best...
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    ISO TNT non sweet cornbread

    ty! Maybe this one will work out for me. I have tried for yearssssss and my bisquits either fall apart, no taste, or hockypucks :(. I appreciate the well written instructions too. Think I have been overworking the dough. I can make all the other breads..just not darn bisquits..my favorite...
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    ISO ideas for almond bark/vanilla candy coating

    ah I throw all kidns of stuff in and play with it Use those cute soft molds too I love to add raisins and walnuts rice krispies and dried fruits any cereal really works...any nuts...even covered buttermints once but that was bit too sweet for me lol I use the recipe for peanut butter balls and...
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    ISO TNT non sweet cornbread

    I love southern "buttermilk" cornbread..God forbid anyone add sugar lol. Not that mine isnt edible and my sons love it..I miss my dads cornbread. Mine is still somewhat cakey whereas his was a coarser bread, yet didnt crumble too bad.I have gotten mine coarser at times by adding less flour, but...
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    Honey fried chicken?

    Many years ago, I had some chicken wings that were called honey fried wings. There was defo a sweetness and the coating was crispy and smooth. They were awesome and had no need for dipping sauce. I have tried a few different ways but coating "appears" like a tempura but my coating gets nicely...
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    Can you slow-cook a chuck roast in regular oven?

    I do all my roasts that way using a thick ceramic pot to cook it in with lots of onions that are whole (I cut off bit on both ends..removed outer icky layers)..add just salt and pepper..bunch peeled red potatoes (hate white..too dry and grainy for my tastes)..anyway turns out great for any...
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    Hey from Mississippi

    Ty! I have been reading since I joined...oooo such yummy sounding recipes..i am so going to hate my next grocery bill.
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    Fried Mushrooms-rec. Idea

    once i had some cooked sausage patties left over from breakfast in the frig. I had placed right next to basket of fresh mushrooms. For something different to add to dinner I: cut off stems and chopped stems up fine, set aside caps In a skillet I saute' chopped mushrooms and finely chopped green...
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    Crostini recipe

    wow those pictures made me HUNGRY! I am going to try your recipe for sure. I am in awe that a 15 yr old came up with this, but really I shouldnt be since my sons are around that age and love to experiment in the kitchen....they just don't like to clean up after lol
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    Hey from Mississippi

    I am not a chef but like cooking when I can. I am disabled but have some days I feel good enough to cook. I don't get real fancy cause those recipes tend ot take hours and my legs dont hold up to that lol. I am originally from just 30 miles south of chicago so found this site searching for pork...
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