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Moroccan Red Lentil Stew With Couscous, and Andre Rieu on my telly again.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 8 Feb 22

Last night's dinner was Moroccan Red Lentil stew with couscous. This was something I hadn't tried before so it was kind of an experiment, and I was quite looking forward to it. Usually in the cookbooks they put that it serves...

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Eating Out vs. Cooking At Home and the Cost Difference

13tyates @13tyates (1606) • United States 8 Aug 16

This has been something I have struggled with for years! It's one of those things where running to get something to eat is so convenient and honestly as bad as it is for me, it tastes good! Then I look at the costs I could reduce...

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Cooking Meals

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 16 Oct 12

Over the years on Mylot I have used the tips posted by others to make cooking a lot easier. One of the tips was to plan a week of meals in advance and think that has helped me so much that I want others to know how much it can...

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Is there a right way or a wrong way to boil pasta noodles?

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 9 Oct 10

Do you believe that there is a correct way to boil pasta noodles or do you think it really doesnt make much difference? What do you do when you boil noodles? My ex and I are both very stubborn and we always thought each of us...

boiling pasta noodles

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how many different dishes do you make for your family for dinner?

bookreadermom08 @bookreadermom08 (5614) • United States 28 Jul 09

Ok, I have 2 kids --one is 6 yrs old and one is 18 mos old... and they both refuse to eat what I make for hubby and me. At first I thought it wasnt a big deal to make them something different but now I am cooking dinner for me and...

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Mashed Potatoes With Butter And Cream With Pork Chops

WebMann @WebMann (4731) • Canada 15 May 09

My heart health limits me as to what I can do so my wife usually has to do the hard work, even the easy work sometimes and I find that a real blow to the ego, but I can cook up a storm when I want and that helps after Jenny comes...

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Does anyone else subscribe to Kraft Kitchens newsletter?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 24 Sep 08

They have some really great recipes! I was looking at it today and found a French Onion Pork Skillet that looked delicious. I do, however, re-make the recipes to be low fat and low calorie and they taste very good. They give me a...

food newsletters

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wow!!! it is so lucky that no one got hurt!!!!!

raclie @raclie (1732) • Singapore 22 Aug 08

guess what? my mom was cooking today... when the burner EXPLODED!!!! yes, it did... and all the glass covering the burner was all shattered... wow... it was so lucky that my mom was away from the burner at that time, or she...

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What did you have for dinner tonite? Anything good? different?

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 10 Jun 08

I fixed a different dinner tonight out of the norm for mid-week. Actually it was a mistake but once the meat was thawed I had to cook it. I thought I was taking a regular beef roast out of the freezer, but I took venison...

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Do you all "bulk" cook?

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 29 Mar 08

By that I mean make a single menu item in double or triple portions and freeze for later in the week? I started doing this when I was a fulltime working mom of 2. You know, gotta get 2 kids to 2 differnet schools and myself to...

large quantitiy cooking

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What are You Going to Make for Dinner tonight?

catjane @catjane (1036) • United States 27 Feb 08

I was just wondering how many cooks we have out here. I love to cook and love to see new recipes. What is everyone going to make for dinner tonight? I am making steak, baked potatoes and salad.

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what to cook

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 6 Aug 07

Hey everyone tell me what I should cook tonight. Thats right Im tired of thinking what I should cook for dinner.LOL Its all up to you. Make me proud.LOL Anything except fish I hate fish! So whats for my dinner?

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Your invited

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 11 Jun 07

So whats for dinner tonight? Or did you guys already eat? I know some people did because its already night time for them. Im having a meatloaf which I havent made in a while. Now what can I have with it? Hmmmm I know some kind of...

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Cooking Dinner-How many nights a week do you cook?

mckenziemom @mckenziemom (522) • United States 1 Feb 07

It is quite surprising to me, but as my family has grown I have developed a true love for cooking for my family. These days I have been cooking at least 6 days a week and ordering pizza or some other takeout on Friday nights. How...

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