Inexpensive OAMC/Freezer/Make Ahead Recipes

"Adapted from the book "The French Farmhouse Kitchen" by Eileen Reece. Flavored wine vinegar has been an important ingredient in French cooking since medieval times when vinegar was essential in order to keep meat edible in warm weather. Use whatever herbs and seeds you like or have in the garden. Thread perl onions or garlic with a darning..."

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Ingredients: dill seeds, garlic cloves...

"I found this on the Six Sisters' blog and had to try it. I can never get the sauce to thicken in the crock pot so I put the juices in a separate pan, add the cornstarch and cook it on the stove but I posted as it was written."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, honey, ketchup...

"I made this vegetarian lasagna for my sister when she came home from school declaring her newfound love for the dish. I knew she didn't like "chunks" in her pasta, nor does she eat many veggies in general, so I used the "sneaky" technique of pureeing zucchini, red pepper, carrot and onion into a smooth tomato sauce instead. "Smart"..."

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Ingredients: dried basil, eggs...

"I made-up this recipe because I wanted a healthy breakfast cookie that can be pulled from the freezer for on-the-go mornings, as well satisy my children's hunger as a healthy after school snack."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, Quaker Oats, eggs...

"One of Simi's favorite dishes is Pasta Al Forno from Nick's, a little Italian place by home. She declared this recipe even better. It is gooey with the mozzarella and provolone and healthy with the spinach. This like lasagne or baked ziti can be put together ahead of time and as with most pasta dishes the leftovers are even better. This freezes well..."

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Ingredients: pepper, Chardonnay wine...

"This recipe is from Lisa, a wonderful girl, who is my beautician in Wisconsin. I call her girl b/c she used to be a student of mine about 30 years ago. Oh, dear how time passes by. Now she is a model parent and wife who could also be a model in a magazine. I am guessing at the amount of pretzels. But what a great way to use up leftover pretzels!..."

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Ingredients: crushed pineapple, instant vanilla pudding...

"This was an experiment that turned out well. I wanted something different for coffee hour at church, and got many compliments on this. (I will admit that I made an extra egg so I could taste the finished product and still have 24 appetizers to bring!) The prep and cook times are approximate since you can do some steps simultaneously or ahead of time."

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Ingredients: chives, Spanish onions, pepper...

"Amazingly, the quiche will form its own crust. I think this quiche tastes best when it’s made the evening before and heated up the next morning. If you use a blender instead of a whisk, process the Bisquick, eggs, milk, pepper and salt for about 15 seconds; afterwards, by hand mix in the onion and garlic. Optional: Use ½ lb Canadian bacon..."

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Ingredients: nonfat milk, pepper, eggs...