Category Archives: family meals

Easy Grilled Chicken Breast

I stuck my head in the freezer the other day looking for something to grill.  Now, this freezer is chock full of hard frozen food.  For those of us over 50, it’s more like Fibber McGee’s closet than a freezer.  You … Continue reading

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Mrs. CB’s Favorite: Meatballs and Meatball Grinders

I checked it out and yes indeed, Cheap Bastid has written both about meatballs and grinders.  But…not about “meatball grinders”.  So that’s what I’m going to write about today– Meatballs and Meatball Grinders.  Besides, I took some really good pictures … Continue reading

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Jicama and Zucchini Slaw

There’s all kinds of good things to try when it’s hot and you want something that will cool you off and fill you up.  And it doesn’t hurt if it’s good for you too.  One of those is Jicama and … Continue reading

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Pasta and Seafood Salad

We’ve still got lots of heat left this summer.  A couple of weeks ago it got hot and muggy here, just a few miles inland, in north San Diego County.  Hot enough that we really didn’t want to cook in … Continue reading

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Cuban Mojo Pork Roast

Last week my grocery store (Stater Brothers) had bone-in pork shoulder roast on special for $.99 a pound.  That’s a good deal even with the bone-in.  So I got one figuring I could freeze it and slow cook it when … Continue reading

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