Recipes by Cassandra Plank (Page 8)
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Green Chili Beef Taco SaladHere is one of my recipes from my first attempt at once a week cooking. The inspiration for this recipe was from a salad I had at a new Tex-Mex restaurant in town called Chuy's. It was a chicken salad with fajita meat, but one unique topping was green chilies. They weren't spicy but they added a unique touch to what would otherwise be… |
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First Try at Once a Week CookingIn an attempt to make my last full week of classes before Thanksgiving break easier, I tried a new tactic for meal prep. It's called once a week cooking, and it is what it sounds like: you set aside a couple hours over the weekend to do the bulk of your meal prep. Many sources inspired me to try this. I had heard of once a month… |
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Autumn Lamb StewAutumn Lamb StewOne of the best ways I have found to save money is look for discounted meat in the meat section of my grocery store. Usually they decrease the price of items that have an sell-by date two days away, so they reduce the prices a lot. There's nothing wrong with these cuts of meat, so I snatch up several packages of them… |
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Mushroom Series: Mini Mushroom MeatloavesMushroom Series: Mini Mushroom MeatloavesOctober went by like a whirlwind thanks to all the projects and presentations I have been working on. Thankfully, I have time to post the last recipe in the mushroom series, Mini Mushroom Meatloaves featuring sliced cremini mushrooms from Kitchen Pride. The sliced mushrooms are really… |
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Spiced Pumpkin Yogurt Breakfast BowlSpiced Pumpkin Yogurt Breakfast BowlHappy Halloween! I had to come up with something with pumpkin in it to celebrate Halloween and fall. I love pumpkin, and lately I have been adding in more Greek yogurt into my meals for extra protein, so the combination came together naturally. I checked to see if anyone else had come up with this… |
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Mushroom Series: Primal Mushroom "Caulisotto"Mushroom Series: Primal Mushroom "Caulisotto"I am finally giving myself some time to get back to blogging after having been incredibly busy for the last few weeks. It's midterm time, so everything is coming due at once, which means I have been studying like crazy. I can actually report that I have been eating really well despite being… |
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Mushroom Series: Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Portabella Mushroom-Onion GravyMushroom Series: Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Portabella Mushroom-Onion GravyIt's the middle of the semester and naturally I'm swamped with work. I have to come on here and post, however, because cooking and blogging are a source of stress relieving for… |
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Mushroom Series: Mini Mushroom PizzasMushroom Series: Mini Mushroom PizzasFor the next part of our Kitchen Pride mushrooms series, I made an appetizer because I wanted to make more than just main courses. When I made this recipe, I had been craving pizza, plus I got a good deal on the turkey sausage and marinara sauce so it all seemed to fall together well. It can be… |
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Creamy Beef and Mushroom SoupHere is my first recipe in a series featuring Kitchen Pride's mushrooms, which they kindly sent to me. I was so excited to try their Mushroom Medley, which features white, baby bella, portabella, and shiitake mushrooms. I thought they would be great in a soup because each different mushroom would provide its own layer of flavor. I… |
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Grain-Free Pumpkin Spice PancakesI love to eat eggs for breakfast, but there's nothing wrong with taking a break from the usual for a while. I've been tinkering with a recipe for pumpkin pancakes for a while, and this formulation is one that I ended up loving. The reason I like it so much is that it's not too carb-heavy. Note there is very little sweetener added. I… |
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