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Enjoy fresh foods from your own kitchen. It's quick, it's easy, it's economical, it's DELICIOUS! Use these recipes to get started! We'll add more monthly! The pictures are from when I tried them in my own kitchen.
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- Basic Foods for Fridge, Freezer and Cupboard
Recipes in this group are made from the same list of common foods, sometimes with just the addition of one or two foods. You'll be surprised at the variety and how much easier it is to shop for groceries! - Recipe Collections
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Basic Foods From Fridge, Freezer and Cupboard
Beverages
Main Dishes
- Muffin Meat Loaf
- Fruity Tuna Salad Sandwiches
- Make Ahead Beef Crumbles
- Deviled Eggs
- Spaghetti with a Secret
- Fried Rice from the Fridge (requires addition of soy or teriyaki sauce)
- Tuna (or Salmon) Salad
- Orange Pork Chops
Salads & Side Dishes
- Homemade Whole Grain Croutons
- Pasta Fritatta with Peas (or Tomatoes)
- Mighty Quick Coleslaw (and variations)
- Country Style Potato Salad
- Snappy Coleslaw
- Basic Recipe: Making an Olive Oil Salad Dressing
Soups
Snacks
- Tomato Basil Bruschetta (requires addition of fresh basil)
- Food Group Funny Face
- Creamy Peanut Dip
Desserts
Miscellaneous
- Toasting Nuts and Seeds (Using Microwave, Oven or Stove-Top)
- Freezing Onions
- Freezing Sweet/Bell or Hot Peppers
- Freezing Tomatoes (includes directions for freezing with their skins)
Recipe Collections
- Now, You're Cooking with Brown Rice
- What to Do with Zucchini
- Sumptuous Smoothies & Shakes
- Basic Bean Cookery (includes several recipes)
- Healthy Cooking with Fresh Herbs (directions for using various fresh herbs)
- Seven Simple Soups and Stews
- Turkey Anytime: A Recipe for Turning Leftovers into Planned-Overs
- Making Homemade Ice Cream without Using Raw Eggs (provides basic recipe and variations)
- Apples Anytime
Kitchen Helpers
- Cook's Tools
- Ingredient Substitutions
- Consumer Food Safety Checklist for "Planned-over" Foods
- Cleaning the Kitchen Cupboard: Toss or Save?
- Pass the Taste Test ... Use a Thermometer!
- How to Interpret Can Sizes: What to Do if a Recipe Calls for a No. 2 Can
- Basics for Safe Food Handling (includes a chart on refrigerator and freezer storage of perishable foods, Source: USDA)
- Temperature Conversion: Fahrenheit and Celsius
- Reducing the Size of Recipes
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Contact Information
Alice Henneman, MS, RD,
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
in Lancaster County,
444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A,
Lincoln, NE 68528
Email Me
402-441-7180
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