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Crunchy Oven-Toasted Croutons Recipe

By Lorraine Thompson18 Comments. Leave another...

It’s hip to be cheap. Repurpose your day-old bread: Make these Crunchy Oven-Toasted Coutons for salads, soups and snacks. Fashion’s fickle wheel cycles continuously and once more frugality is fashionable. Guess we’ve been ahead of our time for decades at Copywriters’ Kitchen ... [Read More] [18 Comments. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Breads, Recipes Tagged With: Copywriters' Kitchen recipe, Crunchy Oven-Toasted Croutons Recipe, Easy Homemade Crouton Recipe, Frugal Crouton recipe

Confessions of a Scratch Cook: “I Serve My Kids FAST Food.”

By Lorraine Thompson2 Comments. Leave another...

In our home, both parents work crazy hours and our teens juggle heavy homework, sports, music and far more exciting social lives than me or my husband. Busy as we are, our family somehow manages to gather around the table regularly for home-cooked meals. In our own way. Not ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Pastas, Quick Recipes, Recipes, Sauces Tagged With: CK FAST Food recipe, Confessions of a Scratch Cook, Copywriters' Kitchen recipe, Fast almost-scartch pasta recipe, FAST Penne alla Vodka recipe

Rapido Mushroom Risotto

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Purists may sneer at my one-pot risotto cooking method. You, however, will appreciate its rich flavor and 30-minute cooking time. Rapido Mushoom Risotto is so easy and delicious, it may well become a regular feature on your family dinner rotation. But don’t let its painless ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]

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What’s Cooking in Copywriters’ Kitchen? Weekly Menu February 15, 2009

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Need menu ideas? Here’s what we’re cooking this week in the Copywriters’ Kitchen: Monday Fajitas, Pinto Beans, Rice, Tossed Green Salad Tuesday Rapido Mushroom Risotto, Italian Bread, Mesclun Salad Wednesday FAST (Flash Almost-Scratch Tasty) Penne alla ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]

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Got 15 Minutes? You’ve Got a Great Scratch-Cooked Dinner: 15-Minute Marinara Recipe

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It only takes a few minutes to throw simple ingredients together, simmer them while pasta water boils, and enjoy a far tastier marinara than you’ll find in any jar. The Copywriters’ Kitchen clan loves 15-Minute Marinara with angel hair pasta, spaghettini and penne—and we also ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]

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