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Janet Bostwick[_2_] Janet Bostwick[_2_] is offline
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Default Homemade Versions of Convenience Foods


"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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>>I was just reading the thread about foods you've never purchased from
>> a supermarket. I would love it if people posted their recipes for
>> oven fried chicken and pork, green bean casserole from scratch, etc.
>>

> I "oven fry" chicken with cornflake crumbs to make a nice crunchy coating
> They sell cornflake crumbs in the baking aisle. Or you could just buy
> cornflakes and crush them
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> It's easy enough to make homemade hamburger helper

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> Jill

Hamburger Helper was simply invented so the busy housewife could eliminate
preparation of already existing one-dish meals, aka casseroles, hot-dish,
whatever. (Yes, I know it is no more difficult to prepare them from
scratch -- food marketing is inventive) I find it curious that we are now
working backward. Strange. . .
Janet