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The Secret of Stretching a Chicken (part 3)

Do you remember that nice pile of chicken breast cubes that you set aside after making your chicken soup?Well we are going to make  a wonderful stir fry, lo mein, fried rice, or chow mein from that leftover chicken.  Of course, it is even nicer if you start with raw chicken for these dishes, but [...]

The Secret of Stretching a Chicken (part 2)

 

Stretching a Chicken (part 2).  If you read my recipe for turkey croquettes,   consider that the first of the three recipes I promised you.  All you have to do is substitute some of the soup chicken for turkey.

That chicken you had scooped out of the pot is now cooled and ready to be divided into [...]

The Secret of Stretching a Chicken

 This week large whole chickens were on sale, so I naturally bought one.  Generally, since I am cooking for one, I buy a bunch of skinless and boneless chicken breasts when they are on sale for under $1.50 per pound, wrap them individually, and freeze them.  You would not believe how far you can stretch [...]

How I Quit Smoking

 

Twelve years ago I quit smoking. The first thing I  had to do was to learn about addiction.  I thought if I could make it past the chemical dependency on nicotine, I’d be out of the woods.  Wrong!  Like a well trained mouse, I ran for a smoke every time I smelled coffee, liquor, heard [...]