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Add something new to your meal rotation. The following recipes are flavorful and budget friendly. Having beef, chicken, pork or pasta will solve your what’s for dinner dilemma, and they’re all excellent as leftovers, too. Incorporate a fish, international cuisine, one-dish meal or leftover night and you’re set for a week.
Grilled Flank steak
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup …

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A streamlined menu plan saves you money. But preparing and serving the same meals can get dull quickly. A few ingredients stored in your pantry will add flair to your dinner rotation. As a bonus, they don’t cost much when you consider how many uses you can get from each item and the difference they make. One reader, Karen from Kansas, shares: “For a new ‘taste’ for …

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Your garden can go from zero to a ton of zucchini all at once. You can sneak only so many onto your neighbor’s doorstep and into unlocked cars. You can donate some to your local food pantry or freeze it to use later. Zucchini is wonderful grated and added to sandwiches or tossed into spaghetti sauce, omelets or baked goods. Tell me how you use up your abundance …

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Pineapple offers a sweet, tropical flair for summer dishes. It’s a good source of vitamin C, and when using canned pineapple, the juice can be reserved for drinking, cooking or baking. To cut fresh pineapple, place the fruit on its side. Use an electric knife, and cut a 1/2 inch to 1 inch off the top and bottom, then stand it up and slice downward to remove the …