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Va. Chef Shares Tips on How to Feed a Family of 5 for Less in ‘Break Bread on a Budget’

April 21, 2023
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By Rekaya Gibson From The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk—Lexy Rogers hopes to teach people how to make easy, soulful meals with her debut cookbook, “Break Bread on a Budget: Ordinary Ingredients, Extraordinary Meals,” which was released April 4. She should know since she’s a private chef, Air Force wife, and mother of three living in Hampton, Virginia….

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Impossibly Easy Chicken Pot Pie

April 18, 2022
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Chicken pot pie is one of those budget-friendly meals that’s great for feeding an entire family. Not only is it a great way to use leftover chicken from the day before, but it’s also one of those meals that you can make with canned goods. But making a pie cruse from scratch kind of puts a…

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One-Pot Pasta Means Easy Cleanup on Busy Weeknights

April 1, 2022
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This recipe uses just one pot to cook the pasta and the sauce together; no draining a separate pot of boiling water required. This is possible not through magic, but through the precise measurement of the liquid needed to cook your pasta. There is just enough broth for the pasta to absorb and become tender, plus a…

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Kids at the Table: Teaching Manners With Memorable Meals

March 23, 2022
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I grew up in a large household as one of seven children. Table manners were essential for my parents’ sanity, a way to keep us under control. (Once, I remember being in total panic when faced with a bunch of grapes on my plate. To this day, I’m teased mercilessly by my siblings as they…

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