Recipes

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Chorizo and Mussels Recipe

Ingredients: 1 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter 1/2 pound chorizo, sliced or crumbled 2 large shallots, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced ...
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Savory Sage Chicken Liver Rigatoni Pasta

Ingredients 14 ounces rigatoni dry pasta 5 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/3 cup cipollini onions, shallots or yellow onion thinly sliced into rings  12 fresh sage ...
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General Tso’s Chicken 

Ingredients: For the chicken stir fry: 1-2lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup potatoes starch 1/2 ...
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Penne Alla Vodka & Rosé with Pancetta and Peas

Ingredients: 1 lb penne pasta 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 oz pancetta, diced. Adjust to less if you like less. 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 ...
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Asian Fusion Chicken Thighs

Ingredients: 8 chicken thighs 1/4 cup apple cider 1/2 cup less sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup of fish sauce (3 crab nuoc mam) 1/2 cup ...
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Roasted Oysters with Uni Butter

Ingredients 12 lobes of sea urchin (uni) 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 2-3 dozen raw oysters 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice Chives Himalayen salt ...
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Red snapper Escovitch with Harissa Sauce

Ingredients  For the fish: 2 medium to large whole or filet red snapper (cleaned) 6 whole habanero peppers or jalapeño or scotch bonnet for extra ...
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Lobster Bisque

A decadent starter or make it a main course. I can sit down with a bowl of this and some bread and be plenty full……………… ...
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Deconstructed Crab Rangoon or Crab Wonton 

The traditional way of making the Wonton’s is so time consuming that I came up with a way to simplify the dish and still get ...
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Thai Chili Garlic Mahi Mahi

Classic Thai dish bursting with flavor……. Ingredients: – 4 fillets of mahi mahi – 3 cloves garlic – 1 lemongrass stick -1 cilantro root or ...
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Mary

Frugal Gastronomy was born out of Mary’s creative mind (and stomach). The desire to eat restaurant quality food at a lower price point at home.

She has the motivation and unique ability to crave something, look up some recipes out there, and modify them to taste even better.

She has the ability to eat something at a restaurant and think about how it could have been better, then come home and recreate it with her twist.

She also has the uncanny ability to find a deal and shop the sales so we have the ingredients at home so when she craves something, she doesn’t need to run out and pay full price or even “Overpay” for convenience.

She started this blog and her website to pass on this knowledge on to other foodies to enjoy……