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    Chili Coated Beef with Barley Cake and Tomato Sauce

    Posted on February 8th, 2009 by theapartmentkitchen

    I like the challenge of making good food for not a lot of money. I especially enjoy trying to make a seemingly fancy, well-composed dish on a budget. I got the basic idea for this dish from another blog and adapted it slightly.

    This dish is great because it uses barley – a delicious and [...]

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