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Things in my kitchen pantry (video)
We typically spend out week-ends grocery shopping and picking other things needed for the household during the week day. Here’s a video of some of the typical items we purchase from the grocery store. Want to know what’s in my shopping cart? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEo4ihSV2Tc]
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Simple Vegetable Saute and Pasta (Video)
The other day i started dinner late. I didn’t have any set menu on what i wanted to cook. I did know that i wanted to cook some fresh vegetables i had so they wouldn’t go bad. The result of needing a quick dinner and using fresh vegetables was a simple saute and pasta. What…
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Strawberry Milk
We love when strawberries are in season in my home. There’s nothing like some yummy fresh strawberries that you purchased fresh from the local farmers market. With that being said, i’ve found quit a few ways to enjoy strawberries, other than just eating them right out of the box. If your children like flavored milk,…
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How My Turnip Greens Became Beets
My wonderful hubby made a farmers market run on Thursday to our local market a few minutes from our home. He picked up the usual suspects, fresh strawberries, raspberries, cilantro, etc. He also bought some newer items, like “turnip greens.” Well i decided i was going to make a really nice pot of “turnip greens”…
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Chocolate Almond Butter Cupcakes (or Cake)
I’ve made this recipe a few times and it has changed each time i’ve made it. I don’t think it’s “perfect” yet so i’ll probably make it again and yet again until i get it how it appears in my mind. I really wanted to make some special treats for my youngest daughters 4th birthday…
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Seafood Sunday
I was in the mood for some sweet and sour shrimp and have been for some time. So i decided that i would make some over the week-end. Typically when i’ve had any sweet and sour dish i bought a jar of the sauce from the store. However most of the jar sauces are packed…
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Cake Decorating
I first did this post in July of 2009 on a different blog. I’m re-posting it here to share with everyone – my adventures in learning to decorate cakes and cupcakes.
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Easy Vegetarian Chicken Pot Pie
I was in the mood for some chicken pot pie but I didn’t have enough butter to make a crust. So I came up with this simple way to get chicken pot pie without the “pie.”
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Crock Pot “Meaty” Chili Beans
Ingredients 1 12oz package of ground meat substitute (none soy based), thawed 3 TBSP “no-salt” seasoning mix 3 TBSP onion powder 1 TBSP ground ginger 1 TBSP Garam Masala 1 TBSP lemon pepper 1 tsp turmeric 1 cup pureed tomato 1 cup vegetable broth 1 15oz can kidney beans (with juice from can) 1 15oz…