I love a quick to throw together dinner. Perfect when you’ve been out running errands and hear your stomach growling. With minimum prep you can have this on the table in no time – and this was so delicious that we savored every single bite!
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Happy Valentine’s Day to those of you who celebrate. For those of you who don’t celebrate, this is still a treat – so make it for yourself, your friends, your family. Enjoy!
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The day I wrote this post was a snow day (woot! woot!) and the grocery store was out of the hot cocoa mix that we like which prompted an investigation. Good grief, I’ve come to find I’ve been paying for the tin! It’s inexpensive to make, comes together quickly and is every bit as tasty as the other brands. TWO ingredients and an optional two more… Whip this together in a few minutes and have it ready to make a nice mug of hot chocolate in the time it takes to heat the milk! FYI, as cold as it was last week, it’s near 70 and sunny today. Crazy🤪! ❄️☀️
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A while back I had read about freezing your veggie scraps, then making homemade vegetable broth with them. I had two bags full of veggie scraps. I worked hard to have a good mix. Nothing that would give the broth a bad taste (i.e. cruciferous veggies) or be too soft (zucchini), etc. It came time to make the broth, I had a freezer bag jam packed. Then there was a carrot recall. Ahhh, deciding not to risk death for vegetable broth I tossed it all and started over…
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There is a secret that makes this the most fabulous sandwich – an absolute delight! It starts with homemade sourdough bread, yum! We didn’t have leftover turkey, but buy it sliced at Whole Foods, the in-house roasted turkey – wonderful. A slice of Havarti cheese and arugula added to the tastiness of this sandwich, but the true treat were these two…
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If you’re looking for a super special Christmas cookie recipe – look no further! This is a recipe the entire family can join in on. Everyone can display their artistic abilities (or not, ha ha) – either way, the cookies will taste the same – Out of this world delicious. As a family, we always doubled the recipe for the cookies, not sure if we did for the frosting, there is plenty!
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Have you ever been somewhere and tasted something so divine, fresh, real and over the top despite being so simple? Well, we have and I’m sharing it with you. The places you can use this are endless – oh the joy, just in time for the holidays! It will take your dishes from good to out of this world! 💫
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It’s always a treat to come up with something quick and so delicious. Easy? Yep, it’s that too. I almost always make my own vinaigrette’s (oh, I have a good one coming next week!) – I mentioned this Greek Pasta Salad recipe in a Thanksgiving post. I mentioned that I try to take something (having a food allergy) that I can eat if it turns out there isn’t something that I can be sure is allergen-free. Great time saver on this one, and wow, was it ever good!
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Well, the holidays are almost upon us! The grocery stores are packed with shoppers loading up on ingredients for their Thanksgiving Day feast.
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Funny thing, we were recently in Michigan visiting family. We ran to a cool pottery place (more on that in a future post) and passed this fabulous restaurant on the way home. We love Greek food but some places are far better than others and this is one of those places. We were there early and quickly the restaurant filled up with people. It was a weekday, most all were older, gathering around and having a good time. I loved seeing what they ordered, everything looked fabulous – including the “oompah cheese” as I used to call it, which is SO fun and delicious – I didn’t order it this time, but it was fun to watch.
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This soup is FABULOUS! It warms the house and smells divine. I LOVE soups with coconut milk (especially versus heavy cream!) – the coconut milk adds such a nice, subtle wonderful taste and the spices that go with coconut milk… #ohlala! Once you get all set up (chopping, etc.) this goes fairly quickly… it’s not an all day soup.
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My husband loves baked chicken. “What would you like for dinner?” Baked chicken. Nearly every time. He loves the crispy skin which tastes like fried chicken. I use bone in/skin on chicken breasts. Rub with olive oil S&P and pop into the oven at 350℉ for an hour. But what to go with it? Oooh! I know! Crispy baked potato fries – they were as gorgeous as they were delicious. Here’s how:
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We’ve had a few cool days/cool evenings – and that prompted us to find a recipe that was more fitting for this time of year. We have had four+ months of grilled food and salads. Now is the time for wonderful homemade soups and recipes that actually utilize the stove/oven. Woohoo!
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Homemade granola is a heavenly treat. If you’ve never had it now’s your chance to whip a batch together, share with friends, or freeze for later. I put it in Ball canning jars and it stays fresh until it’s gone (about a week?) – pictured I have my lunch: plain Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and mango with a sprinkle of granola (and sometimes a few dark chocolate chips, like maybe 7) – whoa! A power meal that keeps me full for a long time!
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I like to keep recipes on the healthier side at least a majority of the time, it’s why I’m such a big fan of Eating Well’s recipes. They are over the top good and in most cases they’re quick to put together. This recipe makes four servings, so I usually freeze two meatloaves that are partially baked, then either only make 1/2 the potatoes and green beans OR I use the leftover veggies for a different meal.
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