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vegetarian sliders

January 13, 2012

OK, I have been promising this for over a week now. This was a Quinoa experiment that went VERY WELL. I made Vegetarian Sliders which is just perfect for that {indoor} January picnic. This recipe was inspired by two I came across on Pinterest – both used Quinoa and the recipes were very similar. One [...]

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i am dreaming of an easy dinner

December 23, 2011

I love food, but the PROCESS of getting things to the table that taste good is often challenging. I need some great go-to recipes. Things that are simple. Things that are easy. Things that taste good. I love what I tried this week as part of the holiday celebration of beef… Mexican-Style Pot Roast. Mmmmm. [...]

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batman-worthy beef

December 16, 2011

This week we are celebrating holiday meals with one of my favorites…the roast. Ta-dah! Let’s make Parmesan-Crusted Tenderloin with Savory Mushroom Sauce. To be completely honest, this is the first time I have roasted a roast. Until this time, I have used my mother-in-law’s slow cooking roast recipe* ONLY. I figured out how to do [...]

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beef for breakfast

December 10, 2011

Y’all know how I love my breakfast. After all, it is the MOST important meal of the day. This week we tried combining beef AND breakfast…genius. I tried a recipe called Beef Sticky Buns, but my husband was VERY opposed to the name of the recipe. He was frightened by the implication that there was [...]

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the best thing i ever made for dinner

November 4, 2011

Yep. I recently uttered those words. And they were true. {photo by Mariah Humphries} I made Chipotle Sloppy Joes with Crunchy Coleslaw from The Healthy Beef Cookbook. The minute I bit into one, I made that declarative statement. I then made a plate up for my husband {who was working in his office at home} [...]

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super easy pumpkin soup with bonus DHA

October 12, 2011

Today I am making one of my very favorite recipes. I have been making pumpkin soup for Thanksgiving for years. In recent years it occurred to me that I didn’t need to save it for JUST Thanksgiving! I thought of this recipe {and my easy potato soup recipe would be good for this too} when [...]

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cottage cheese casserole

October 8, 2011

Today I am going back into my family’s recipe history. We are making Cottage Cheese Casserole! You look frightened. Don’t be frightened…here is why I chose this recipe to make: Cottage Cheese Loaf Ingredients: 2 lbs. small curd Cottage Cheese 5 eggs 2 onions {chopped} 3 pkg. George Washington Broth {or other vegetable broth seasoning} [...]

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pumpkin muffins for cheaters

October 1, 2011

A few weeks ago I was approached by the lovely folks at PAM No-Stick Cooking Spray to get involved in a series of posts involving PAM, cooking and some videos. I am a big PAM fan and feel pretty confident about using PAM and doing videos…it is the cooking that causes me a little trouble [...]

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nutella crepes with strawberries

April 13, 2011

Nutella crepes with bananas and strawberries

The boys’ favorite restaurant is IHOP. I don’t complain because it is kids eat free in the evening and IHOP serves breakfast around the clock. That should be the restaurant norm. Lately I have been ordering the Nutella crepes and thought I might be able to improve on them at home. They are very tasty [...]

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