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Yummy, HEALTHY Banana Bread

2011-11-03T14:17:00.000-04:00

I know, it's been forever since I've posted here. The truth is, I just don't think in terms of blogging much anymore, because of course, I've continued to cook! But in any case, here I...

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Let's go to Philly!

2011-04-05T08:40:00.002-04:00

Ok, that was a lame title, I admit. I've been dealing with some pretty intense stuff that life has been throwing at me the last several months, which is why I haven't blogged about food in so...

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Baked Eggplant

2010-10-15T07:39:00.001-04:00

I have made eggplant parm before. The problem has always been, though, that frying eggplant improperly, as I’ve invariably done, left me with little circular pieces of heart attack on a...

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I want to go to Hillshire Farm (review + giveaway!)

2010-10-05T09:35:00.001-04:00

Every morning, I wake up and make lunch for my husband to take to work. It saves lots of money and I also can keep an eye on what he’s eating when he’s not home! For years, I bought deli...

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Raspberry Muffins

2010-09-23T11:22:00.001-04:00

My family & I headed to a local farm this past weekend for their annual Fall/Pumpkin festival. So did most of the eastern seaboard, apparently, because there were tons of people there – all...

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Friday Food Fun

2010-09-17T11:34:00.001-04:00

1. What time do you wake up on a normal work/school day? Typically, I’m up around 6:30am 2. Do you eat breakfast? Usually. 3. Do you like traditional breakfast foods?...

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(not so) Wordless Wednesday – Apple Butter

2010-09-15T06:55:00.001-04:00

Living in West Virginia, it is simply not possible to notice when apple season rolls around. There’s almost as many apple trees as corn stalks as people, I swear. Last year, we found...

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Tomato Basil Turkey Burgers

2010-09-06T15:36:00.001-04:00

One of the best parts of summer is having tomatoes at the ready for whenever I feel like having something with tomato. Simple enough, no? So when I picked up some turkey burgers to cook on the...

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Italian Grilled Chicken & Mrs Dash

2010-08-26T19:18:00.001-04:00

One of the toughest part of getting older is, for my husband and I at least, to cut down on the things that we've always enjoyed. Salt, of course, is one of those things that makes...

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Basil Lillet Slush

2010-08-23T08:03:00.000-04:00

You’re probably thinking “wha…?”. I would have been too, had I heard that name before I actually HAD the drink. Let me explain. 2 weeks ago (wow, time flies), I attended BlogHer, a big...

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Quickie Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

2010-08-20T07:11:00.001-04:00

I love fast lunches. Because we home school, we have lunch (and breakfast… and dinner) every single day. But because we do that, the choices can get pretty boring. This was something I...

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Wordless Wednesday ~ BlogHer edition

2010-08-10T21:17:00.001-04:00

I don’t normally post Wordless Wednesdays here, but I attended the huge blogging conference called BlogHer. One of the events I was fortunate to be invited to was the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia...

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What’s better than a campfire?

2010-07-22T13:33:00.001-04:00

S’MORES, of course! When we moved to West Virginia last year, one of the first things we did was buy one of those firepit things for the back yard. It’s our first backyard, afterall, so we...

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Zucchini Pancakes

2010-07-14T21:26:00.001-04:00

Oh, the zucchini. When planning and planting our garden this year, I wanted to plant the things that I frequently would purchase at the farmer’s market in New Hampshire when we lived...

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Food from Home

2010-06-12T08:04:00.001-04:00

I'm getting ready to go "home" for my 25th high school reunion. Home, for me, is Rhode Island. Although it's hard to believe, I haven't lived in Rhode Island in nearly 10 years....

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Couponing

2010-05-05T10:18:00.000-04:00

I *love* couponing. Now, that's not to say that I've very good at it. I'm not even going to pretend to be organized enough to do it with any sort of regularity. BUT when I DO do it, it's AWESOME. I...

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Quick Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

2010-04-20T07:09:00.001-04:00

2-3 lbs center cut pork chops 1 box pork flavored stuffing (Stove Top or similar) 1-2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped 1 small shallot 1 tsp olive oil This recipe was quite...

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Ultimate Blog Party

2010-04-09T10:33:00.001-04:00

Head over to my family blog, Coming to a Nursery Near You to find out about it, and enter to win tons of prizes! var ci_cap_scriptId = "811"; var ci_cap_bid = "1019570001"; var ci_cap_format =...

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Food trip Friday PLUS Photo Friday

2010-03-26T10:06:00.001-04:00

I like doing memes from time to time, and these are both pretty new to me. Food Trip Friday is where you post a food – any kind of food. Photo Friday is where you post a photo that...

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Grilled chicken salad, redux

2010-03-23T11:35:00.001-04:00

I don't think it gets much easier than this, truly. I've made grilled chicken salad before, but this may be my new favorite. Sunday morning, I woke up and knew it was going to be a busy day....

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My foray into Grilled Flatbread

2010-03-18T15:29:00.000-04:00

Ever since my first experience with grilled flatbreads, being on the buying end of them, I've been enamored with them. However, not enough to attempt them on our little tabletop grill...

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Canned Food Alliance’s message

2010-02-23T10:10:00.001-05:00

Did you know that, in some cases, canned foods are actually MORE nutritious for us than their fresh, and typically much more costly counterparts? I didn’t. I’ve been operating under the...

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Fridge Scampi

2010-01-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

Yet another witty title, eh? There are no shortage of low-fat shrimp scampi recipes. But if you’re like me and you just, out of the blue, decide that you want to make shrimp scampi, chances are...

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Guest Post: Breakfast Soft Tacos

2010-01-19T08:00:00.000-05:00

Recently, I came across Simple Daily Recipes, and I was immediately drawn to the beautiful photos and delicious recipes that the site’s author, Jill McKeever, offers. She’d mentioned that she...

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Challenges

2010-01-18T11:34:00.001-05:00

My enjoyment in cooking, and specifically in cooking healthy meals has become a real challenge. It’s one of the reasons why I haven’t been posting as much as I used to, because it’s just so...

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