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Quick “Loaded” Baked Potato Soup

This week I found myself waiting to the last minute and no great ideas for dinner. My husband called to tell me he was on his way home. Panic set in. A good friend’s grandmother had once told her, “If your husband works hard all day to support the family, he deserves to come home…

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Fruit Salad Yummy Yummy

Sunrise Fruit Salad 1 fresh pineapple 2 oranges 2 cups of whole strawberries 2 bananas 2 kiwi 1-2T lemon juice 1T brown sugar (optional) Core and chunk pineapple. Don’t be intimidated by the beast known as fresh pineapple. Use a large grooved cutting board and large chef’s knife. Start by cutting the top and bottom…

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Meaty/Veggie Potato Egg Cups

This recipe makes 24 egg cups. To make this Corn Free please see * following recipe. 6 cups dehydrated hash browns (rehydrated & drained) or frozen (thawed & drained) *Corn Free: use fresh hash browns using either method Baked or Boiled 1 stick of unsalted butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 pound ground pork 8 strips of…

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Gingerbread Pancakes

It is no secret that these are my go to pancake for breakfast. I love that they taste yummy warm, cold and even warmed up during the week from the freezer. I love the smell of gingerbread, but have never enjoyed a Holiday Gingerbread house because the cookie is so dense. These are light fluffy…

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Glutten Free Baking Mixes

It is no secret that when you are gluten free that baking because more art than cooking. If you take the approach that baking is more like a chemistry assignment from high school than you are pretty much right, but when you need to find alternatives to the every day equation…that’s where the artist takes…

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Corn Free Alternatives

Corn Free Baking Powder 1 part Tapioca (flour/starch) 2 parts Baking Soda 2 parts Cream of Tarter Mix well and store in an air tight container.   Corn Free Buttermilk 1 cup of Milk + 1T of Lemon juice or 1 cup of Soy + 1T of Lemon juice   Most of these ingredients contain…

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Pass the Corn and Peas…

Growing up my grandmother always made a dish called new potatoes and peas. She made it all in a creamy white gravy and it was my absolute favorite thing to eat at her house, well that and the frozen sweet corn she had available year round. She has passed on, but my memory of these…

Living with Food Allergies

I first noticed something was wrong after our first baby was delivered. My husband disappeared for hours…at the hospital. Where on earth did he go? Did he miss the memo that our 10lb + baby was over my weight restriction limit, hahaha. I found out that he was downstairs in x-ray being examined for possible…

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Brussles Sprouts with Pomegranate

Thinking about trying something new, but still good for you? This year we tried a rendition of Bobby Flay’s Brussels Sprouts with Vanilla Pecan Butter and Pomegranates. I think this is a like or dislike recipe according to the reviews, but if you tweak the ingredients to work in your favor you’ll love them. Here…

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Grill that Bird

Grilling a Whole Turkey Around the Holiday’s  I can’t resists buying an extra turkey. They always have really great deals, in fact last year  they were selling them for twelve cents per pound. So as any frugal woman would do I bought three. They have been sitting in my freezer for a few months. Well…

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