This dinner did require time in advance — a month ago — because I pulled homemade soup out of the freezer. I love making big batches of soup for this very purpose!
This soup is made from a 12 bean soup (mix from Whole Foods), a little bit of ground beef, some sauteed veggies (carrots, onions, [...]
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This Asian side dish from epicurious.com was YUMMY! And pretty healthy as well. It is definitely getting bookmarked. I added grilled chicken on top to make a complete meal.
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Amy’s Kitchen makes lots of canned soups, sauces, and frozen entrees I really like. I think they’re all organic, and a lot of them are vegan. Some are also wheat-free and gluten-free.
One of my favorites is the Thai Coconut Soup (also called Tom Kha).
The soup is a coconut milk base with authentic Thai spices, including [...]
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I am currently on a quest to prepare food at home more often. In my opinion, there are many reasons to enjoy food at home:
save money
save time
healthier (low saturated fat and calories)
more nutritious (fresh ingredients, quality I get to select)
organic (I like to eat organic when I can, and not many restaurants are able to [...]
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Mixed Greens inspired me to try quinoa this week. What a pleasant surprise. I used a recipe from allrecipes, which was pretty good. I made lamb chops with it. (one of those things in the meat counter that you pay $18/lb for and get 3 bites out of) The recipe for those came from [...]
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I would like to add: that’s a dollup of plain greek yogurt on top, not sour cream. I think it tastes 95% as good and the greek yogurt has the same texture as sour cream. I figure this healthier food choice off-sets the beer choice. Someone should make a calculator. Maybe a widget. enter: 2 [...]
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We feasted this Christmas Eve with friends in Evergreen, Colorado. As the menu coordinator, I selected a variety of classic dishes. Fortunately, we all joined in the food preparations. At the request of some folks, we had gravy. Well, we actually had two kinds of gravy. Totally decadent. Here’s the spread…
Butternut squash soup
Salad with pears, [...]
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This was pretty good… 1 carton of chicken stock, some frozen corn, 2 cans of rinsed black beans, 1 chicken breast cubed, 1 jalapeño seeded and chopped, chopped tomatoes, cilantro, various spices/herbs to taste (in order, most to least: cumin, chili powder, salt and oregano… and a few other supporting players that probably don’t need [...]
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my parents’ cranberry relish
“K’s” cranberry sauce
roasted yams with walnuts
mashed red potatoes
german chocolate pecan pie
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It’s pie night here at our house.
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