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Rice Krispies for Easter
We had a crazy-busy Easter weekend. Between one birthday party, three dinners with family, and three church services, I barely had a moment to spare.I wasn't responsible for much as far as the family...
View ArticleFor Earth Day
Think about where your food comes from.What it's doing to your body.What it's doing to the place you live- Earth.And what you vote for with your grocery dollars.Right now, I don't see this coming to a...
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Meeting our food
Lately, a lot of lip service has been paid to "knowing where our food comes from". Some of this trend stems from the food recalls on green beans, spinach, peppers, tomatoes, peanut butter, and...
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Green Smoothie... finally!
For a while, I was reading a lot about the raw food lifestyle (though I decided I could never do it, mostly because I like dairy too much). One thing raw food enthusiasts all raved about was the "green...
View ArticleFruit smoothie
Some people just can't get past the green color of the green smoothies, but fruit smoothies are still packed with nutrients. Here's last night's creation:1 C strawberries, stems removed1 1/2 C...
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Kale Chips
Kale's a new food for me. When I first heard about it just a couple years ago, I had to look up what it was! I bought it for the first time just this year, and stuck it in the aforementioned green...
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Bloggers and Cupcakes!
I got together Saturday with a fabulous group of lady-bloggers from the Indianapolis area. These ladies are so far ahead of me in the blogging world, I was glad they let me tag along. We met Saturday...
View ArticleAlways Being Ready
This holiday weekend, our plans never materialized. I mean, we'd probably try to do the traditional things we always do on the 4th of July- go to the hometown parade, visit family, eat grilled meat,...
View ArticleBerry Pudding Pies
When in a pinch for a dessert, here's a recent creation I came up with:1/2 C berries, fresh or frozen (I used raspberries)1 graham cracker crust1 package vanilla or chocolate pudding/pie fillingMake...
View ArticleNew experiment: Month-long meal plan
Where is this summer going? It's flying by. If you haven't heard, I'm keeping myself plenty busy with the garden, in addition to typical family busy-ness. July is fast coming to a close (I can't...
View ArticleMonth-long Meal Plan: The grocery list
Heather asked that I post a grocery list for this month-long meal plan. Many of the meals are on my list because I already have ingredients on hand to make them, and I need to start cleaning out my...
View ArticleQuick link
Check out my recap of the "garden party" at my church last week, where we heard about and what an urban CSA is doing to support the local food movement, and I got to see all that is being grown for...
View ArticleFettuccine Alfredo
I mentioned I'm trying an experiment: meal planning for the entire month and eating out of my pantry and freezer and garden. We had guests over for dinner Saturday, and I needed to make something that...
View ArticleFoodie vs Cook
Saturday, I'm headed to my very first blogger conference, Blog Indiana. I'm a little apprehensive, since I feel like everyone else going is a much "bigger deal" than me in the blogging world, and I'm...
View ArticleRaspberry Clafoutis
I had guests coming Saturday for an early dinner, and I needed a dessert that I already had everything on hand for. This one looked delicious, and I wanted to give it a try. As an added bonus, I got to...
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Easy Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies
The goal this month is to use what I have on hand, and I'm doing my best to stick to it, even when that means cooking for others. It's my turn to bring dessert for our bible study group- 8 adults and 5...
View ArticleHarvest Dinner
My refrigerator is overrun with produce.The cucumbers and green beans have taken over the produce drawer and a couple shelves. The broccoli is barely squeezed into a bag. The potatoes are being stored...
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Perfecting pizza
When I was a kid, "homemade pizza" meant buying pre-packaged, pre-cooked pizza crusts at the grocery store, picking our own toppings, and assembling the pizza ourselves. This was lots of fun, I'll...
View ArticleMonth-long meal plan wrap up
Last Month, I ate at home for more consecutive days than I have in as long as I can remember. It was a small feat, to be sure, since most normal people I know do this on a regular basis. I updated the...
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Going Local Week 2009
I've been on vacation half the week, so I'm late to the party, but it's Going Local Week 2009!I kicked it off Sunday morning with a breakfast sandwich including eggs from a friends' farm and tomatoes...
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