Pumpkin spice lattes, muffins, candles and even body products. I like pumpkin and it’s accompanying spices, but what if your favorite fall flavor is apple?
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Food Adventures: Peg Leg Porker, Nashville
Sometimes when friends come to town, they have a special restaurant picked out they want to try. Last weekend, that brought us to downtown Nashville for a food adventure at Peg Leg Porker.
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Make blah leftovers better
Ever made a meal, and while it was decent it just wasn’t as tasty as you imagined? And then you had leftovers that weren’t exciting. You’d feel bad if you wasted them, but who wants to eat again something you didn’t find tasty the first time around? What if you could make blah leftovers better?
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Healthy food doesn’t have to be expensive
I love saving time in the kitchen whenever I can. But I also like keeping my budget in line, and today’s prices are making that harder. So, when you see your grocery bill, if you feel sticker shock, remember that healthy food doesn’t HAVE to be expensive. But convenience foods often are.
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What’s keeping us from eating our best?
One of the top New Year’s resolutions is always to eat healthier. And yet one look at the USA population in particular and you know we’re not doing that. We can’t improve unless we know WHY this happens. So, let’s look at what’s keeping us from eating our best.
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Making Strawberry Vinaigrette
Long ago, I went to a dinner whose salad had a sweet tart dressing I loved. You guessed it…it was Strawberry Vinaigrette. But since my foray into Whole30, I don’t just go out and buy salad dressing as most include sugars. Recently a friend shared that she makes her own with only 3 ingredients. So now I’m making Strawberry Vinaigrette myself…and you can, too!
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Homemade Chorizo and Eggs
Are you a meat and eggs for breakfast person? Like really flavorful, kind of exotic meats? Then making Chorizo and Eggs at home will tickle your tastebuds, tummy, and wallet, too!
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Key tips for enjoying fresh asparagus
Asparagus wasn’t a veggie I grew up eating fresh. And once I had that option, I didn’t know how to deal with it. It can go bad fairly quickly and some stems are better than others. So, here are the key tips for enjoying fresh asparagus.
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Food Adventures: Charlotte’s Trio Restaurant
When planning a recent trip, my aunt sent me a picture of a fabulous dessert and asked if I’d like to get one while I was in Charlotte (NC) visiting her. We were just going for the dessert, but plans changed, and we ended up there for a full meal. Let me tell you, Charlotte’s Trio Restaurant was certainly more than just desserts!
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Teach yourself to like vegetables
“But I just don’t like vegetables and you can’t make me eat them!” You’re right…but by not eating key foods like veggies, you miss out on natural nutrients your body really needs. I didn’t like certain vegetables either, but I have to admit, it IS possible to teach yourself to like vegetables.
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