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My aunt loves dark chocolate. Understand me now…she LOVES dark chocolate! So it didn’t surprise me when she offered me some wondrously smooth dark chocolate pudding…until she said, “It’s made with avocado.” Never dreamed I’d have avocado for dessert!
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Ever want to try new veggies? Afterall, variety is supposed to be the spice of life! And a good mix of colors in your food should mean you’re getting a whole set of good nutrients, too. But some vegetables might be a little scary at first. I have the answer…roast a medley of veggies! It’s a treat for all of your senses!
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By now you know, I love a good menu plan I can use over and over. And I love soups…big comfort food for me. But when it’s hot outside, no one wants to crank up the oven and heat up the inside, too. I start looking for cold dishes to put in my menu plans and cooking methods that will help me beat that heat. Enter summer entrée salads.
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Have you looked in people’s carts at the grocery store? What is it they’re buying? It’s more like what isn’t it! It’s simply not food. When I see 12-packs of soda and several large bags of chips, I wanna ask, “Where are your veggies, fruits, and fresh meats? Where is the fuel for your body? Where’s your REAL food?”
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There are certain spice mixes I use over and over. But when I look at the commercial packets, I get a little scared. How can I know what’s in there? My gluten-free friend might be coming over…is this taco seasoning okay to use? There’s really only one way to know what’s in it…make it yourself!
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Over the last week or two, I’ve been emotionally stuck. I didn’t post last week; I just couldn’t. I didn’t know what I could possibly say about cooking that mattered in the face of everything else. How could I make a difference as one person in such a large country? How could my small efforts make any change in such a big issue?
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I awoke at 3:45 this morning. Anxious thoughts whirled through my mind unbridled. It definitely took effort to pin them down, but the gist was this: I’m living life as if it were in a holding pattern. My daily actions don’t seem to accomplish anything. Each item is waiting on someone or something else. I find myself repeatedly chastising myself for “wasting” time.
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Now more than ever, it’s SO important our kitchen and even our groceries (not just the food, but the packaging, too!) be CLEAN. I’m meaning just plain clean and clear of any COVID-19 that might be on anything we bring in our home…cause we wouldn’t even know it was there.
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If you’ve ever thought “Cooking’s too hard” or “Cooking takes too long,” or “Eating healthy is too expensive,” THINK AGAIN. What if I told you my supper last night was Whole 30, took 35 minutes to prepare and cost under $1.75 per serving??? Does this change your mind?
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Don’t you love it when a recipe can be used for multiple dishes? I stumbled on using this sauce for other things by accident…I just had it left over, and I don’t like to waste food. So, I experimented and found you can do a lot with just this one easy Korean sauce (thanks nomnompaleo.com!).
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