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Recipe: Homemade Breakfast Sausage

January 7, 2013
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My family loves homemade breakfast sausage: patties, links, in gravy… it doesn’t really matter. But that pork sausage from the grocery store? It’s not entirely pork! Other ingredients include: mechanically separated meat (also known as “white slime“, the cousin of the “pink slime” that made headlines last year); soy protein concentrate (soybeans, so they can [...]

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Recipe: Strawberry Bread

September 13, 2012

 I first tried this recipe one summer when we grew more strawberries than I knew what to do with. My neighbor happened to drop by just as it was cooling, so I offered her a slice and a cup of coffee. By the time she left, we’d polished off the entire loaf together. I felt [...]

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Recipe: Oven-Roasted Ratatouille

August 27, 2012

 My garden is gracing me with more produce than I know what to do with, so I’m trying to cook meatless a lot more often. It’s good for our budget, and for our waistlines. This recipe calls for yellow summer squash but also works fine with zucchini. I like the fact I can put it [...]

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Back-To-School: 5 Breakfasts To Make Ahead

August 15, 2012

Sugary, artificially flavored and colored breakfast cereals really aren’t the best way to start the day, no matter what their manufacturers claim. But who has time to cook a wholesome breakfast every morning? You do, if you use these five recipes to create make-ahead, freezable breakfasts in bulk. Just defrost them in the microwave or [...]

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Recipe: Homemade Fruit Roll Ups

July 10, 2012

Once again, I’m staring at a bowl of fruit that we just eat before it turns. Sure, I could store them using the Master List for Saving Produce, but I think I’ll turn them into homemade fruit roll-ups, instead. My family loves this healthy snack, and what we don’t eat in the next week we’ll [...]

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Recipe: Tex-Mex Cornbread For A Crowd

July 5, 2012

This is a recipe passed down to me by my mother, which I make for every 4th of July party. Like any good Southern recipe, it involves a lot of bacon fat, which is not optional, and which gives the cornbread a dense texture. So if you’re looking for something healthy, this isn’t the recipe [...]

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Saving Produce: The Master List

June 20, 2012
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If you know how to freeze produce, you know the trick to saving money when fruits and vegetables are in season. Right about now, Farmer’s Markets, grocery stores and gardens are bulging with fresh produce. That includes our garden, too. Fortunately, I know how to can stuff and I enjoy doing so … except when [...]

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Recipe: Tangy Curry Chicken Kebab

June 19, 2012
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This Tangy Curry Chicken Kebab recipe is in heavy-rotation here in our house. See, I absolutely love kebab in the summer. What’s not to like about such a simple way to cook meat and vegetables at the same time, without heating up the house? One of my favorite things about this recipe is how much [...]

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Recipe: Baked or Grilled Ham with Orange Ginger Glaze

June 10, 2012

 My hands and legs are still recovering from a long day yesterday, in which I made ahead 18 dinners with side dishes that freeze well. The idea? To have a freezer full of meals requiring with very little added work, so I can get out of the hot kitchen and into some cool shade this summer! [...]

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