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Very Favorite Muffins (Easy to prepare as vegan.)
Muffins are so versatile. You can add any of your favorite ingredients, apple, nuts, raiseos, just about anything. These muffins have no fruit and no nuts, but still are our favorite. They are a treat and so perfect with a cup of hot coffee or tea. They have a wonderful flavor and texture. You really need…
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Potato Chips Made Here
Playing with Potato Chips Chips are one of my very favorite snacks. Though to be honest, chips could be my breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. You get the idea. I peeled potates the other day for a stew I was making. For some reason I peeled too many and because the pearly spuds were from…
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Sticky cookie dough = messy hands. Here is the simple solution!
Some cookies and dough you need to shape by hand are less messy than others. Some are so sticky and gooey you end up with a mess everywhere.. You may even have flashbacks to the days of making mud pies. The solution? Cold water. No, not to wash your hands in after you shape every…
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Apple Slaw – forget the cabbage!
Apple Slaw – Forget the cabbage! Cole Slaw is a favorite at our house. Recently my crisper housed zero cabbage, but lots of fall apples. So why not? Yep, that’s right, coleslaw without the cabbage. It is the best and may be the new ‘go-to’ slaw around here. I tried vegan mayonnaise since we have…
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Apple Cookies Soft and full of fall flavor
Apple Cookies are so good. A nice soft cookie with the taste of fall. Apple Cookies 2 – 3/4 C flour 2 tablespoons ground walnuts (1 tablespoon wheat germ may be substituted for the walnuts 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup soft butter 1 1/4 cup sugar. Divided 1/4 c brown sugar 1 egg 1/2…
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Home-made Bread Crumbs — so easy!
Bread crumbs are something I use often in cooking. I cannot tell you how many times I reach into the pantry only to find the container holding half as many crumbs as I need. Frustrating. Bread crumbs are easy to make yourself. You can use saltine crackers, townhouse crackers, fresh bread, or dry bread. I…
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Fried-Green Tomatoes – A End of Summer Favorite
Fried Green Tomatoes Every summer I wait for the very first ripe tomato, after craving them for weeks. I watch the plants and hover for that first bite. The first ruby jewel never makes it into the house, I indulge right in the garden. Soon things change and I feel I have tomatoes coming out…
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Garden Chicken
Garden Chicken Once the days begin to shorten and the garden is ready to be put to bed for the winter, I start thinking of oven dinners. Using the last of some of my garden vegetables is easy and flavorful. Garden Chicken can be made year-round with a trip to your local produce department. The…
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BLT Salad – Low Carb, Low Fat!
BLT’s are a summer favorite for so many. We wait for those fresh, plump, tomatoes to generously slice and layer on toasted bread with crisp lettuce, perfectly cooked bacon, and creamy mayonnaise. Mouth-watering just to think about. I was enjoying a BLT just the other day on grilled, homemade bread. Of course the bread was…
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Fresh Snap Pea Soup – Enjoy It Hot or Cold
Fresh markets and produce aisles showcase peas of all types every spring and early summer. If you garden you may find yourself like me with an excess of snap peas and sugar snap peas. They are so good, and yes, so good for you. One of my favorite, and different way to use fresh pea…
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