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Quick & Easy Tomato-Lentil Soup
Lentils are growing in popularity as more and more people are making efforts to eat healthy. Lentils are a legume, like soybeans, and high in fiber and protien. Lentils are available in black, brown, and green, as well as quick-cooking or the slow-cook variety. My soup calls for sprouted lentils which are ready in minutes.…
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Easy Cranberry-Pretzel Brittle
Peanut brittle is a holiday favorite. We have an uncle who always made tons of peanut brittle, often with his own maple syrup, and every year we all hoped we would be lucky enough to get a sample. Traditional brittle is made with peanuts, or cashews and is delicious! I have a young friend with…
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Heavenly Mac & Cheese – It’s Gluten-Free!
Every once and awhile my girlfriends and I go out for dinner. We look forward to a glass of wine, or a fruity martini together. Relaxing and catching up is the order of business for these occasions, and we all anticipate it for days. More often than not we end up at the same, local…
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Mushroom Sauce – Stands Alone or Dresses Up Anything!
Mushroom sauce is delicious served so many ways! Mixed into any pasta with a bit of Parmesan cheese and you have an easy, but delicious meal. When my kids were little they loved it spooned on buttered bread and eaten for lunch. They were fussy about the mushrooms though, they had to be cut into…
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Cinnamon -Truth Be Told!
So You Think That Is Cinnamon? Practically everyone knows cinnamon, and knows it well. Children love cereal laced with cinnamon, graham crackers that are cinnamon flavored, and of course cinnamon toast is a go to favorite. Cooks and consumers alike know and appreciate that pumpkin pie, apple crisp, and hot cider all fare better…
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Stuffed Mushrooms – Baked & Breaded: Low Fat & Low Sodium!
Breaded mushrooms have always been a favorite appetizer. Traditionally these mushrooms are breaded in seasoned flour or breadcrumbs and deep fried. Deep fried anything is usually way good, but not a great health choice. Dang! These breaded mushrooms are baked and even better than typical deep-fried mushrooms, at least that is my vote. So filling,…