Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Holiday Sweet Potato Rounds
Sweet potatoes and holiday dinners seem to go hand in hand. Mashed sweet potatoes are good, but not traditional. Baked sweet potatoes oozing with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows are present on many, many, holiday dinner tables. Sweet potatoes are delicious this way, but usually everyone who eats them, if over the age of 20,…
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Make The Best Turkey With This Easy Trick!
Holidays meals often center around turkey. Turkey, the traditional ‘bird’ for Thanksgiving can be delicious. Sadly however, it can be dry and not bursting with flavor. Fix that! It is easy! Commercial turkey or chicken, I must admit is not as flavorful as a free-range, organic bird. It really is true! Most people however pick…
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Cranberry Banana Bars – Just In Time for The Holidays!
Oh my! May I just say these bars are a nice change of pace! If you have never combined cranberries and bananas, you haven’t lived. For some silly reason we always think of cranberries in the fall around Thanksgiving time. I am sure it is because cranberries ripen and are harvested in the fall. But…
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Crazy Corn Chips
Corn chips are a great go-to snack. They seem to go with just about anything and everything. I remember a friend who was sharing a bit of wine with me pulled out a bag of generic corn chips. She apologized saying, “I know these aren’t very good….’. What? I honestly did not know there…
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Easy Holiday Cranberry Sauce
It seems as though any traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas meal would not be complete without cranberry sauce. I remember a friend who never liked it, but still had to include it on every one of her holiday meal menus. ‘Store-bought’ cranberry sauce, whether strained or whole, doesn’t come close to cranberry sauce you make yourself,…
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Easy Squash Prep Tool!
Cleaning a squash or pumpkin for baking can be messy, and time-consuming. Make it easy on yourself by using a tool you may already have in your kitchen drawer. Scraping a squash or pumpkin is crazy easy when you use a grapefruit spoon. The spoon, though small, makes scraping easy because the tip of the…
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My Very Best Beef Stroganoff
Just the thought of this rich, creamy, stroganoff makes my mouth water. Ladled over perfect mashed potatoes and I am in food heaven. Stroganoff, a Russian dish, is often served over noodles but when I want to really indulge I serve it on mashed potatoes, the more traditional method. The meat is flavorful and fork-tender.…
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Mini-Pumpkin Pies
Mini pumpkin pies are perfect anytime! They are quick, easy, and delicious, and yes they are too cute to resist popping one into your mouth. Trust me, i know. These little pies are made with mini fillo shells which are made from flaky layers of phyllo dough. You can find them in the frozen food…
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French Onion Hamburgers – Not Your Typical Burger!
It was time to make a meal and I hadn’t seen the inside of a grocery store for ages. French bread, ground beef, onions, and a few peppers were about all I had handy. With a few additions from my pantry and spice cabinet French Onion Hamburgers evolved. They are so good they will be…
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Inviting Place Settings
Setting a welcoming table for me is just plain fun. I enjoy having people over for dinner and love all the fuss that goes with it. I want my dining room to look festive no matter what time of year my guests will be over. I use a seasonal, homemade centerpiece and my white dishes.…
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