Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Finally, Awesome Pizza Dough!
Pizza has always been one of my favorite foods. Once I began to cook in a style more conducive to a low-fat, low-salt diet for my family’s health, pizza took a back seat and I missed it. Not just missed it. I craved it, thought about it, drooled over pizza memories, and yes, even had…
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Rustic Caviar Potatoes – just a bit ‘over the top’!
Recently while cooking a ‘nice’ at-home dinner for my husband and myself, I knew something was missing from my menu of baked sockeye salmon and lemon broccoli spears. I needed a starch but didn’t want my typical brown rice side, or garlic mashed potatoes. We needed a change, and we needed something a bit classy.…
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Chocolate Chip Torte with Butterscotch Meringue – So Easy!
Quick and easy, this dessert cannot help but impress anyone who sees it, not to forget anyone who is lucky enough to have a taste! I love serving an impressive dessert when having friends or family at my table. Often my dinner itself takes most of my time and dessert is usually vanilla ice cream in…
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Happy New Year Smoothie – Start the Year Off Right!
No matter what good intentions I have over the holidays to keep my sanity when it comes to eating, I always over-eat. I over-indulge in foods and drinks I have better control of all year long. So once the leftovers are gone, the decorations put away, and I find myself feeling sluggish and annoyed with…
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A Flame Thrower? It’s Just What I’ve Always Wanted!
Love, love, love, trying new things in my kitchen. New ingredients, new tools, new recipes, new gadgets. Recently I mentioned I thought I would like a kitchen food torch, or as some call it, a Creme Brulee tool. Either way I wanted to try one and voila I recently came home to find one waiting on my…
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Home Security
Living in the country I have loved having chickens. At first the poultry was for our daughter when only 8 or 9 to help develop her entrepeneurial skills with her little egg business. She is all grown -up now. Next the poultry was for our boys to have a 4-H project. They are all grown-up…
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Fast Salsa Style Dip!
Every once in awhile I realize I should have prepared something for this event, this meal, this friend. In a pinch I make my fast salsa/dip. If you enjoy salsa you will more than likely love this too! It is delicious used in chicken or beef tacos, or as a dip with your favorite chip.…
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Amazing Roasted Chicken – Too Easy to Believe!
Do you love those delicious rotisserie style chickens? My family sure does! They are moist and flavorful. You knew it was coming, so sorry to break the news but they are usually quite high in sodium too! So make your own in any weather with less salt, and best of all, no rotissserie! Delicious carved…
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Cooking for a Crowd? Try ‘For the Crowd’!
Cooking for a Crowd? Well Then, Cook ‘For The Crowd’! Whether it was relatives coming for a casual super or our family taking a ‘dish to pass’, it didn’t really matter. We often enjoyed a hot dish, or casserole, my mother made called ‘For The Crowd’! I don’t know where it came from. I suspect…
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Cabbage with Pickled Onions! Low, Low Fat & Sodium!
Looking for a side dish that is easy, a bit different, and still delicious? Low sodium and low fat too! Perfect for a holiday dinner, or as a side dish at a barbeque. It is even delicious on a bratwurst rather than sauerkraut. Good warm or cold it adds a zesty flavor to your meal!…
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