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Pickled Onions – A Bit Sweet + A Bit Sour = So Good!
Pickled Onions – Low salt and low fat is another plus! Sandwiches, green salads, burgers, pulled pork, even cooked cabbage all taste fantastic with pickled onions along side, mixed in, or as a garnish. Simple to make, they are delicious! Any onions work but I like to use a red or purple onion for the…
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Say It’s Not True!
Our son and his family are finally ‘home’after living in Alaska the past few years. Their new, beautiful, daughter is a delight. Happy all the time! So after their long awaited arrival they are here in my kitchen, sitting around our island as we fuss over the little one we haven’t seen in nearly eight…
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Sometimes the Most Simple Things Get Me Really Excited!!!
The last time I went grocery shopping, okay, we went grocery shopping, I am sure I totally embarassed my husband but on a small scale! (That in itself is sad!) Honestly I have to admit this does really happen from time to time and I think ‘he’ should take it in stride. Oh, to onlookers…
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Play A Food Tune On Your Mandolin!
Slicing vegetables is really quick and easy, especially if you are going to toss them into a stir-fry, or add to a soup or stew. Uniformity of slices is not as important for stews, soups, or broths. Sometimes sliced vegetables may be taking center stage on your table. Perhaps for a relish tray, a ratatouille,…
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Sesame Honey Chicken! It’s Good, Good, Good!
Years ago when our kids where young, we all loved going out for ‘chinese’. I so remember our daughter about 5 kneeling on a chair in a nice chinese, local restaurant, and poking around her food with chopsticks the server had nicely fastened together with rubber bands so she could use them. Her comment, ‘where’s…
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These Are Not My Mother’s Cabbage Rolls, or Are They? Low Sodium Too!
You know there are those days when you just have to cook something a bit complicated, something fussy, something that will mess up your kitchen like crazy, and result in a succulent, mind-boggling food sensation that will send you back to your childhood with one bite. Cabbage Rolls do that for me. Today was the day. …
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Rosemary & Sun-dried Focaccia Ring
Nothing is as inviting as the smell of fresh bread wafting through your house. No wander the dog, the cat, and the mouse all came running to Little Red Hen’s table! The smell is delicious, but even more so when coming from fresh focaccia bread. A bit time-consuming but worth the effort. I would like…
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Keep Your Mushrooms Fresh!
Love mushrooms fresh and crisp? I sure do! Mushrooms easily add to just about any dish. They can be an appetizer or a main dish by themselves. Mushrooms are just plain versatile. Mushrooms, like many perishables, can go from good to bad in a hearbeat. I have had my share of surpirses when I reached…
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What’s Pink, Sparkley, and Works Magic?
Pink salt – that’s what! Pink salt? Until recently I too had nevr heard of pink salt, or more specifically Himalayan Pink Salt. As of just a few days ago white table salt no longer lives in my kitchen. Tossed, gone, good-bye, never come again! White table salt is high in sodium. Just one teaspoon…
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Farm Anatomy – Entertaining and Informative!
This book has been at our house since last Christmas, and I love it! Thanks Jess! Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman is one of those books you can pick up any time and wander through. There are interesting tidbits of informaton on every page. The information is all related to living in the country. Whether…
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