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Easy roasted vegetables
Super simple supper tonight, kids. It was minimal prep, no hovering over the stove, and easy clean up. Score! About this time last year I wanted to make a heap of veggies with no fuss. I found a...
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Whole cranberry and orange smoothie
Smoothies. We all like smoothies. And the best thing about them is that you don’t have to have a recipe to make a stellar smoothe – just throw a bunch of fruit you like in a blender and go! What makes...
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Slow Cooker Garlicky Lentil Soup
Since I first tasted lentils, I haven’t been able to stop eating them. What an amazing little bean! One of my favorite ways to have them isn’t exceptionally creative, but it is pretty good. A nice,...
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Southwestern Corn Chowder
Upon discovering I had six ears of corning hiding in the back of the fridge, I decided corn chowder was in order. I used stuff I already had on hand to throw something together. This happening on a...
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Tostada Pizza
There’s a restaurant called The Ambassador that is a local favorite where I went to college. One of the most popular things they had on the menu was tostada pizza. It has a thin crust, layer of taco...
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Wild Rice Soup
The best wild rice soup I’ve ever had was in Duluth, Minnesota, right after Grandma’s Marathon. Even though I was only a spectator, I chowed on that soup as if I’d run the full 26.2 miles! It was...
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Stuff to Stuff: Acorn Squash
It’s cute, it’s colorful, it’s acorn squash! It’s a breeze to cook and looks pretty stuffed. Oh yeah, it tastes good, too The squash in this picture (and recipe below) was stuffed with apples and...
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Tastes-Like-Egg Salad
Egg salad without actual eggs is kind of a contradiction, I guess. But who says you always have to play by the rules? The spice mixture gives a familiar taste while the use of Dijon mustard and vegan...
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Veggie Pasties
Have you ever had a pasty? I first fell in love with these savory pocket pies when I was in college at Michigan Technological University. It’s a cultural staple in the Upper Peninsula that was brought...
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Ginger Pick Me Up
My mom stayed with me for a long weekend and put her sage advice of “don’t pay full price for anything” to practice. Based on the kitchen treasures she’s picked up in the past, we pit stopped at the...
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