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Versatile Summer Sal...

Cranberry Chicken Pilaf Salad with Toasted Almonds Do you have meat eating, vegetarian, and vegan friends and family? If so, then this recipe is for you! I’ve adapted it from the Kashi website. For meat eaters prepare it as written. For vegetarians just leave out the chicken....

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July 28th, 2009
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Food For Thought...

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) British novelist and essayist.

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July 28th, 2009
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Almond Blueberry Smo...

Almond Blueberry Smoothie & Cheesy Toast This recipe is very simple but nutritious. Using the Fage Zero Greek Yogurt provides twice the protein of regular yogurt. There are 20 grams in a cup. If you do not use Splenda, use the sweetener of your choice and adjust the calorie count...

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July 27th, 2009
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Baked Cherry Oatmeal...

I love to go to the farmer’s market on Saturdays this time of year. Many times we go out to breakfast on our way and I end up eating way more than I should. For a change of pace, I decided to invite our neighbors, Barbara and Dick, and my mother over for breakfast and to go...

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July 26th, 2009
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Grilled Curried Chic...

Cherry Sauce Ingredients When I come home from a trip I like to bring regional specialities home with me to use in my cooking. This recipe uses dried cherries from Traverse City. I brought home 8 pounds of them so I’ve gotta get crackin’ and use some of them. My son, Matt,...

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July 24th, 2009
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Making Do...

Pie in a skillet An oldie but goodie. When staying in a vacation home you never know what the appliances will be like or how well the kitchen will be stocked.I loved this oven. Not sure how old it is . . . I’ve never seen one that opens like this. It’s a Frigidaire. Also,...

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July 24th, 2009
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Relaxing on Thunder ...

View of Thunder Bay from the backyard. What fun to have five days of R & R at a lakeside home!! The aroma of pine trees upon stepping out of the car reminded me of summers spent at my grandparent’s cottage in northeast Ohio when I was a child. Thanks to the generosity of...

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July 24th, 2009
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Food For Thought...

Mary Beth Lind, in Simply in Season, shares of a time when she sat a bowl of fresh raspberries in front of a guest and remarked, “I feel so rich with all this wonderful fresh fruit from my garden!” Her guest who was from Columbia gently reminded her, “Anyone who...

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July 17th, 2009
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Grillin N’ Chi...

Marinaded Pork TenderloinI grill out year round even though our winter’s don’t always fully cooperate here in the midwest. Summer is definitely peak grilling time! One of my SIL’s favorites is pork tenderloin that has been marinaded in a beer & rosemary concoction....

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July 17th, 2009
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Peaches ‘N Cre...

Tonight my husband and I got together for dinner with the group of volunteers who are helping spiff up the offices of the NGO he works for. They are working long, hard days to make the place suitable for hosting donors and other guests as well as a more pleasant environment for the...

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July 17th, 2009
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