I first read about erythritol in the book This Crazy Vegan Life by Christina Pirello. Christina is a big fan of using erythritol as a sugar substitute. After reading that book I starting seeing erythritol on more and more ingredient lists. One of them being my Vitamin Water 10, the low calorie version of Vitamin Water.… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: Erythritol
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Cheesy Spinach Rice Bake
Last week I had some leftover rice, half a bag of frozen spinach and the ingredients to make "cheezy" sauce from Veganomicon. What did I do? Made a Cheezy Spinach Rice Bake of course! Cheezy (or Cheesy) Spinach Rice Bake Leftover rice, about 2-3 cups, brown or white (I used brown) Half a bag of… Continue reading Cheesy Spinach Rice Bake
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I’m Sorry Seedlings!
If you planted seeds a couple weeks ago like I did, by now your seeds have (hopefully) sprouted and grown an inch or two. My tomatoes all came up within a week, but my peppers just started to come up this past weekend. They were enjoying their warm bed in the soil too much and… Continue reading I’m Sorry Seedlings!
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Um….Spring?
This is how Kansas welcomed the first day of Spring yesterday: With a freaking blizzard! It was the strangest thing. We had 60 degree weather last Thurday and Friday. Over lunch on Friday I was driving around with my windows down. Then the temperatures started dropping Friday evening. And by the time we woke up… Continue reading Um….Spring?
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Ode to Glass Jars
Oh glass jars, how I love thee! Let me count the ways. Last summer when I started canning for the first time, I started to realize the many benefits of glass jars. 1. They are very sturdy 2. They come in lots of sizes 3. They last forever as long as you don't break them 4.… Continue reading Ode to Glass Jars
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Loafing Around With Quinoa
Qunioa has quickly become one of my favorite whole grains. I first had it last summer when I came across a recipe for a 3-bean quinoa salad. That salad quickly became one of my favorite summer dishes so I started keeping quinoa on hand at all times. I buy it from the bulk bins at… Continue reading Loafing Around With Quinoa
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Green Food and Baileys Buttercream
Happy day after St. Patrick's Day! Did everyone have fun last night? A little tooo much fun maybe? 😉 Benzo and I had a quiet evening at home with lots of yummy food. And most of it green! We started off with an appetizer of artichoke brushetta and crackers. MIL gave us this jar of… Continue reading Green Food and Baileys Buttercream
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What is it Wednesday: BHT
Last week I stopped at the grocery store on my way home. I didn't do a meal plan last week or my usual weekly grocery shopping, so I needed to do a brief mid-week shop to get us through till the weekend. I really wanted to get some cereal. We hadn't had any in awhile… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: BHT
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Almost Gardening Time
Last night Benzo and I took a trip out to the garden while our dinner was baking (which by the way was very good and involved quinoa and a bread pan - look for the post later this week!). It's so nice now that we have so much more daylight in the evenings after work. … Continue reading Almost Gardening Time
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Perfect Homemade Popcorn
Last Sunday night Benzo and I finished up our weekend by sitting down to watch Food, Inc. I had been on the waiting list to check it out from the library for forever, so I was very excited when it was finally my turn. But when I brought it home we never could find time… Continue reading Perfect Homemade Popcorn
Everything Is Homemade 