Author: Amy

Baking · Food

Sweets for Your Sweetie

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Happy Valentine's Day! One of the neat things about Word Press is that I can see my "blog stats" a lot better.   I can see what blog posts are getting the most views and I can also see what search terms people are using to find my blog.  It seems that everyone wants to make… Continue reading Sweets for Your Sweetie

Food

Not Homemade: Rice & Beans

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Despite the title of my blog, I do not make everything homemade.  I don't always have the time.  So there are some products I like to keep on hand for quick lunches or dinners when I don't have time to make something. Recently I discovered this gem:  Eden Organic canned rice & beans.  There are a… Continue reading Not Homemade: Rice & Beans

Garden

Come Grow With Me

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Happy Friday!  I'm so glad that it's Friday but I am seriously starting to get tired of cold weather.  I'm sick of being freezing all the time and I'm especially over my winter wardrobe.  I'm ready for short sleeves, capris and skirts.  Most of all I'm ready for some SUN. However, even though it's freezing… Continue reading Come Grow With Me

Food

Peanut Butter au Natural

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 A couple of days ago I posted about dessert oatmeal (which by the way I've had two more times this week) and said to use natural peanut butter.  I was thinking about it later and realized that some people might not know what I mean by natural peanut butter.  So here's a bit of background.  When I… Continue reading Peanut Butter au Natural

Cooking

Pizza Sans Cheese

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Welcome! I just redirected my blog to this new site. I'm still working out some of the kinks so some of my links to old posts may not work right now. Bear with me and I'll get them sorted out as soon as possible. Last night I made one of my favorite meals - homemade… Continue reading Pizza Sans Cheese

Cooking

A Delicious Breakfast

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I love to eat oatmeal for breakfast and today I actually got my booty out of bed early enough to make it.  Yea!  And today I pretty much made dessert oatmeal:  peanut butter and chocolate.  Mmmm. Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Serves 1 1 cup water 1/2 cup old fashioned oats 1 tbsp ground flaxseed Dash… Continue reading A Delicious Breakfast

Cooking

Easy Pesto Pasta & Italian Sausage

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I've had a cold this week. Ugh! I tried to rest more than usual and ate lots of oranges to help my body heal faster. Luckily it only lasted a few days and I'm feeling much better now. I had skipped my mid-week run in order to go to bed earlier so I moved my… Continue reading Easy Pesto Pasta & Italian Sausage

Cleaning · Environment

Regular Uses for White Vinegar

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White vinegar is extremely versatile and valuable around the house. I've seen countless lists in magazines and on websites on all the uses of white vinegar. But how many people actually put those uses into action? There are two ways that I use white vinegar around the house regularly. In the laundry and in the… Continue reading Regular Uses for White Vinegar

Cooking

Sweet Potato Corn Chowder

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So I seem to have a bit of an obsession with orange vegetables lately. I feel like I've been posting a lot about pumpkin, butternut squash and sweet potatoes. Maybe it's just the season? Well here we go again. This recipe is from 365 Easy Vegetarian Recipes. Sweet Potato Corn Chowder Serves 4 1 big… Continue reading Sweet Potato Corn Chowder

Cooking

Lentil Chili

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I found this recipe AGES ago over at Hillbilly Housewife, a fun website about low cost cooking from scratch. I've had it in my recipe book for a long time and finally got around to making it last week. Click here for the original recipe. Here's the way I made it, with a few modifications:… Continue reading Lentil Chili