After working in the garden on Tuesday night, Benzo and I decided to keep enjoying the sunny evening by grilling our dinner outside on the deck. We had some salmon burgers and some ears of corn from last summer in the freezer. Onto the grill they went! I used my salmon burger to make the best salmon… Continue reading Salmon Salad & Toasted Walnut Dressing
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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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End of the Week Roasted Veggies
It's Saturday - the end of the week! Since I do my grocery shopping on Sundays, by Saturday I'm at the bottom of the barrel food-wise. I probably have a few vegetables lying around that somehow did not get consumed during the week and need to be used up. This is a great time to make "End of… Continue reading End of the Week Roasted Veggies
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Onion Barley Casserole
Here's an easy side dish that is a nice alternative to rice. I found the original recipe on All Recipes and the only change I made was to swap vegetable bouillon for beef bouillon. Onion Barley Casserole Serves 2 1/2 cup barley 1 tbsp oil 1 1/2 cups water 1 tsp bouillon (I used veggie)… Continue reading Onion Barley Casserole
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Easy Baked Polenta
I'm sort of a polenta virgin. I've heard about it here and there but I don't really know much about it to be honest. I've had it maybe once in my life. But I've always been interested in making it at home. So when I came across a recipe for easy baked polenta on All Recipes not too… Continue reading Easy Baked Polenta
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Pizza Sans Cheese
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
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Easy Pesto Pasta & Italian Sausage
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
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Sweet Potato Corn Chowder
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
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Lentil Chili
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
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