Last year at a church pot luck I came across a kale salad on the buffet. I sampled it and it turned out to be the best. kale salad. ever. Unfortunately I had no idea who made it. A few weeks later at a smaller church dinner the same kale salad turned up again! This… Continue reading My Favorite Kale Salad
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Parmesan Zucchini Rounds
One of our dinners last week consisted of pasta with the first batch of fresh homemade pesto from our basil plants in the garden. I think homemade pesto might be my very favorite thing to eat. Since we didn't have a garden last year, it had been two years (!) since I last had homemade… Continue reading Parmesan Zucchini Rounds
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Homemade Drop Biscuits
Hello from the Blizzard of Oz! That's what the weather people were calling yesterday's snowstorm. Kind of fitting since we live in Kansas. It was one heck of a blizzard that's for sure. Tons of snow, wind and bitterly cold temperatures. The wind has made some incredible snow drifts. The drifts make it hard to… Continue reading Homemade Drop Biscuits
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Homemade Mashed Potatoes
It's a winter wonderland in Kansas! It started snowing last night and isn't expected to stop until tomorrow morning. Not only do we have snow, but we have freeeeeezing temperatures. It's not expected to get into the 30s until Friday and a couple nights this week might get down to negative temperatures. Yowsa. The snow… Continue reading Homemade Mashed Potatoes
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Cucumber Salad
Wow it is really freakin' hot in Kansas. It's too hot to do anything. I've barely been outside all weekend because the second you open the door the heat hits you like a wall. And with my poison ivy I don't want to get sweaty because it will just irritate my rash. So I've been… Continue reading Cucumber Salad
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Potato Salad & a MIRACLE
Last night I made the best potato salad ever. This morning something occurred that was nothing short of a miracle. What do you want first, potato salad or the miracle? Let's go with the miracle: I FOUND MY RIGHT HAND RING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still can't believe it. If you remember, I lost this ring over three… Continue reading Potato Salad & a MIRACLE
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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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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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Popeye & Protein
It's so cold in Kansas today! I woke up and the radio said it was 5 degrees F outside. I had the hardest time getting out of bed. We turn the heater way down at night and pile on the blankets to save energy (and money) so the house is super cold in the mornings. … Continue reading Popeye & Protein
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes
For my birthday last fall my in-laws gave me a toaster oven. I had wanted one for awhile as a way to bake small things without heating up the entire oven. I think it will be particularly useful in the summer months when I want to bake but don't want to heat up the house… Continue reading Roasted Sweet Potatoes
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