Pork Tamale Casserole
I tried a new recipe tonight. The verdict from my husband: “tastes good but it’s like Mexican spam.” I’ve never made tamales before but I thought I would give a […]
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Asian Vegetables
Ingredients: 2 organic baby bok choy cleaned and sliced 1 organic stalk of celery sliced thin on angle 1 organic onion sliced 1 organic carrot julienne 1 tsp lemon grass
Turkey with Dairy Free Smashed Potatoes & Gravy
Another busy day and one where I knew I would be away from home. You know what that means, Crockpot! I love turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy. I think
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Shrimp and Chorizo
Ingredients: 1 medium organic onion cut in half and then slice it down the sides not the ends 2 chorizo links cut on a diagonal 1 pound large uncooked shrimp
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Shrimp and Chorizo
This was a fast and easy meal to make and eat. We actually dug in so fast I only got a picture of the tails that were left. It took
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Menu Plan Monday
New for 2009 I will be posting my monthly menu and my menu for the week. I’ve started planning a month’s worth of meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For
My Crockpot Saved The NFL Playoffs
Watching playoff football is a must around here, especially when my favorite teams are still in the running. This means I do not want to spend lots of time in
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$5 Dinner Challenge is on!
If you have not checked out the $5 Dinner blog you owe it to yourself and your wallet to do it now. Erin Chase has so many great ideas on
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Organic Kitchen Garden at the White House
I love this idea, an organic kitchen garden at the White House! What a great message that sends. How inspiring to the country. Eat the View blog has started a
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Beef and Cabbage – Better Than I Thought
Chuck shoulder roast 2-3 pounds (if you want the meat to fall apart in strings use Chuck blade and don’t cube it ) Large can of fire roasted diced tomatoes
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Mexican Casserole
3 corn tortillas 1 can refried beans (pinto or black) or 2 cups homemade 7 oz green salsa 6 oz cooked turkey (sub peppers if vegetarian, can always use pork,
How to Save Money and Our Planet
Growing up I didn’t have the excess of my kid’s generation but of the generation past my parents. They always enforced not to be wasteful and I always took it
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Sugar Free Ketchup On My Ostrich
I just made sugar free ketchup. I never thought I would ever make ketchup. This is something you buy at a grocery store. Well just try to find sugar free
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Weekly Menu Planning
Do you start planning a meal when someone asks, “What’s for dinner?” Do you wonder what you ate this week, why you’re eating out and wasting food so much? Wasted
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Turkey Leg Surprise
Trying to follow my own advice today I headed to the freezer to inventory and found turkey legs. I pulled out the insert of my crockpot (left) to brown them
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Saving Money While Eating Healthy
You may be thinking that in these economic hard times that you’ll cut out buying organic products, skip the healthy style of eating and resort to low cost, higher fat
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Dairy Free Corn on Cob — 5 Ways
First start with some fresh organic corn on the cob from your local farmer. Shuck the corn, wrap in a paper towel and cook in microwave. Or take just the
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Black Bean Cakes
1 can organic black beans rinsed ½ red onion chopped 1 small red pepper chopped Handful cilantro chopped Salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp Ground cumin 1/2 tsp Epazote
High Protein Quinoa Salad
1 can organic black beans, rinsed Equivalent amount of frozen or fresh corn 1 red pepper chopped 1 pablano pepper chopped 1 large jalapeno pepper chopped (membrane and seeds removed,
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