I made this salad on the fly when I found out that a friend of ours was joining us for dinner. We were out of traditional salad fixins and were having burgers on the grill. I thought this would be the perfect accompaniment and I had all of the ingredients on hand. Ingredients 1 Can […]
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There is something magical about coffee, Oreos and chocolate ice cream for me. Baskin Robbins once sold a coffee ice cream with Oreos in it. I was sure that they had gotten into my head. With that in mind I wanted to create a holiday worthy, Gimme Five dessert that would be ridiculously easy and […]
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I have always believed that the most intimate and thoughtful gift you could give was something edible, especially from your own kitchen. Making food for someone takes time, effort and a biggie dose of love. I found this recipe for a bountiful trail mix in our Sunday paper. I changed it a smidge and made […]
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Happy Monday! This is the first of five posts this week that I’m sharing some fun original recipes with a twist, they will only have 5 ingredients each. I promised to do this in Saturday’s post and quickly realized that we are ingredient fiends. Sandy and I love spices, nuts, extra dashes of this and […]
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Last month I learned about a cool website, Real Time Farms that connects consumers to local farmers and restaurants that use locally grown food in their offerings. (10/12 post) This is such an amazing tool that I’ve asked the proprietors of Real Time Farms for personal insight about their vision and to share it with […]
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The first Michigan snow fall has come and gone . It was hardly a dusting but it still sent me reeling with the need to stock the pantry with cans of soup. It is my perceived protection against a winter chill (or a starving belly). It is like my survival plan. We make soup at […]
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I love a well dressed salad. I want my salad the way I used to like my pints of Ben and Jerry’s…full of chunks of the good things. I want to see mammoth hunks of apple, plump dried cherries or grandiose veggies that cradle the dressing like a tidal pool. Give me enough nuts to […]
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I have often thought that Hubbard squash were the King Kong of squash…large, misunderstood, a bit scary and really sweet on the inside. Hubbards can be many different colors including blue and orange, and will range in size from 5-50 pounds. They always pop up in the farmers markets right around Halloween. I have questioned […]
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Over the weekend we bought a new car, a KIA Soul. I fell in love with the stark white version and immediately thought it looked like a hand cut vegan marshmallow. To honor such a lovely thought and our new sweet ride, I made up a hot cocoa concoction that is craveable and decadent. It […]
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Last weekend I finished putting away our summer clothes and begrudgingly organized our fall and winter clothes. It was just in time because the first snow flakes fell last night. I hung up my sweaters and lined up my winter shoes while bagging up my beloved flip flops and sandals. As I brought out my […]
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