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Boost Your Nutrition by Sneaking Fresh Spinach Into Your Diet 2007-04-26 23:02:00 by Erin Rogers, Health-E-Meals.comWe've all heard that we need to eat more vegetables, especially leafy green vegetables. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is by using the ultra-convenient bags of prewashed baby spinach in a variety of ways. What could be easier than opening a plastic bag, grabbing a handful of this incredibly nutritious vegetable, and making a delicious meal?Why eat spinach? The nutritional benefits are enormous! Just a cup of spinach contains a little under 7 calories, almost a gram of fiber, and high levels of vitamins A and C. Spinach
is an excellent source of antioxidants, which produce wonderful anti-cancer benefits. It has four times the beta carotene of broccoli. Spinach is also an excellent source of folate - an ounce contains nearly 25% of our daily requirement. And, it protects against age-related macular degeneration, a serious eye disease affecting older people. The most basic way to use bagged spinach is for a delicious spinach salad. I like to Read more:Boost
Five Quick and Healthy Dinners with…Rotisserie Chicken 2007-04-25 19:02:00 by Erin Rogers, Health-E-Meals.comIn the last few years, most major supermarkets and the larger warehouse stores have begun to carry whole rotisserie chickens in their deli areas. These cooked birds offer home chefs many wonderful opportunities for super-quick and healthy meals. Try the different flavors available to find your favorite. Just remember to discard the skin and eat mostly white meat. Think of this ultra-convenient precooked poultry any time a recipe calls for cooked chicken breast and cut your cooking time down to zero!Here are a few super-quick ideas for a variety of healthful dinners using rotisserie chicken:Meal #1: Traditional chicken dinnerSimply serve chicken (without skin) with potatoes (instant mashed, or baked/sweet potatoes if there's time) and a frozen vegetable, such as green beans. To make your plate as healthful as you can, avoid using butter on potatoes (a butter spray works well); fill ½ your plate with veggies and stick to white meat chicken. Even add a Read more:Quick
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Are Discount Grocery Stores Safe? 2007-04-25 18:49:00 An Investigative Report by Lana Dorazio, author of “Save Thousands Grocery
Shopping” and owner of www.grocerybook.comDiscount
grocery stores have received a bad rap. The news media loves headlines like, “Rotten Meat Sold at Discount Store Sends 12 to the ER!” Or, “Botulism in Canned Goods on the Rise! Beware!” Attention-grabbing headlines make news. Unfortunately, while bad meat might make the front page because of one grocery store’s mistake, what about other discount stores? These stores provide quality, safe, delicious food at a discount price day in and day out!I’d like to see the headline, “Discount Grocer Saves Consumers Millions!” or “The Dented Can Nominated for FDA Award of Excellence!” You might think those make-believe headlines are a little over the top, but I don’t believe they are far from the truth. In fact, my investigative reporting bug kicked in this past month, and I decided to settle the issue once and for all regarding the safety o
Eight Reasons Why Menu Planning Is A Terrible Idea 2007-04-25 10:14:00 Have you heard about meal planning lately? Families are busy and getting busier all the time. As families work on getting organized, many home managers are turning to meal planning as a way to eliminate the evening stress in their homes. However, meal planning is not for everyone. Here are eight reasons why meal planning just may be a terrible idea for you and your family. 1. You enjoy eating unhealthy fast-food three to five times per week.2. You love the taste of pre-packaged preservative packed frozen convenience food. 3. Spending $200 and 2 hours at the grocery store, only to come home to discover that there is nothing to cook for dinner is one of your favorite things to do. 4. You enjoy the stress of running around like crazy at dinner time trying to figure out what to cook while your children and husband are hungry and crabby. 5. You like your food rut of spaghetti, hot dogs, pizza, repeat. 6. You have no other way to spend the extra $100 you spend each week eating out. Read more:Eight
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Building a Healthier Sandwich 2007-04-24 10:31:00 by Erin Rogers, Health-E-Meals.comFor many people, sandwiches are a daily staple for lunches or dinners. Depending on your choices of bread and fillings, they can range from nutritional nightmares to healthy, filling meals. There are many delicious ways to enjoy sandwiches that are both good for you and enjoyable to eat.Let's break down a typical sandwich and explore some healthy options:The bread: For a healthy sandwich, look for breads that have lots of fiber and are lower in calories. If you use bread, try some of the delicious varieties of light bread that still have lots of fiber, but are much lower in calories than regular bread. If you're sticking with regular bread, whole wheat varieties are the best choices. Remember also that sandwiches don't, and shouldn't, always come on basic slices of bread. Don't hesitate to build a sandwich on tortillas, pitas, or rolls. Just use the same rules as for bread - look for high fiber content, lower calories, and especially for tortillas Read more:Building
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Meals in Minutes 2007-04-24 10:13:00 by Rachel Paxton No matter what your schedule, you're going to end up preparing a meal on the run every now and again. I try to keep the ingredients for several quick and easy meals on hand so I'm not in a bind when I'm rushed for time and have to throw a quick meal together. Here are some of my family's favorites: TOMATO SOUP AND GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES I always keep several cans of Campbell's condensed tomato soup and saltine crackers on hand. Just add a can of milk or water to one can of soup and you're in business. My husband prefers his grilled cheese sandwiches prepared with butter in the skillet, but I often leave out the butter completely by first toasting the bread in the toaster oven, adding the sliced cheese, and then microwaving until the cheese melts. STIR FRY There are a number of generic frozen stir fries on the market now that are very reasonably priced. I have to pick through them to find a vegetable combination my family likes, but there really are many to cho Read more:Meals
Easy, Frugal Tuna Casserole Recipes 2007-04-24 09:50:00 by Rachel Paxton Tuna casseroles are one of the most frugal dinners you can make. Most picky kids will eat them, and most picky husbands will too! Whenever you can't think of something for dinner, you can bet you will probably have the ingredients on hand to make some of these all time favorites: Classic Tuna Casserole
1 envelope chicken noodle soup mix 2 1/2 cups boiling water 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 can tuna 2 cups canned peas, drained 1/4 cup buttered bread crumbs Pepper Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine soup mix and water; heat to boiling. In another saucepan, melt butter over low heat and blend in flour and pepper. Gradually stir in hot soup and cook until thickened. Add tuna and fold in peas. Pour into a greased baking dish and top with bread crumbs. Bake for about 15 minutes, until heated through. Chopstick Tuna 1 can tuna, drained 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2 cups chow mein noodles 1 cup celery, chopped 1/4 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cu Read more:Frugal
Easy Snack Ideas for a Healthy Diet 2007-04-23 13:47:00 by Erin Rogers, Health-E-Meals.comMost experts agree that snacking is a part of a balanced and healthy diet, as long as the snacks don’t pile on empty calories. Like any other part of your diet, it’s important to put some thought into what kind of snacks to have on hand; otherwise it’s all too easy to pick something high-calorie, high-fat, or high-sugar.It’s a good idea to not let yourself get too hungry before eating a meal or snack, since this is a surefire way to encourage overeating. Drinking sufficient water throughout the day (8-10 glasses is generally recommended) will not only serve to keep you well-hydrated, but will also help you feel less hungry. Another good idea is to include some protein with your snacks, as this will help keep you feeling full for a longer period of time.Following are some ideas for different types of snacks. You may be hungry for different kinds of snacks at different times, or on different days. Pick what sounds best, what you have on hand, and Read more:Snack
Stock Your Freezer for Healthful, Last-Minute Dinners 2007-04-23 12:38:00 by Erin Rogers, Health-E-Meals.comIt would be hard to imagine that anyone could have every single meal of the week planned out in advance, all the shopping done, and that their schedules never got in the way of cooking what was planned. What happens when dinnertime arrives with no plan, no food, or no time to cook? Very often, this means a trip through the drive-through, a phone call for pizza delivery or maybe Mom or Dad cracking open a blue box of mac and cheese. A healthier alternative is to plan ahead for these nights without a plan and have a few nutritious meals ready to go straight from the freezer to the table in minutes.Here are five ideas to get you started…1. In the freezer: A bag of frozen, sliced bell peppers and onions.Make it into a meal: Quick vegetable/black bean fajitas. If you have some flour tortillas on hand, simply thaw and sauté the vegetables (season if you like), drain a can of black beans and serve on tortillas. This is good with salsa and light sour cream. Read more:Stock
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I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Cream Cheese 2007-04-21 12:51:00 Cream cheese is a derivative of fresh, un-aged cheese that comes from cow’s milk. It was created in the United States in the late 1800’s and is extremely popular today, adding texture, delicious taste and richness to many types of recipes. There are all kinds of ways to use this scrumptious cheese; below are some of the most used.Bread SpreadWithout a doubt, cream cheese is known for being one of the greatest spreads for a bagel, toast, roll, crackers ,and more. Cream cheese is the perfect texture and is often nice and thick, making any bread most delicious.Cheese
cakeIf you crave cheesecake, it is most likely due to it's main ingredient; cream cheese. Cream cheese is known for being very thick and rich and adds a wonderful taste to this favorite dessert.Cream Cheese DipsIf you are trying to make a crowd pleasing holiday appetizer or party dip, don’t forget the cream cheese. Cream cheese is extremely tasty and goes very well with crackers, snack chips, and mostly everything else Read more:Scream
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Easy, Tasty Chicken Wing Recipes 2007-04-19 05:38:00 by Rachel Paxton You can serve chicken wings hot or cold, for a meal, or for snacks. They're great as appetizers at parties, or when you're just looking for a tasty midnight snack. Try these four easy recipes: Baked Chicken
Wings 1/2 c. margarine, melted 1 t. dijon mustard 3 c. multi-grain flaked cereal 16-18 chicken wings, broken into two pieces 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese 4 t. finely chopped parsley Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In glass pie plate, combine melted margarine and mustard. In medium bowl, combine cereal crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Spoon onto waxed paper. Roll chicken pieces in margarine mixture, then in cereal mixture to coat completely. Place on rack in baking pan; drizzle with remaining margarine mixture. Bake 35-40 min., or until golden brown. Hot Chicken Wings 12-15 chicken wings 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted 1/4 c. Red Hot Durkee's Sauce (or more to taste) Split wings at each joint and discard tips. Bake in 425 degree oven until crisp, tu Read more:Tasty
Save Time and Money Grocery Shopping with a PriceBook 2007-04-19 04:53:00 By Lana Dorazio, www.grocerybook.comAll of the BIG savings on groceries start with a pricebook. This simple tool will save you THOUSANDS with very little effort on your part. What is a pricebook? A pricebook is a gauge . . . a gauge of the best prices for items you buy. If you have this important record you can always know you are buying things at the best prices, not just what the grocery stores want you to think are the best prices.Stores can get away with selling you overpriced items and telling you it’s a good deal because they control all of the variables. For example, if you walk into a store and see that chicken breasts are regularly $3.99, but today they’re marked down to $2.99, you might decide that’s a great deal!Compared to what? Compared to the inflated price of $3.99 that the store tricked you into believing was a good basis for comparison. That’s why you should not buy things just because they are on sale. If you know by looking at your pricebook, that you have bo Read more:Grocery
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The Benefits Of Family Meal Planning 2007-04-13 23:33:00 Are you ready to save some time, feed your family healthier meals and save some money along the way? These are just some of the benefits of family meal planning. Let’s look at all of them in a little more detail.Eat HealthierPlanning your family meals will cut down on your trips to your favorite fast food restaurant and the amount of pizza you have delivered to your door. Food you prepare at home tends to be much healthier than hamburgers with fries, fried chicken or pizza. When you plan your meals include some lean protein like chicken breast, as well as some salads and vegetables. Your entire family will benefit from the healthier meals.Save TimeHow much time are you spending now running to the grocery store a few times a week. I used to run to the store at least 3 times a week to buy something to fix for dinner. Planning your meals out for a week at a time and then putting together a grocery list with everything you need to cook those meals will cut your trips to the store down to Read more:Benefits
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When Coupons AREN’T a Good Deal 2007-04-12 19:02:00 By Lana Dorazio, www.grocerybook.comDon’t get me wrong, I like coupons. I’m actually a member of a coupon website that helps me to match up my coupons with the best sales of the week! It’s a wonderful saving device. However, there are pitfalls to coupon shopping that people fall into. If you are a diehard couponer, you might want to rethink your strategies for a more relaxed and timesaving alternative to couponing.How do you know that, in using a particular coupon, you are getting the best deal possible? Unless you keep your own record of prices for items you buy, or unless you have the memory of an elephant, you don’t know. If, for instance, you have a coupon for a fabulous counter top cleaner that will save you $.75, reducing the price of the cleaner from $2.99 to only $2.24, are you really getting a good deal? You won’t know unless you have a basis for comparison.If you knew that you could get the same amount of counter top cleaner at a discount store for $.99 how do you f Read more:Coupons
Do Your Little Ones Act Like Vegetables Are Poison? 2007-04-12 15:18:00 Kid's meals should be easy, delicious and healthy. Getting children to eat vegetables is a major negotiation. Finding a way to get vegetables into the mouths of babes is easy when they are part of the fun. Coming up with creative ways to get kids involved in the preparation and the cooking of kids' recipes is part of the fun. Child friendly recipes will allow you the peace of knowing your children are eating healthy and they will enjoy feeling in control of what they are being fed.Take your kids shopping with you. Let them choose the fruits and vegetables they enjoy. This is generally the simplest way even with children as young as 4 years old. Children learn to eat healthier when they are a part of the cooking and the meal planning for the family.Children really like color. Even with food, kids will look, then smell, and finally taste. So a variety of color in meals is great. Eating a mixture of foods greatly improves the chances of consuming all the nutrients you and your family ne Read more:Vegetables
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Easy Spaghetti Recipes 2007-04-02 01:44:00 by Rachel Paxton Spaghetti
has always been a favorite family meal. My teenage daughter will eat leftover spaghetti for breakfast, lunch, and as a mid-afternoon snack. Not everyone loves spaghetti so much that they will go to that extreme, however, and the same meals can getting boring after awhile. Here are some ways to jazz up this old favorite: Italian Sausage Spaghetti 2 lbs. Italian sausage 48 oz. spaghetti sauce 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste Green pepper, sliced thin 1 lg. onion, sliced thin 1 tbsp. Parmesan cheese 1 tsp. parsley flakes 1 c. water Place sausage in skillet and cover in water. Simmer 10 minutes; drain. Meanwhile, place remaining ingredients in crock pot. Add drained sausage and cover; cook on low 4 hours. Increase to high; cook 1 hour more. Cut sausage in bite-size slices and serve over cooked spaghetti. Sprinkle with more Parmesan, if desired. Irish Italian Spaghetti 1 onion, chopped 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 lb. ground beef 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper Dash of red peppe
Easy Cereal Snack Bars for Kids 2007-04-01 05:12:00 by Rachel PaxtonIt's hard to find easy, after school snacks for kids. These cereal bar recipes are easy to make and made from your children's favorite breakfast cereals.Rice Krispies Treats2/3 c. butter1 pkg. (10 oz., about 40) large marshmallows or 4 c. miniature marshmallows6 c. Kellogg's Rice Krispies cerealMelt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal until well coated. Press mixture into buttered 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Cut into squares.Variations: Instead of Rice Krispies, use Cocoa Krispies, Lucky Charms, or Fruity Pebbles.Peanut Treats: Add 1 cup salted peanuts with cereal.Peanut Butter Treats: Stir 1/4 cup peanut butter into marshmallow mixture just before adding cereal.Gummy Worm Marshmallow Bars: Add 1 c. gummy worms, cut in half, when stirring in cereal.Captain Crunch Peanut Butter Cookies 2 c. Captain Crunch peanut butter cereal2 c. Rice Krispies1-1/2 pounds white almond bark2 c. salted Read more:Snack
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Favorite Cream Pie Recipes 2007-04-27 21:01:00 by Rachel Paxton Description: These favorite cream pie recipes are sure to be a family hit for the holidays or any time of year. The holidays are just around the corner and you are probably planning what kinds of pies to make this year. If your family is tired of fruit pies or if you just want to try something new, try making a cream pie! These pie recipes are very easy to prepare and are sure to be family favorites during the holidays or any time of year. Velvet Smooth Chocolate Cream
Pie 3/4 c. granulated sugar 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. salt 2 eggs 2 c. milk 1 tbsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate pieces 1 baked and cooled 9 inch pie shell Cooking Instructions: In a heavy saucepan, mix sugar, flour, and salt. Add eggs and milk. Beat with whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Add chocolate pieces and stir until completely melted. Pour into baked shell. Chill. Sp Read more:Favorite
5 Great & Healthy Ways to Enjoy Garden Fresh Tomatoes 2007-05-07 02:53:00 by Erin Rogers, Health-E-Meals.comAugust is one of my favorite times of year for produce. I love all the wonderful, fresh fruit that's so much cheaper this time of year. But my absolute favorite August treat has to be garden-fresh tomatoes!There's really nothing more delicious than a deep-red, juicy, sweet tomato straight out of the garden. Whereas I use tomatoes year round in salads and sliced on sandwiches, I make fresh tomatoes more prominent in meals to best highlight and enjoy their wonderful flavor.Below I've listed five of my favorite healthy ways to enjoy garden-fresh tomatoes, but this really just a beginning of the ways you can use these wonderful red treats!1) Grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches: Use whole wheat or light bread, 2% american cheese and big slices of fresh tomatoes. Lightly butter bread or spray with a buttery spray. Place one slice of bread butter side down in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat, add cheese and tomato, then other slice of bread. Cook Read more:Great
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Homemade Bread Sticks for Baby 2007-05-07 02:41:00 by Rachel Paxton Description: Recipes for making homemade bread sticks for babies. Is your baby teething? Homemade bread sticks are easy to make and are great teething biscuits for older babies. You can make bread sticks out of most any kind of bread by baking at a low temperature (150-200 degrees) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until bread sticks are hard and crunchy. For the recipes below, after baking, let bread cool. Slice bread into "sticks" and bake at 150-200 degrees for 1 hour. Store in airtight container. Your baby will love it! Banana Bread
1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 bananas, mashed 2 cups flour 1/2 cup wheat germ 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add mashed bananas and mix well. Blend in other ingredients. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about 45 minutes. Carrot Bread 2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups carrots, grated 3 eggs 1 cu
Slashing Grocery Bills 2007-05-09 13:01:00 by Rachel Paxton Description: Tips for reducing your grocery bills. Even the thought of spending a lot of time tracking grocery prices from store to store gives me a headache. I know a lot of people who keep detailed notes of every grocery item they regularly purchase and routinely note the price fluctuations at the grocery stores they frequent. I used to not pay attention to grocery prices much at all. I have never been one to spend excessively, and have always been pretty good about only getting what's on my shopping list (a necessity!), but it took me awhile to realize that I could save some extra money if I started paying a little more attention to grocery price variations. I recognize the fact that some people need to reduce their monthly bills as much as possible, and how necessary it is for some to spend as little as possible on groceries, especially if you have a lot of mouths to feed. Although we have no money leftover at the end of the month, so to speak, I never tried t Read more:Grocery
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Healthy Reasons For Eating at Home 2007-07-24 03:10:00 If you are looking for an easy way to achieve a healthy life for you and your family, one of the most effective ways is to eat in. Here are some useful tricks.With our busy lifestyles, preparing your own meals is often exchanged with quick meals at fast food or casual dining dining establishments. Not only are these choices usually more cost prohibited than eating in, but also less healthy. You can dramatically improve the health benefits by staying in to eat.Eating at Home Puts You in ControlEating at home has many health benefits, but more importantly it gives you the options of what ingredients you decide to include or not include in your meals. Have you ever glanced at what a hamburger at a casual dining restaurant is made from- there can be tons of ingredients, some with names you haven't heard of or are unable to pronounce. When you prepare home-cooked meals, you can keep your foods natural and basic. Do You Have Special Dietary Needs?Another health benefit of eating in is that Read more:Reasons
What to Look for When Choosing Pots & Pans 2007-07-24 02:24:00 Just as any good carpenter requires the exact tools to get the job done, so does a cook require the right tools - in this case pots and pans. We don’t realize it, but pots and pans have a lot to do with the type of foods we cook and the quality and ease of creating such meals. If you are seeking to maximize your meals and cooking experience, here are some tips on the precise pots and pans to use.Every Family Can Benefit from a High Quality Pot and Pan SetToday’s pots and pans can easily last numerous years even with constant use, so it is definitely worth the extra dough to buy a high quality pot and pan set that won’t give you issues for several years, instead of a set that can save a couple of hundred dollars at this moment in time but will lose their value in half the time. While you don’t need a signature pot and pan set, do your homework and comparison shop. You will be pleasantly at how affordable a high quality pot and pan set can be.Essential Pots and PansYou don’t ha
Salad Recipes for Summer Barbecues 2007-07-25 22:43:00 by Rachel PaxtonDescription: Easy salads that you can prepare for family barbecues or picnics.Salad
s are a great accompaniment to any summer picnic or barbecue. Everyone has their favorite. I personally love Taco Salad, my daughter's favorite is Pea Salad.Here are some easy salad recipes you can prepare for your family or take to your next family get-together. Keep an open mind about the Broccoli Salad recipe and give it a try. It is delicious!Taco Salad 1/2 onion, chopped3 tomatoes1 head lettuce4 oz. cheese, grated8 oz. Thousand Island dressingTaco Sauce to taste1 bag tortilla chips1 lg. avocado, opt.1 lb. ground beef1 can kidney beans1/4 t. saltChop onion, tomatoes, and lettuce. Toss with cheese, dressing and taco sauce. Crunch and add chips. Brown meat, add kidney beans, salt and simmer 10 minutes and mix into cold salad. Serve immediately (or prepare ahead of time and add cheese and chips right before serving).Three Bean Salad 1 can green beans1 can kidney beans1 can wax beans3/4 Read more:Summer
Cooking Together: Five Minute Five Cup Salad 2007-07-25 22:34:00 By Brandie ValenzuelaRecipes with five ingredients or less are the perfect timesavers, and this recipe is no exception! The ingredients are also easy to measure and stir so it is a salad that just about any child can help prepare.TOOLSMixing BowlMeasuring CupsMixing SpoonINGREDIENTS1 cup mini marshmallows1 cup coconut1 cup pineapple (drained)1 cup Mandarin oranges (drained)1 cup whipped toppingDIRECTIONS1. In a bowl, combine the ingredients.2. Stir together.3. Serve and enjoy!About the Author:Brandie Valenzuela is a wife and homeschooling mom of three, who loves scrapbooking, cooking, and spending time with her family. In her spare time, she publishes "HomeMade Living", a popular weblog for mothers, at http://homemadeliving.blogspot.com Read more:Salad
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Cooking & Food - Articles Index 2007-07-25 14:38:00 Lana DorazioAre Discount Grocery Stores Safe?Save Time and Money Grocery Shopping with a PriceBookWhen Coupons AREN’T a Good DealRachel PaxtonSalad Recipes for Summer Barbecues Slashing Grocery BillsHomemade Bread Sticks for BabyFavorite Cream Pie RecipesMeals in MinutesEasy, Frugal Tuna Casserole RecipesEasy, Tasty Chicken Wing RecipesEasy Spaghetti RecipesEasy Cereal Snack Bars for KidsMonica ResingerGazpachoHow to Make Dilled Garlic VinegarErin Rogers5 Great & Healthy Ways to Enjoy Garden Fresh TomatoesBuilding a Healthier SandwichStock Your Freezer for Healthful, Last-Minute DinnersBrandie ValenzuelaCooking Together: Five Minute Five Cup Salad Read more:Articles
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Gazpacho 2007-07-25 13:37:00 By Monica Resinger http://homemakersjournal.com/ A cold, thick soup that is easy, delicious, low in calories and extremely healthy! It makes a more filling soup when served with croutons. If you are growing a garden, this is a great way to use some of the surplus!1 medium slicing cucumber, cut into chunks1 clove garlic, cut into smaller pieces1 medium-large red bell pepper (can substitute other colors, but red works best for color)1/2 medium onion, cut into chunks1 medium-large tomato, cut into chunks8 oz. can tomato sauce3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, optional3 Tbsp. vinegarsalt & pepper to tastecilantro, optionalPut the cucumber in a food processor and process until finely chopped; add the garlic, bell pepper and onion and process all until finely chopped. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until you have a thick, textured cold soup. Serve right away if desired, or serve 1-2 days later. It's delicious either way.Monica is the founder Homemaker's Journal E-publications, th
How to Make Dilled Garlic Vinegar 2007-07-25 13:25:00 by Monica Resinger http://homemakersjournal.com/ Use this delicious herbal vinegar in sauces, marinades, salad dressings, on seafood and any other ways you normally use vinegar. It will also make a delightful gift to a cook or homemaker - just attach a ribbon and a recipe.You’ll need: ~ white or red wine vinegar (don’t use plain white vinegar because it’s too strong)~ sterilized glass container with a plastic or plastic-covered metal lid (metal can interact with vinegar and make it unpleasant). You can use mayonnaise, jam or other jars that have been previously used, but cleaned. To sterilize, run the jar and lid through the dishwasher or boil them in water to cover for a few minutes.~ a handful of washed and dried dill weed (either from your garden or from the produce section at your grocery store)~ 4 smashed and peeled garlic clovesPut the dill weed and garlic into the sterilized glass jar. Pour vinegar over to cover and to within 1/4 inch of the rim of the jar. Put the lid on Read more:Garlic
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