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Menu Monday ~ January 30, 2012

January 30, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! Update: I’ve completed my final update on my January “Slow Month” challenge over on my Tea With Dee blog. Click here to read it.  My month of very limited grocery shopping is almost over. As the month wore on I bought more than I had intended to and the…

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Guest Post Friday ~ Tortellini Alla Crema Rosa

January 27, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Tortellini Alla Crema Rosa by Craig Claxton Periodically one of my friends will post a picture on Facebook of something delicious that they cooked. Some will agree to write a guest post sharing their recipe. When I saw this on Craig’s page I had to ask if he’d share. He graciously agreed. Here it is:…

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Black Bean Patties with Corn Relish and Avocado Cream Sauce

January 25, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Oh, my goodness! You have to try this. I finally got around to making Black Bean Patties with Corn Relish and Avocado Cream Sauce last night. I’ll admit that it was a little time consuming but oh, so worth it. Here is the recipe but do go to the link, see the pictures and leave…

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Menu Plan Monday ~ January 16, 2012

January 16, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! Monday: hot dogs (I had a package of uncured, nitrate-free, all beef hot dogs in freezer and will make homemade buns.) macaroni salad baked beans (I realized just how many dried beans I have when I organized the pantry!) Tuesday: lentil soup with dumplings apple muffins with streusel topping…

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Vegetable Soup with Parmesan Dumplings

January 14, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

I made this the other night and it was a hit. Click here for the original recipe and then read on for my version. Vegetable Soup with Parmesan Dumplings adapted by Deanna Piercy   Ingredients:   Soup: olive or coconut oil onion bell pepper carrots celery garlic bag of frozen veggies (green beans, squash, zucchini,…

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Homemade nut-free granola

January 13, 2012 By Deanna Piercy 3 Comments

In my quest to eliminate as many packaged/processed foods as possible I decided that we needed a breakfast cereal option. David eats a bowl of raisin bran nearly every morning and the organic version is very expensive. He will eat oatmeal occasionally when I remember to put it in the crockpot the night before but…

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Gumbo

January 10, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

All gumbo begins with the instruction, “first you make a roux”.  Beyond that, the possibilities are endless. Since I’m currently using up what I have on hand, this is the “recipe” I used last night. Ordinarily I wouldn’t have the frozen “gumbo vegetables” as this was the first time I’d bought them (they were cheap…

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Guest Post Friday – “The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World”

January 6, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

photo from allrecipes.com Lacy has been trying some vegetarian recipes and recommends this one:  “The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World” from allrecipes.com shared by Lacy Lofton ~1 tablespoon olive oil  ~1/2 medium onion, chopped  ~2 bay leaves ~ 1 teaspoon ground cumin  ~2 tablespoons dried oregano  ~1 tablespoon salt  ~2 stalks celery, chopped  ~2…

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Menu Plan Monday ~ November 28, 2011

November 28, 2011 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! I hope my American readers had a nice Thanksgiving. We certainly did. We had the big meal with extended family on Thursday and then I cooked for my kids and parents on Friday. I actually got the quantities right because we had plenty of leftovers for the weekend, ham…

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