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New Fangled Menu

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This is it. Where the rubber meets the road. The test of the future. The thing of the… oh never mind. Its a menu. Monday Brown beans and barbecue sauce wrap (vegetarian) Lasagne (vegetarian) Tuesday Egg salad wraps, sliced cucumber (vegetarian) Chicken Gumbo (soup) Wednesday Poached Herb Salmon Herbed Rice Pilaf Honey’d Carrots Thats all [...]

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How to select, cut and serve papaya

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papaya milk fruit juice hot cereal main course including protein (egg or meat) And that, my friends, is a daily breakfast at Rethy Academy in Rethy, Zaire, West Africa.   And happens to be what I ate 5 days a week for 2 years.  I just so happened to stumble across some nice looking papaya [...]

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Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Orange Cocoa

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Orange Cocoa Makes 3 servings: 2 Tbsp cocoa 2 Tbsp sugar 3/4 c boiling water grated rind of 1/2 orange 2 c milk whipped cream extra lemon or orange rind for garnish Directions: In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, and hot water.  Sir to combine. Add grated orange rind. Add milk, heat over medium low heat [...]

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New Product – Prana Bar

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We were sent a couple samples to try, and I ADORED them!  They were too coconut-ty for Mike, and I wouldn’t let the kids try them because I have a job to do.  And these babies – tasted like Coconut macaroons – I love my job. Warning – these are NOT for weight loss!  They [...]

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My Top Nine

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It has been said that women who cook for a family generally have a repertoire of 9 main meals. Naturally this brought out my creative competitive side. I’ve been thinking for awhile that I need to see if I measure up. For my list, I’ve gone with the meals that I know the recipe in [...]

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Cookbook Review – great gift for the Celiac!

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So I was asked to review a cookbook – awhile ago. A long while ago.  The thing with writing a cookbook review is that I have to follow the recipes – who does that I ask you?   And the other thing that gets me all riled up – measuring! Have you any idea how [...]

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How to substitute Gravies and Seasonings in a Gluten Free Meal

Alternately titled, “My Love Affair with Onion Soup Mix”. You’ve heard me profess undying devotion to that silvery papery kitchen god. Now, I have to confess – I can’t live without Onion Soup Mix. Notice the capitols? Yeah. I revere. Give me a break, I talk about my reverence for Onion Soup Mix, or the [...]

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Warm & Cozy Casseroles

Warm & Cozy casseroles – but no veggies made from roots, except carrots. I just don’t think that anything that lives underground, sucks nutrition from dirt should be eaten by humans. Except carrots. Thats entirely different. Don’t judge me. Cheesy Thai Chowder with home made bread. Curried Chicken and Rice with fresh salad BBQ Apricot [...]

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