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Brown bagging it the healthy way
When enjoying a healthy lifestyle, one of the biggest challenges
is making meals on the go. Brown bagging is even more difficult
when children are involved, but it is still possible to create
delicious, nutritious brown bag lunches that the whole...
Heart Healthy Baslamic Vinegar Salad
This is a fresh, crisp salad that is also good for the heart. This tasty salad goes well with just about any meat, poultry, fish or pasta dish.
Recipe:
1 red Pepper
1 Yellow Pepper
1/2 Cucumber
1/4 Red Onion
1 C. Black Olives or Green...
Orange and Lemon Ice an Italian Dessert Treat
Often times when you are at a gourmet restaurant enjoying a fine
meal you will be served a delicious delicate dessert of flavored
ice. This particular version is a sweet Italian lemon and orange
flavored ice that has a surprising background...
Three Things That You Should Know About Soups.
Broadly speaking, soups are of three kinds - clear soups, thick
soups, and purées.
A clear soup is made by boiling
fruit or vegetables (celery, for example) until all the
nourishment is extracted, and then straining off the...
What In The World Is A Cheese Curd?
I'm a Wisconsin girl so I like to think that I know cheese. It is one of the products the state is well known for and is something I grew up eating quite often, especially during the holidays. That was because we used to receive a 5-pound...
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A Crock Pot Recipe!
A Crock Pot Recipe!
I can always use another crock pot recipe! I work full time, and come home each evening to my husband and four children, and dinner is waiting on the table, all made up from some nice crock pot recipe. Talk about a lifesaver! I would love to spend time in the kitchen whipping up a traditional meal. I still do that on some weekends, but the rest of the week I rely heavily on crock pot recipes. Even the busiest people can find time somewhere. Finding time to prepare dinner right at the dinner hour can be close to impossible, though. Crock pot recipes allow me to pick the time that's best for me. When I happen to think about it the night before, I can start getting everything ready then, defrosting meat and gathering ingredients. Some of the simpler crock pot recipes can be thrown together in a few minutes in the morning. I get up, throw this and that in the pot, head out the door, and know that in the evening dinner will be ready on time.
Very busy lifestyles can mean a lower quality of meals. Fast food is convenient in a pinch, and children are drawn to it, but studies prove that fast food falls way short in nutritional requirements. Frozen dinners aren't much better. Compared to those, a crock pot recipe is bursting at the seams with nutrition, not to mention the great homemade taste! Working parents have to make a particular effort to ensure nutritional value for their families.
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