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spanish chickpea and spinach stew with ginger

By now you’ve made your fall/winter go to soups several times.  All delicious and comforting and I am sure your family’s favorites.  Come January though you may be looking for something a little different.  This would be your something different.  … Continue reading

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baked fruit oatmeal

Here lately I’m all about breakfasts that feed the masses.  It may be the fact that our normal table of three has doubled to six, with my sister-in-law and two neices visiting for a bit, so the more food to go … Continue reading

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easy “lite” skillet cauliflower gratin

5 weeks ago I was told no more exercise. My response was “ok, I’ll just run on the treadmill.” This was greeted with an in sync “no” from OBGYN and husband. “Can I walk?” (Doctor squishes eyebrows and forehead in … Continue reading

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favorite baking tools

I’ve never been much of a “gadget girl”, but I’ll admit I own (and love) a Keurig, respect  fancy can openers and have occasionally insisted on needing things like an emulsion blender that I have now had for three years … Continue reading

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blood orange cocktail (and mocktail)

On New Year’s Eve I had the best time with some beautiful souls. We ended up missing the 1st showing of the movie we had planned to see and opted to go to the later one. This meant we needed … Continue reading

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