(Please pardon the iPhone photo.) A little trick I learned back in my early cooking days in the Dominican Republic… When you see baby carrots, carrot sticks, and celery stalks starting to dehydrate or go limp, all they need is a little water to revive them! Simply place them into a container with some water. [...]
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I had every intention of pulling the sauce from the freezer the night before and putting it into the fridge, giving it plenty of time to thaw out. But life happened. It slipped my mind. And come dinner prep hour, I found myself in a pinch…
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Save yourself the trouble of dirtying and washing a serving dish with this dish saving trick for acorn squash…
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Rather than let the garden herbs grow out of control, make pesto instead. I have found that it doesn’t really matter how much of which kind of herb you use…as long as you have enough basil in there to give it that basil flare. I did not measure my pesto as I made it…but I’ll [...]
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Tiffany King shares recipes, menus and complete grocery lists on her site Eat at Home, Everyday Food for Busy People. She’s married with 4 children who range in age from 18-7 years old, a couple of which are willing salad eaters. The others have to be encouraged.
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Batch Grilling Chicken Breasts. Why not grill up a bunch of burgers in the same way!?! I went digging through the freezer and was surprised by how much ground beef that I had on hand. Perfect for some batch burger grilling! Now we’ve got quite a few burgers in the freezer for a quick dinner, [...]
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Genius. This idea is completely and utterly genius. Jen shared this idea with me not long ago. Therefore, Jen is a genius. I only wish I’d thought of it myself, so I too could be a genius. Like Jen. I’m all for batch cooking…do it all the time. But batch grilling. Genius. It’s just so [...]
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Made some fresh garden pesto using mint, spinach and basil picked from the garden…mmmmmmmm!




















