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Holiday Sparkle Salad

1 bag of baby spinach, washed, dried, and chilled 1 large cucumber, chilled and unpeeled with fork tines drawn vertically through peel, thinly sliced 1 medium red onion, chilled, thinly sliced and separated into rings 1 cup pecan halves 2 cups pomegranate seeds, chilled (This is usually 2 pomegranates) 1 small can mandarin oranges, chilled […]

Protection From Okra And Bean Irritation

To protect my arms from the itchiness and irritation of picking okra and beans, I cut part of the toe of my husband’s old tube socks. Cut one wide width for your fingers and a small one for your thumb, leaving the small strip between. Then I put on a pair of garden gloves and […]

Zucchini Pancake Recipe

It’s sometimes hard to get kids (and other picky eaters) to eat zucchini. My husband for example won’t touch this delicious vegetable unless it’s sliced, battered and fried. One think I tried recently was these zucchini pancakes and they were a big hit. They taste wonderful with this Greek cucumber sauce. Zucchini Pancakes 3 eggs […]

Winter Foods That Will Help Warm Your Body And Spirit

What you eat (and drink for that matter) can make a big difference in how warm your body is. There are certain winter foods that will help warm up your body (and your spirit). There are also certain foods you should stay away from during these chili months. Let’s talk about what you should and […]

Amber Pickles

I am looking for a cucumber pickle recipe called amber pickles made with red hot cinnamon candies. I have found recipes using either stick cinnamon and whole cloves or cinnamon oil and clove oil and cherries for the red color, but the recipe I am looking for uses the little red hot cinnamon candies for […]

Spicy Peanut Sauce

1 pound spaghetti 2/3 cup natural peanut butter 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon sugar or honey 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 to 3/4 cup boiling water, if desired Cook the spaghetti in a big pot of boiling salted water. When it is tender, drain it […]

Saving Acocado – Freezing

I love California rolls (but nobody else in the house does) and I always have nearly 1/2 of an avocado left. I recently found that they freeze quite well. Simply mash the ripe avocado in a bowl and add about a teaspoon of lemon juice and freeze. I freeze them in an ice cube tray, […]

Dill Pickles Recipe

I would like to find a recipe for dill pickles that are made 1 jar at a time. This is good when your cucumbers are ripening a few at a time. Thank you, Mary Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission […]

DIP FOR FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

This dip goes perfect with your favorite fried green tomato recipe. It is quick and easy to put together, but really gives this popular southern appetizer the little something extra. Perfect for company but easy enough to mix up just for yourself. Dip For Fried Green Tomatoes 1/2 cup of Miracle Whip Dressing 1/3 cup […]

French Bread Salad

My aunt told me about this frugal use of french bread which is drying out and can’t be used for sandwiches, etc. Simply cut or tear it into pieces about an inch or so “square” and put in salad bowl. Add 3-4 or more chopped ripe tomatoes, the juicier the better and some chopped scallions, […]

Cool Summer Cooking Tips

It won’t be long before it gets too hot for us to cook using the oven and stove around here all the time. That’s why I asked our newsletter readers to share some of their best summer cooking tips. You can find them, and of course my own tips below. Enjoy! I do a lot […]

Homestyle Lentils and Rice

3/4 cup dry lentils 3/4 cup brown rice 4 chicken bouillon cubes 2 tablespoons dry onion 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon basil 4 cups tap water 2 tablespoons oil or other fat In a 2-quart saucepan bring the water and oil to a boil. As the water […]

Beans and Rice Mix

1 cup long grain brown rice 1 tablespoon dry onion flakes 1 tablespoon dry celery 1 tablespoon dry green pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 2 vegetable or other flavored bouillon cubes Dash red pepper flakes, or cayenne pepper 1/4 cup bacon bits OR sausage flavored TVP Combine the brown rice and all of the other […]

Foods in the Bible

(arranged alphabetically) Almonds—Genesis 43:11; Numbers 17:8 Anise—Matthew 23:23 Apples—Song of Solomon 2:5; Joel 1:12 Barley—Ruth 2:23 Barley Bread—2 Kings 4:42 Beans or Pulse, also known as Legumes—2 Samuel 17:28; Beef—Deuteronomy 14:4 Bitter Herbs (dandelion greens, watercress, arugula, parsley, cilantro)—Exodus 12:8 Bison (Pygarg)—Deuteronomy 14:5 Bread—Luke 22:19 Butter—Isaiah 7:22 Carob (St. John’s Bread)—Matthew3:4; Mark 1:6 (akris: this […]

Best Buys For Your Budget

At most markets there are certain foods that are almost always good buys. In different areas of the country these foods will vary, sometimes considerably. For instance Grits are a great buy in the Southern US but in Australia they are impossible to find. Conversely, there are good buys in Australian supermarkets that I will […]

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