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Kale with Kalamata OlivesKale is hearty and healthy, and often teams in winter soups with potatoes and beans. But in this recipe, based on Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, it takes center stage. Quick to prepare it is a pleasant change from other green sides. Don’t let the volume of a one pound bunch of kale scare you off - it cooks down! |
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Steamed Green Beans with Lemon & DillDelightfully easy and refreshing, these lemon-laced green beans compliment chicken, pork, beef or vegetarian meals. |
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Buttermilk Pancakes with Whole Wheat & OrangeThis recipe uses half all purpose and half whole grain flour - my choice for the whole grain is white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour. A nice citrus flavor perks up Sunday morning pancakes. (I freeze leftovers for hungry mornings with little time except to toast and devour!) |
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Barbecue Baked SalmonSalmon with a BBQ citrus glaze - unusual and tasty. |
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Taco SkilletIt's sort of like hamburger helper, only it doesn't involve noodles or a box mix. And it tastes a whole lot better Variations: Add 1/2 cup frozen corn or 1 cup cooked pinto beans during step four. Top with sour cream, sliced black olives, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, or crumbled corn chips. Note: I recommend using… |
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Easy Broccoli SaladA basic broccoli salad, easy to make and delicious as either an entree or side salad. |
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S’mores Snowballs (a no-cook confection)This is a variation of Graham Cracker Snowballs and one way to get your “s’mores fix” any time of the year! (See variation recipe below under “Useful links.” An easy confection ~ not a cookie, not a candy, but a cross somewhere between. No cooking, no baking. Easy to make though a litttle messy. Enlist the kids to help roll them and… |
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Peanutty Oatmeal CookiesA different take on peanut butter cookies. The oatmeal adds chewiness, and the chopped peanuts add extra crunch. For an over-the-top serving, spread a cookie with a smear of peanut butter and dab of jelly. |
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Pineapple Rice with Green SoybeansThis colorful rice side or vegetarian entrée is a healthy and novel departure from same-old, same-old steamed rice! I liked it even more next day. Easily adapts to vegetarian. |
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Peanut Butter Christmas CookiesIn our family traditional Christmas cookies are nontraditional. We have for years made our Scottish Shortbread Cookies: http://www.rantsravesandrecipes.com/worlds-best-shortbread-cookie-recipe, and Peanut Butter Cookies. Both are fairly easy to make and both are absolutely delicious. |
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Mom's Pickled Beet and Egg SaladI've fond memories of my mother's salads but have few written recipes of hers. Relying on memory alone for ingredients and flavors, I've come fairly close to her pickled beet salad. Three ingredients - this recipe is way easy! Of course I might add and/or embellish with all kinds of ingredients and garnishes we use today, but for the… |
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Oat Pecan Praline CookiesChewy, slightly soft texture with a hint of caramel pecan, these attractive cookies make a nice snack for company with coffee, tea or milk. Sometimes we bakers just have to break out of the oatmeal-raisin cookie rut, and these certainly do! |
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Layered Pumpkin Pudding Pie (easily converts to a lighter version)A change-of-pace pumpkin pie recipe for the holidays with the bonus - it can be made a day ahead of the feast. This recipe is easy to adapt to a reduced calorie version, which will be appreciated by those who want or need a lighter dessert. Here are… |
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Chocolate Tapioca PuddingTake old-fashioned tapioca pudding to a grand level for a special Valentine dessert - add chocolate! Be patient as you cook the pudding, it can take 20 to 30 minutes of stirring to melt the chocolate and reach proper consistency without scorching. The pudding will thicken as it cools. |
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Banana and Granola MuffinsYou can have breakfast in a muffin with your choice of ingredients. Make these with walnuts, almonds or pecans; select raisins, dried cranberries or coconut, and use your favorite granola flavor. If you wish to substitute buttermilk in place of regular, as I often do in baked products, see Useful Link below that I will be posting. |
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