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Chicken and Roasted Potato Salad

More fun with leftover chicken. I shared with you last week that I had roasted some chicken for our church anniversary – I roasted six whole chickens and came home with enough left over for two or three meals for the two of us. Last week I made Roasted Potatoes and

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Meredith Kimelblatt

Light – Vegetable Lasagna

By Meredith Kimelblatt – There’s a misconception that when spring rolls around, it’s no longer acceptable to eat the foods you made all winter long. While it’s true that you probably won’t be craving a hot bowl of soup when it’s 80 degrees outside, there are ways to lighten up

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Meredith Kimelblatt

Grilled Jalapeno Turkey Burgers

By Meredith Kimelblatt – Memorial Day is one of the biggest weekends of the year for eating outside. Whether you’re grilling out in your backyard, heading to a potluck or having a picnic in the park, Memorial Day is known for an excess of hamburgers, hot dogs, cole slaw and

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Food
Jennifer Cote

What’s the Beef about Beef? (Have a Cow!)

By Jennifer Cote – In my “spare” time, I’ve been researching latest nutritional info on the world-wide web. We are truly in an information age. Not that we want to stress over what we’re eating- that could be an unhealthy thing to do! But it is wise to make informed

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Cinco de Mayo Recipe Staples

By Meredith Kimelblatt – Hosting a Cinco de Mayo party this weekend? Since the most memorable part of any get together is always what’s being served, be ready to celebrate with zesty Mexican recipes that pack a real punch. The best Mexican recipes aren’t complicated or time consuming, making them

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Amy Moore

Rethink Pink

By Amy Moore – According to leading experts, pink has healing properties specifically dealing with grief and sadness. It can restore youthfulness and help bring you in contact with your feelings.  A person with an aversion to pink may have challenges with expressing their softness or feminine side. Pink is

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Meredith Kimelblatt

Easy Spring Salads

Salads are some of the best foods to eat during the spring and summer months. Fresh produce and light ingredients go hand-in-hand with warm temperatures and sunshine, and the best salads are filled with both. Whether you’re craving cool crispy veggies or warm grilled chicken, your options for healthy spring

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Upcycling Ideas from Country Woman

Nearly everything in Christina Symon’s cottage kitchen ‘has been repurposed, recycled and reimagined’. With the help of their neighbor and carpenter, Jeff Dexter, who has a talent for finding interesting salvaged items, Christina took her kitchen once filled with particle board cabinets and laminate countertops to one of character and

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The Pleasures of a Spring Garden

‘A Garden is a Friend You can Visit Anytime’ Today, I am quite excited. My daughter called last week asking if I would come over to help her plan a small kitchen garden. Now, you know I love gardening, growing anything, this is not all that excites me today. This

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Ciao Chow Linda

Spaghetti Ai Frutti Di Mare – Spaghetti with Seafood

Are you one of those people who orders pasta with seafood in a restaurant but never makes it at home? Fear not, it’s much easier to prepare than you think and so much better when you can pick and choose the seafood components yourself fresh from the market. “But I

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How to Start a Family Garden When You Live in the City

Gardening as a family cannot only help you reduce your carbon footprint, pass along the ideals of sustainable living to your children, and save money at the grocery store, it can also help you forge even stronger bonds with your family through your shared goals. When you live in an

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Natural Cleansers

For many of us, our budgets are getting tighter and tighter. We watch the sales papers for deals at the market and at department stores. Stretching our spending dollars has become an important part of our life – similar to the frugal days during World War II. Rekindling ‘Victory Gardens’

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Clayzmama

Living with Labels…

There’s a difference??? So are “natural” and “organic” synonymous with each other? Well, I’m hopefully going to shed a little light in the label war and you can judge for yourself. Let’s start… ORGANIC: Products bearing this label are required to contain no less than 95% certified organic ingredients. The

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Clayzmama

An Albino Hummingbird… Tweet That!

How beautiful and how rare! A ruby-throated albino hummingbird is a precious sight for all of us! Kevin Shank took these gorgeous photos in Virginia and had them published in the October, 2011 issue of Nature Friend magazine. Matthew 6:26, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not

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Simple Floral Display

I found a bag full of sweet little bottles and having seen an example of three vintage bottles grouped together in a OneKingsLane ad, I knew these sweet little bottles would serve as lovely suspended vases. I wrapped twine round the top of these bottles and attached them in a

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Little Nests on My Desk

I have this Wardian Case in my desk in the kitchen and had been searching for something to decorate it with that would be colorful, cute, springlike and for Easter. Two crafts came together to make these little nests. I took the paper pots you can easily find now in

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Manuela

How To Make A Indoor Succulent Dish Garden

If you think that you don’t have a green thumb, then this project might just be for you! I made an indoor succulent dish garden over the weekend and so can you. It’s such an easy, quick project and succulents require very little maintenance (they are nearly indestructible and don’t

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Easter Decorations

Easter Sunday will be here before we know it! I finally got around to doing a  little Easter decorating this week. I only bought 2 new things at the Dollar Tree (some candy and plastic eggs), otherwise everything else I already had. Alot I didn’t even use since I decided

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Meredith Kimelblatt

Healthy Lunch Ideas to Keep You Full All Day

By Meredith Kimelblatt – There’s a common misconception that eating healthy meals is the same thing as eating meals with no substance. But eating a plate full of mostly veggies or fruit at lunch probably won’t satisfy you until dinnertime. In fact, not eating enough at lunch can make you

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