Category: What to Eat
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Easy, Delicious Oatmeal
I am in love with Oat Revolution’s oatmeal packets for so may reasons… taste, convenience, low Weight Watcher Points Plus value while still filling me up… And no, the company that makes them didn’t compensate me in any way to say that. (But if they’d like to, I might be game!!) For years I was…
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Free Ground Beef eCookbook
Have you ever wondered what else you can do with ground beef aside from the usual recipes? My friend Lynn, of Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures, has the answer and she has put tons of them together in an easy-to-follow cookbook of delicious ground beef recipes that she wants to share with you… For FREE. Yep, you…
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Dinner prep for Coastal Chilean wine tasting
Earlier this week I made my most ambitious meal in years. Take a look at the ingredients: It was well worth all the slicing and dicing. Plus, my darling husband even helped with that part, which made it even better. I made the dinner as part of a blogger wine tasting of coastal Chilean wines.…
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Food storage guidelines
[Source: Daily Savings from All You] Judging from this, it’s definitely time for a clean-out in some places of my pantry and also my refrigerator. The last time I had a major refrigerator clean-out was just after Hurricane Ike. Yikes. What about you? Big clean-out ahead? Moderate tosses? Or is all your food up to…
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Support the Arc & cook with some of Houston’s best…
The Houston based non-profit, Friends for Good, will host a cooking class at Central Market in Houston featuring chefs from Green Beans and Guacamole, a cookbook for-a-cause supported by exceptional Houston restaurants, on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Guests attending the Central Market cooking class will watch as a star-studded lineup of Houston chefs, including Chef…
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Mushroom Swiss Steak and Potatoes
This week, the Texas Beef council asked each of the Beef Bloggers to post a recipe that is a family favorite. And, since they are helping us to eat healthier and pack in the nutrients, they took a look at each of our recipes and gave us a few suggestions on what we could do…
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Dijon-Wine Steak Kabobs with Mushroom Wild Rice
Today I was really strapped for time, but knew I needed to try out another beef recipe and share it with you. And I’m glad I pulled it together, raced to the store before lunch to get the steak and get it marinating, as once it became time to actually make dinner, it fell into…
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Healthy Meals to Fuel the Family Twitter Party Tuesday Night
As you may know, I’m partnering with nine other Texas bloggers and the Texas Beef Council again this spring to try out and share beef recipes in an effort to better fuel my own family and help you to do the same with yours. Yes, I am being compensated for my participation, but I only…
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Sugar Snap Peas with Sirloin and Pasta Salad with Gremolata Dressing
Seriously? Can you believe I made that… and took that picture? This was one hearty salad that still felt light… and don’t you love all those veggies??? I sure do! This week we’re moving into our second week of Texas beef goodness. Last week I shared Szechuan Beef Stir Fry as a protein-packed dinner. This…
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Szechuan Beef Stir Fry
Can you hear that sizzle and smell those steak and veggies?? You might remember back in November and December when I shared all those yummy beef recipes that the Texas Beef Council shared with me. Well, guess what… The Texas Beef Council has invited me to be a Beef Blogger once again and try out…
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Share your peanut butter recipe for a chance to win a $500 giftcard
Do you dig peanut butter and love to save money, too? In celebration of National Peanut Month this March, the Southern Peanut Growers organization is launching its third annual “PB my way” recipe contest, with the winner taking home a $500 Visa® gift card… and that will buy a LOT of peanut butter! Plus, for…
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Looking for datenight dinner ideas?
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I’ve got 19 date night (or even family night!) dinner ideas for you, paired with 94 inexpensive, yet delicious wines in Dinner and Wine for $20 or Less, a FREE ebook for subscribers of my wine blog for casual drinkers, VineSleuth Uncorked. Every recipe was developed by $5 Dinners’…
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Easy, Fast Beef Steaks with Peppercorn Wine Sauce
Company coming and want to impress? Or maybe you need to pull a quick dinner together, but still want it to be special? For the past four weeks I’ve been participating in a promotion with the Texas Beef Council and it has really opened my eyes to beef and how easy is really is to…
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Caramel-Wrapped Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
Amy over at Amy’s Finer Things is sharing a very simple and very yummy recipe for caramel-wrapped, chocolate-covered pretzels. Just reading the recipe makes me want to run back to the grocery store so I can make some myself! If you are looking for a treat to serve or give as a gift, this just…
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That premium, ‘fresh’ orange juice may not be so fresh…
I was surprised to read this ABC News report about flavor enhancers being added to premium, ‘fresh’ orange juices. Guess my Vita-Mix is going to have to work a little harder so I can keep things fresh around here! Will this story change the way you buy orange juice?