So, had a few handfuls of collard greens that survived the winter in the garden, and a renegade hamhock in the freezer so I decided to cook them up, but post-boiling, the greens had wilted down to only a cup or two of cooked veg. The yummy hammy /chock-full-of-nutrition-and-flavor cooking liquid was too good to waste, so I cleaned out the pantry, ( Read more... )

I had intended to save this post until tomorrow and include a photo, but as I sense that cous-cous salad is just not going to photograph well, I've decided to put the recipe up, naked of pictorial glory because HOLY CRAP, this is good!  Originally inspired by a salad offered as Starbucks which I just went NUTS over, this was probably even better ( Read more... )

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oh HAY: Let me give you a fabulous EZ-PZ recipe I pulled out of the paper the other day:

Spaghetti Squash with Bacon:

slowly fry up 4 slices of bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy, but not burnt. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels until cool. RESERVE the bacon fat in the skillet.

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Made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies last night to send to some co-workers who had gone above and beyond the call of duty to help me last week. The cookies turned out well, so I want to keep the recipe for use later.  I made a double batch and ended up with about 5.5 dozen. oof.

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 hokay... the thing is?  When I can combine efficiency, cleanliness and an obsessive need to FEED PEOPLE? I think my brain squishes up and dies of catatonic happiness. I mean SRSLY.

Last night I went to Dream Dinners out in Sterling for a sample run-through of meal-making since it is the business that  our beloveds Marcy (who is
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Two Crust Cinnamony Peach Pie  - Sugar free!

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