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So this isn’t technically a gadget or utensil, but I figure it sort of qualifies as things I use a lot! One of the things I get asked pretty frequently is what I keep in my pantry on a regular basis to make planning easier.
So here’s a list of what I try [...]

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The photo below is another random one – from a batch of grilled pizza we made last week. Doesn’t it look yummy?

Ok, on with the next installment of my Monday morning links. I’m really enjoying this, to be honest. As I read through food blogs during the week, it’s fun to look [...]

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Happy Monday, everyone! First of all, just to let you know that the image of baby spinach, below, has nothing to do with the rest of this post. It’s just a picture I like and I figure every blog post on a food blog needs to have at least one picture.

I’m going [...]

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Wow it’s been a long time since I’ve had a Saturday farmer’s market post.  Let’s just jump right back into it.  Here’s what I picked up at today’s market.

I also picked up some goat cheese from a local dairy – Cole’s Lake Diary. (They don’t have a website, unfortunately, but there’s more information about the [...]

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Getting back into the swing of things I’m going to continue Wednesdays as my healthy eating post day. I’m kicking off August with some thoughts on meal planning.
I have heard a lot of objections to meal planning. I’ve heard everything from “I don’t have time to plan” to “I don’t want to be [...]

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I’m so excited. I got home this evening and what should be sitting on the doorstep? This package from the Organic Vanilla Bean Co. Whooo hoo!

And in it? One pound of vanilla beans; 1/2 each of Bourbon and Tahitian.

I have big plans for these babies. Homemade [...]

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More and more is starting to show up at the farmer’s market as the weather gets warmer. Since I’m on my own this week, I didn’t go overboard, but I did get two things that I’m excited about.
First my small collection of veggies; radishes, cucumbers, carrots, and 2 green tomatoes which I [...]

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No farmer’s market today, unfortunately. I got up a little late this morning, and I think the late morning hour (after 11) and the gloomy weather had driven off most people. There were a handful of stands left, but nothing that I needed or wanted. So instead I went to Harry’s and [...]

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I’ve been posting a bunch of stuff lately – which is good – but with all the recent focus on Tuesdays with Dorie, I’ve sort of neglected the other side of this blog, which is a focus on HEALTHY eating. 
See, I started the blog because I lost weight – a lot of weight, as I’ve [...]

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