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The Oatmeal Is Ready!

What better way to start the day than with some hot oatmeal!  And even better is that this oatmeal cooks while you are sleeping in your crock pot.  My Aunt shared this recipe with us and I made it for … Continue reading

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Snow, Wind, Cold – Soup!

I usually do not believe the weather people, but they were right with the forecast of a nor’easter, but the snow accumulation of 3 – 5″ was off – we got about 10″!  The sun was shining, but the wind … Continue reading

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Apple Bread for the Senses!

I came across this recipe when I was looking for what to do with all the apples that were picked with the last tree – it looked delicious, but required more time than I had at the moment.  It has … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Pot Pie In The Crock Pot, Really?

When I came across a recipe for a vegetarian pot pie with a biscuit crust that you could make in the crock pot – I had to try it! Vegetarian Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust Ingredients 3 Tbl olive oil … Continue reading

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Add Some Flare to Your Cranberries

I am not a huge cranberry fan, but Stella is and she loves, loves, loves this recipe.  So do many of my friends and I have been asked to post the recipe – told them they had to wait until … Continue reading

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Make Your Own Gel Room Fresheners

Lately it seems that all it does is rain.  Everything is damp, waterlogged and smells, especially the dog.  The smell of wet dog is one of those smells I just can’t stand.  I put baking soda on the area rugs … Continue reading

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Soup and Bread – One of Those Perfect Combinations

I love soup and once the weather turns I could eat it everyday, unfortunately Stella does not like soup.  I was hoping that this soup would be the one since it had sweet potato and butternut squash in it – … Continue reading

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Rice Pudding Made With Brown Rice

I love rice pudding, but I have never been successful in making it – usually the rice is hard.  While looking for a new weekly recipe I came upon a recipe for Brown Rice Pudding and, well, being one of … Continue reading

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Great Dinner Coming Up! Millet Patties, Acorn Squash and Slow Baked Apples

I had intended to try a new soup this week that my neighbors have been raving about, but when the temperature went up to the mid eighties – I decided the soup could wait until a cooler day.  I found … Continue reading

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds, Just Like Popcorn?

After preserving 10 sugar pumpkins I had sooooo many seeds.  I usually do not roast the seeds from our jack-o-lantern, so much work for so little seeds, but I could not, not roast all the seeds I had accumulated. Drying … Continue reading

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