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Indonesian Chicken with Green Beans

Indonesian Chicken with Green Beans

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I have been asked to share this recipe and I am more than happy to do so. I got it from a iVillage food email in 2006 and am just getting around to trying it! If I get photos taken tonight, I will share those too!Indonesian Chicken with Green BeansCredit: Eater’s Choice Low-Fat Cookbook by Ron Goor, PhD, MPH, and Nancy GoorServings: 8Ingredients: 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed 4 tablespoons olive oil 10 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 1…

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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My family loves, loves, loves homemade chicken noodle soup! It is the perfect pick me up on cold winter days and a great soother of upset stomachs and colds. This is so easy to make! This is my original recipe. I have adapted three different recipes and rarely make it the same twice. Also, feel free to double this recipe. If everyone is home, we have to double it! It also makes wonderful leftovers for work! Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup…

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Food Journey and Confusion

Food Journey and Confusion

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I get confused. I am trying to change the way my family and I eat. This has been, and still is, hard. I am still trying to figure the best way and make that way work for my family. I know we make many mistakes. I know I can’t control what my teens eat outside of the house. I know school lunches are not the healthiest meals. (Some day I will post about what the school calls turkey.) What is…

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Working through Cookbooks – Easy Swiss Steak

Working through Cookbooks – Easy Swiss Steak

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I have a lot of cookbooks. So much so that I have almost quit buying them unless they have something related to whole foods cooking or food storage cooking. I am still wanting the Food Storage cookbook by Peggy Layton. Right now, I am working my way through 101 Things To Do With A Slow Cooker by Stephanie Ashcraft and Janet Eyring. I am a total devotee of the slow cooker. It ensures we have supper at our house at…

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One of Our Favorite Ways to Eat Potatoes!

One of Our Favorite Ways to Eat Potatoes!

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We love potatoes! Maybe a little too much. They are so simple and easy, but I am not a fan of frou-frou potatoes. I like them in their simple state. My kids feel somewhat the same way. One would prefer no skin on the potatoes and to have them mashed/pureed into fluffiness. One doesn’t like them mashed at all. The last two are not nearly as picky about their potatoes (or food in general). This is one of our favorite…

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Drinking Your Own Drinks

Drinking Your Own Drinks

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I was taking a long, hard, cold look at my budget a few weeks ago, knowing I was going to have to tighten the whole thing. An anticipated rise in my car insurance and a car payment for the next six months was going to take a big bite out of my budget. I am already a frugal living kind of person so where do I trim up next? Ack! I knew where. My “little” trips to the convenience store….

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