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Sunday Dinner Series: Southern Comfort Breakfast with Baked Salmon

After a long, weekend away celebrating my wedding anniversary, the last thing I wanted to do was spend a lot of time in the kitchen, after returning home. Whenever I’m short on time, or just don’t feel like preparing a time-consuming dinner, I always resort to my favorite: breakfast, or brinner (breakfast for dinner). My southern comfort breakfast, with baked salmon, is a favorite in … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Southern Comfort Breakfast with Baked Salmon

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Sunday Dinner Series: Vegetable Medley Quiche

There are some food combinations that we expect to go well together, like peanut butter & jelly, macaroni & cheese, and cookies & milk. So, when it comes to experimenting with new food combinations, for Sunday dinner, I usually take the safe route. It’s not that I don’t like trying new things; I don’t like experimenting with Sunday dinner. My family looks forward to my … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Vegetable Medley Quiche

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Nutrition Labels Getting Makeover

Okay, I admit: I’m cynical when it comes to trusting what’s in my food. For this reason, I spend much of my time reading the food labels, while grocery shopping. Even though I buy the same items week after week, I still check the labels to make sure the ingredients haven’t changed. The current food label is a little difficult to understand. It’s hard to … Continue reading Nutrition Labels Getting Makeover

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Your Kitchen: Where Healthy Begins

Since this is National Nutrition Month, this is a good time to set goals for eating better, and adding a little physical activity into your lifestyle. But, you may be asking “Where do I start?” The best place to start the journey of eating healthy is right there in your kitchen. Before you begin moving towards the path of healthy eating, you need to know … Continue reading Your Kitchen: Where Healthy Begins

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Sunday Dinner Series: Hearty Vegetable Soup

When the weather is cool and a chill is in the air, nothing warms the body and the stomach like a hearty, bowl of soup. Although, soup isn’t generally considered a menu choice, for Sunday dinner, the many varieties can make it a star-attraction on many family tables. I’ve found that a nice bowl of soup is very convenient, when you don’t want to spend … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Hearty Vegetable Soup

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Cook’s Choice: Can, Fresh, or Frozen?

As a home cook, my meal preparations are often dictated by time. During the week, I try not to spend a lot of time on meal preparation. After working all day, I want a healthy meal, but I don’t want to spend too much time on preparation — I want it quick and good! And, depending on what I’m preparing, I opt to use can, … Continue reading Cook’s Choice: Can, Fresh, or Frozen?

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This is Going to be Good!

This is my baby boy’s last Sunday dinner, before he returns to college, and he wants this last Sunday meal to be the best. Today, he asked that I prepare Turkey & Spinach lasagna, which is one of my family’s favorites. I love to make their favorites, and hear them say:”M’mm, M’mm good!” Well, I’m really going to make this lasagna exceptional. I need to … Continue reading This is Going to be Good!

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Healthy, Budget-friendly Menu Ideas to Survive the Shutdown

Well, week one of the Shutdown, and no idea of how many more we’ll have to endure, before it’s over. The Shutdown really sucks! Although, I’m not an impacted federal worker, I do have family and friends who are, and my thoughts and prayers are with them. The more time it takes to pass a budget, the longer impacted workers have to survive without a … Continue reading Healthy, Budget-friendly Menu Ideas to Survive the Shutdown

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Fall for Fall’s Superfoods

There’s much to love about fall: cooler weather, hearty soups, and constant changing foilage. But, fall’s superfoods give us one more reason to love this season. Superfoods are foods that are loaded with health benefits. Many of these foods provide enormous amounts of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. The fall season brings us a few of these superfoods to enjoy for better health and nutrition: Pumpkin … Continue reading Fall for Fall’s Superfoods

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Have Healthy Your Way!

Today, there is a wealth of information and resources to help us lead healthy lives. With so much information, it can seem overwhelming when trying to decide on the best healthy approach. Yet, many of us get so overwhelmed that the information causes “no-action” paralysis — we have so much information that we can’t decide and end up doing nothing. Well, doing nothing is the … Continue reading Have Healthy Your Way!

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