3 Bean&Wild Rice Soup
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 can garbanzo beans (undrained)
1 can field peas (undrained)
1 can black eye peas (undrained)
1 cup wild rice
3 cups water
1 can Mexican stle sliced stewed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon of each of the following spices: garlic powder,tarragon,basil,celery salt,crushed red pepper flakes,crushed oregano
2 tablespoons celery flakes
Put all into a...
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Tags: bean soup, crock pot cookery, hearty bean soup with wild rice, home cooking recipe, slow cooker recipe
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Baked Crunchy~liscious Pork Chops
4 pork loin chops (1/2 inch thick)
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup packaged corn bread stuffing mix/crushed fine
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
Beat egg and milk together in a dish. Put the cornbread crumbs in a separate dish. Trim the pork chops of fat. Sprinkle each with salt...
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Sometimes you want a change…just a wee change from the everyday “normal”, and you sometimes just want to spice things up a bit. What better way to do that than starting with the first meal of the day? You can take your morning toast, bagel, scone,biscuit, pancake, or even waffle to a new level...
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Tags: butter spreads, Cooking, flavored butters, recipe
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Stewed Tomatoes & Okra
2 bacon slices
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 lb. fresh okra (or rather a pretty good couple of hand fulls)
1 medium size sweet onion,chopped
1 bell pepper,chopped
1 can (14.5 ounces) stewed tomatoes
salt, pepper, garlic powder and some Italian seasoning (to taste)
Brown the bacon in a large skillet. Set aside bacon for a later use....
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Tags: garden fresh fare, garden fresh recipe, okra, tomato
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I’d like to suggest that you make time to cultivate tea.
I’ve been on a mission to identify and learn to use the wild foods growing on our property. As companion to that project, I’m determined to make better use of the edible landscaping left us by the previous owners. To wit: St. John’s wort,...
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Tags: frugality, grow and make your own tea, lemon balm tea, St. John's wort tea, yarrow tea
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Want a free lunch? Forage wild foods and eat for nada.
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Tags: foraging, free food, nutrition, old foods, wild foods
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I had a couple of pints of raspberries that were in need of being used up quickly today. So I decided to create a raspberry sorbet…something super easy, cold, and refreshing…from them. This recipe truly can’t get any easier than this.
Raspberry Sorbet
2 pints fresh raspberries
1 1/2 cans of 7 up soda
1/4 cup sugar
In blender...
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Tags: fresh raspberry sorbet, raspberry sorbet, sorbet, summertime recipe, sweet treat recipe
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An up-close and personal session with Chef Debra. Debra shares from her heart regarding her weight loss journey, the vegan/raw vegan diet, and indoor/outdoor gardening.
Chef Debra also prepares:
Almond Milk
Green Smoothies
Nut Cheese
Flax Crackers
Fruit Leathers
Jalapeno Poppers
Raw Red Pepper Hummus
Veggie Wraps
and Sweet and Sour Soy Curls (the only cooked food demo)
This dvd class is not...
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Tags: Vegan lifestyle tips, Vegan style cooking
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Growing an attractive houseplant from kitchen waste is not only inexpensive fun, if you make it an avocado, you can use the leaves as a spice.
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Tags: cook with avocado leaves, DIY kitchen gardening, easy plants from kitchen scraps, gardening project, grow an avocado tree
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This recipe is a favorite at the vegan conference I cook at. It even has passed the test with my very picky, non vegan, ranch dressing loving nieces!
Vegetarian Ranch Dressing
1 Cup of Veganaise (a wonderful vegan mayo, you can find it in most health food stores or Raley’s health food section)
1/8 cup plus 1...
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Tags: ranch dressing, vegan style, vegetable dip, vegetarian
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