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Simple White Bean Soup

There’s a lot more flavor in this simple soup than the photograph can portray.
Simple White Bean Soup is perfect to make ahead for work day lunches, no matter what the temperature is outside.  It’s light and filling and totally healthy!
My only mistake in making it was that I didn’t make enough.  The original recipe came [...]



2Sep2008 | Jill | 8 comments | More
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Operation Baking Gals and Simple Daily Recipes Unite

The kids and I just came from the post office.  Our first box of baked goods for Operation Baking Gals is on it’s way!  The kids have totally grooved on this whole experience and are ready to bake some more.

If you haven’t had the chance, take it now to listen to my interview with Susan [...]



28Aug2008 | Jill | 6 comments | More
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Simple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

If you’re looking for a cookie that has some chew to it and it’s not overly sweet, these Simple Oatmeal Raisin cookies are perfect for you.
These cookies made it into the Operation Baking Gals box that was shipped to soldiers serving overseas.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 [...]



28Aug2008 | Jill | 12 comments | More
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Simple Banana Nut Bars

These Banana Nut Bars bake up in half the time that it takes to make Banana Bread.  AND they’re just as moist as if they were baked the day before.  This recipe fills a 13×9×2 inch pan, so be ready to run some of these over to your neighbors house after they’re baked up.
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28Aug2008 | Jill | 2 comments | More
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Amazing Taste Seasonings

Amazing Taste Foods approached me and asked if I would sample their seasonings and  give a review.  I said, “Sure!  Bring it on.”
In case you didn’t know, Amazing Taste Foods seasonings work to make less expensive meats juicy and tender.  Amazing Taste packets cost only $0.99 and season 2-4 pounds of meat at a time.
They [...]



27Aug2008 | Jill | 2 comments | More
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Name that Food #1 Mystery Solved

NOW FOR THE NAME

Elaine from KitchenExperiments.net said:
I used to climb the rambutan tree at my grandmother’s house back in Penang, Malaysia. It’s a very delicious fruit, sweet with nice bite to it. All you need to do is peel the hairy rough skin off to reach it’s pearly white (sometimes beige) inside. It [...]



25Aug2008 | Jill | Leave your comments | More
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Back to School Week Recipes

This is an exciting week. Everyone is heading back to those school week routines after a long summer break. For some, swinging into the drive through tonight, grabbing a happy meal and discussing the first day back, may be the plan of action. That’s cool. The first day for all of [...]



25Aug2008 | Jill | Leave your comments | More
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Attention RSS Subscribers

Everyday I look up at the top right hand side of this place and I watch the RSS Readers number get higher and higher. But you know what? I don’t think I know the people behind the number. I know every one of my email subscribers. We chat back & [...]



21Aug2008 | Jill | 25 comments | More
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Name That Food #1

So I was standing in the super foodie mart and came across some unique food items. Some I had NEVER seen before, some I had seen but didn’t know what to do with them or how they tasted. That’s when I got the idea to have a little fun.
Do YOU know what this [...]



21Aug2008 | Jill | 13 comments | More
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Simple Chickpea Salad

This chickpea salad is super fast to throw together and tastes AWESOME! It’s very filling and makes a perfect light meal.
I’ve made it a habit to cook up a bag of chickpeas in the pressure cooker, so I can have them on hand when the craving hits. Yesterday, I made Charlie a batch of [...]



20Aug2008 | Jill | 6 comments | More