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Easy Black Bean Soup

This recipe for black bean soup comes from Real Simple magazine and is quick and nutritious. I make it with chicken broth, but it easily can be made with vegetable broth to make vegetarian/vegan. I can’t make when my son is … Continue reading

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Easy Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Even though I make dozens of fancy cookies with my friends at our annual Christmas Cookie Bake-A-Thon, my kids still want me to make a few batches of peanut butter kiss cookies. I really like them too, and since my … Continue reading

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Raw Brussels Sprouts Salad

I think this recipe came from O Magazine. I’ve made it for a few holiday dinners now, and it is a surprisingly big hit given how many people don’t like Brussels sprouts. Since they are raw, the flavor is very … Continue reading

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Dinner’s Not Ready Until The Smoke Detector Goes Off

I’ve been in a cooking rut lately, making the same few things for dinner week in and week out, and hoping my family will want to order pizza or get take-out so I don’t have to come up with another … Continue reading

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Chili For Irene

The approach of hurricane Irene forced me to brave the grocery store before I had done my menu planning for the week. I decided to get the fixings for one of my go-to stormy weather dinners: chili. Chili is especially … Continue reading

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