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‘Bang for your Buck’ Recipes

Israeli Tomato Cucumber Salad

September 1, 2010
israeli salad

I spent about 3 weeks in Israel this summer and two weeks last summer for work. This was my favorite thing to eat there, hands down, and I ate it at least twice/day. In Israel, this salad (and variations thereof) is served with almost every meal, even breakfast! It is also served with a sprinkling [...]

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Simple Week Night Tomato Soup

May 27, 2010
tomato soup

I made this simple tomato soup tonight in about three minutes, it was amazingly easy! This soup doesn’t need any thickeners at all so it’s naturally gluten free and low carb. Tips for making Tomato Soup Dressing up this soup for guests is easy – just add toppings! Some chopped basil, homemade croutons and parmesan [...]

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Baked Custard Recipe

May 25, 2010
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This is a great, easy and tasty Nourishing Traditions dessert recipe. My family was scraping their bowls to get every last bit of custard! I have to admit though, I totally messed it up the first night by adding TWICE as much sweetener as the recipe calls for, by accident. I figured it out after [...]

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Lamb Stew in May? Sure, why not?

May 17, 2010

The weather is starting to get warmer, but for some reason I’m still wanting stew. I will make a small stew and then eat for lunches, but never dinner now, which I seem to need lighter fare lately. I used some lamb shoulder steak for this Nourishing Traditions recipe and it was delicious! Love it [...]

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Kim's Spaghetti Carbonara

May 16, 2010
spaghetti carbonara

This is another one of our Friday night dinners, my whole family LOVES this dish! This is the classic bacon and eggs pasta traditionally made with pancetta but I find we like it fine with regular bacon. This brown rice pasta and the pork bacon is not exactly Nourishing Traditions approved because brown rice pasta [...]

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Top 10 Inexpensive Kitchen Tools

May 15, 2010
jars

I have quite a few ‘gadgets’ in my kitchen, and my husband would say way too many! Some are expensive and I love them, but it seems that the cheapest items are sometimes the most useful. Here is my top 10 list of inexpensive tools that I use in my kitchen. Be sure and scroll [...]

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Need an inexpensive Maple Syrup replacement?

May 5, 2010
rapadura simple syrup

I love real grade B maple syrup. Even just a teaspoon perks up the lowliest oatmeal, and the minerals in the syrup are prevalent. But it’s expensive! Even buying it at Trader Joe’s, I pay $16 for 32 ounces. I know that’s a steal compared to many parts of the country, but I still was [...]

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Soaked Waffles

May 3, 2010
soaked waffles

My husband is actually the waffle cook in the family, but this time I wanted to see how it’s done! So I soaked some whole wheat flour in clabbered milk overnight. This was actually the very first time that I’ve made waffles. I can’t even believe that but it’s true. I was really surprised that [...]

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How to Make Homemade Ginger Ale

April 29, 2010
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Do not mistake this recipe for the ginger ale that you get at the grocery store. It is much stronger, and actually tastes like ginger! Sally Fallon says to drink it warm and dilute it with water or carbonated water if you’d like. It is refreshing, and especially good for menstrual cramps or other tummy [...]

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My First Cheese Souffle

April 28, 2010
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Read the ‘Cheese Week’ Introduction post Well, not only my first cheese souffle, my first souffle, EVER! I admit it, I was a little nervous to make this recipe. I mean, the infamous souffle falling in the oven, isn’t that typical of kitchen commercials since the sixties? I was afraid of the falling souffle! But [...]

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