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A yellow bowl with ramen noodles, ground turkey and cabbage

Food

Souped Up Ramen Noodles Recipe

Here's a skillet dinner that's perfect for those too-busy-to-plan and too-poor-to-door-dash nights. In other words, any
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Blue bowl filled with oatmeal, yogurt, blueberries and granola

Food

Blueberry Breakfast Bowl with Homemade Granola

Start your day with the goodness of berries and whole grains in a breakfast bowl loaded with steel cut oats, granola and
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A bowl of pasta with sauteed eggplant and tomatoes

Food

Eggplant and Tomato Pasta Recipe

This recipe for eggplant and tomato pasta first appeared on my blogspot blog in June 2013. At the height of summer,
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Apple Crisp in a pan with a colorful potholder on the handle

Food

Apple Crisp Recipe

This apple crisp recipe originally appeared on my blogspot blog in November 2011. Autumn cooking and baking are all
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Meyer lemon scones with dried blueberries arranged on a blue plate

Food

Meyer Lemon Scones with Dried Blueberries Recipe

This recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog in February 2012. Lemons and blueberries are a natural pairing, and
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Ratatouille in a bowl served over yellow grits

Food

My Ratatouille Recipe

This story first appeared on my blogspot blog in August 2010. I still make ratatouille each summer. I've returned to
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Plum crumble dessert in a ceramic dish

Food

When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall: A Late Summer Menu

This story first appeared on my blogspot blog in 2010. The telltale signs of summer ending in Georgia: the trees
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Green jalapeno peppers on a white plate

Food Garden

How to Roast Jalapeno Peppers

Learn how to roast jalapeno peppers in your home kitchen and store them in the freezer. You can use them in soups and
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Ingredients for a tomato sandwich on a cutting board in a kitchen

Food

A Proper Tomato Sandwich

The making of a tomato sandwich is a strange rite, right? For gardeners, it's the acknowledgment that all the work
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