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Turkey Burgers with Tropical Salsa

Enjoying these turkey burgers with tropical salsa will give you a taste of the warm summer weather to come. This recipe serves four people.

Missing My Garden

Recently I wrote a post on planning for this year’s vegetable garden. Gardening has always been a big part of my life. I enjoy planning out my vegetable garden each year, what I will plant and how I will preserve the harvest. For years I have always started my own seeds, often using seeds that IContinue reading “Missing My Garden”

Buying and Storing Eggs

There is no difference in taste or nutritional value between white and brown eggs. The breed of chicken determines the color of an egg’s shell. Freshness, however does affect taste, so always buy the freshest eggs available. The best option is to find someone selling local eggs nearby. For years we raised our own chickensContinue reading “Buying and Storing Eggs”

Planning a Move – More Things To Consider

Moving across town can be a very different experience from moving across the country. Before making a move from one coast to another there are a few things to consider. Moving is an adventure but you also need a reliable plan. There are several things to consider when planning a move. By starting now,Continue reading “Planning a Move – More Things To Consider”

Black Bean and Sausage Soup

The combination of sweet Italian turkey sausage, jalapeño peppers and fresh cilantro gives this black bean and sausage soup a distinctive flavor.

The Case For A Brown Bag Lunch

Perhaps you’ve entered into the thrifty journey. You’ve mastered being thrifty in the kitchen. Here is the case for a brown bag lunch. When it comes to the weekday lunch rush it’s easy enough to think of your convenient dash to the deli or pizza place as a negligible expense. After all you’re not sittingContinue reading “The Case For A Brown Bag Lunch”

Delicious Doughnut Muffins

Monday Muffins – Doughnut Muffins This delicious doughnut muffin recipe has been adapted from one I found on the King Arthur website. I replaced some of the butter with applesauce. The end result was very tasty and I like to think a bit healthier! The doughnut muffin has a basic sugar-cinnamon flavor and isContinue reading “Delicious Doughnut Muffins”

Spicy Orange Beef with Vegetables

This spicy orange beef with vegetables can be served two ways. For an Asian meal serve over rice for more of a western meal serve in warmed flour tortillas.

Spring Cleaning – Throwing Clothes Out

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you know I’ve been working on de-cluttering our home in preparation for an eventual move. Even if you aren’t preparing for a move spring is a great time to do some spring-cleaning. Do you have clothes cluttering up your closet? Clothes that you’re justContinue reading “Spring Cleaning – Throwing Clothes Out”

Market Street Meat Loaf

I love meat loaf and make several different kinds from healthy versions made only with ground turkey, quinoa and zucchini to more indulgent recipes with a nice sauce on the top or even topped with bacon. The Market Street Meat Loaf is from one of my favorite cookbooks called The New Basics Cookbook written byContinue reading “Market Street Meat Loaf”