We had our annual craft night party this week, and I made some vegetarian Black Bean and Mushroom Chili to share. The ladies liked it and asked for the recipe, so here it is. First things first, if you are using dried black beans, soak them overnight. Just do it. It’s longer than the boiling
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I made this recipe the other night, and it was so good that I really need to share! I mean, we all need a tasty, healthy, easy dinner that we can pull together in under twenty minutes, right? I will confess, however, that this recipe was poached from one of my favorite blogs (Gimme Some
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For some reason we always have a ridiculous quantity of black beans in our pantry. Every time we go to the store, we buy a couple of cans of black beans. But we rarely use them. Not sure why. Every once in a while Mike will make this AWESOME dip using the black beans, but
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Another life’s lesson to be written down, passed along to everyone I care about, and never forgotten, because trust me when I tell you that this history should never be repeated: Don’t, and I repeat DON’T try Cod Liver Oil. Even if your Naturopath tells you it is very important for the Omega 3s in
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I had a new kitchen experiment the other day. I love all things curry, and I had seen a recipe for Curried Mango Chicken Soup that I just had to try. I was somewhat skeptical about the mango, though. I have eaten raw mango before (although I have never actually purchased mangoes at a grocery
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You know how some days just start out following Murphy’s Law (what can go wrong will), and then sort of morph over to Newton’s First Law of Motion (an object in motion stays in motion), and then just throw all sort of sense and order out the window and whirl you down a path that
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I realize I have been on a bit of a soup kick lately, but hey… soup is comfort food, I love chopping vegetables (don’t judge, it’s mean), and it lets me use the immersion blender I got for Christmas!  Tonight’s culinary adventure in soup:  Carrot and Ginger Soup. Mike and I visited my Auntie Theresa
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The temperature outside has been hovering between 20 and 30 degrees these days, every once in a while getting up to 40, but just way too cold for me!  When the temperature gets this low, I go for comfort food to warm me up:  casseroles, soups, and hot tea! I found this amazing recipe on
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