It dipped below freezing this weekend, putting an end to most of the plants in the garden. It was a good excuse to harvest (and eat!) all the susceptible vegetables that were left out there.
I grilled the zucchini in one foil packet and most of the peppers (along with some onions) in another. Since I [...]
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Kicked-Up Sweet Potatoes
Hint-of-Lime Chili
When you want to add flavor to a dish along with a bite that’s not too big, turn to chili powder. This blend of spices begins with dried chili peppers. Although any pepper from ancho to jalapeno can show up in the mix, red peppers and cayenne peppers are used most often.
Whatever [...]
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Low-Fat Double Chocolate Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Crustless Banana Cream Pie
There is something comforting about a simple pie made with pudding. And since regular and sugar-free pudding mixes come in a variety of flavors, it’s easy to tailor a pie to your family’s tastes.
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This recipe has just over 6 [...]
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Home canning is a nice way to preserve the flavors of summer without filling up the freezer. And high-acid foods like relishes are easy to preserve, and perfect for even the beginning canner.
Homemade relishes are also tasty. I like my cucumber relish better than anything I can buy in stores. Unfortunately, my cucumber crop was [...]
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Basic Cornbread
Corn Cake
Whether you start with cornmeal or a mix, cornbread, corn muffins, and corn cake are great additions to any meal. Most recipes start with simple ingredients, but those ingredients come together to make a treat that’s moist, airy, and slightly chewy. And the same batter often can be used to make bread, muffins, [...]
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I usually post the newspaper recipe columns the week after they are published, but lately I’ve gotten a little behind. I just posted the following columns from the last few weeks:
• Salsa goes with summer, from the week of August 24th
• Throw some shrimp on the barbie, from the week of August 31st
• Send oatmeal [...]
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Sugar and Spice Granola
Soft Oatmeal Cookies
Buying lunch at school might be easy to do, but kids aren’t going to always like what’s being served. On the days when kids bring their own lunch, try to include a little surprise like a note from you or a special treat made from an old favorite like [...]
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The challenge: I love homemade ice cream, and I have the kind of ice-cream maker that lets me store the canister in the freezer so it’s ready to go at a moment’s notice. The problem is that I need more than a moment’s notice to have cream in the house. For that, I need to [...]
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