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Quinoa Butternut Squash & Roasted Red Pepper Salad
We like this salad because it is loaded with veggies and yet you get a good dose of protein with the quinoa. Quinoa, pronounced “keen-wah,” is an excellent source of protein and slow-releasing...
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Family Favorite Granola
We have eaten granola for years, however not always for breakfast, but as a snack when we travel, before bedtime or just those times when we need an energy pick-me-up! I have used this family favorite...
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Spinach Bisque Soup
There is a fantastic restaurant about an hour from our home, called Landmark Cafe & Creperie, in Galesburg, Illinois. I know people who plan a trip to visit to the Landmark simply to order and...
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Sweet Potato & Red Potato Chowder with Turkey Bacon
What a thrill to wake up to this… The first snow of the season always brings out the hibernation instinct in me. (I always knew I was part mama bear!) Isn’t this weather nature’s way to remind us to...
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Fried Chicken, the Healthy Way!
We have the fantastic advantage to buy free range chickens from Growing In Grace farms, near our home. This is the same place we got our CSA baskets this past summer & fall. Once you have tasted...
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Pomegranate Parfait
Recently our large extended family celebrated an early Christmas. Every family brings a favorite plate of goodies which results in an array of candies, cookies, chips and dips. Since a number of us try...
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Vegetable Panini’s
Need a quick, but hot hearty sandwich? What about a panini? Check out my blog today for a few easy steps to sandwich happiness! I am always looking for ways to eat more vegetables and less meat and...
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Meatless Monday…Mushroom Quinoa Loaf
Quinoa is my new favorite food! It boasts the most protein of any grain, is a great source of vitamins & minerals – iron, magnesium, Vit E, potassium, amino acids and fiber which makes it ideal for...
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Ham & Bean Soup
Sweet Basil Kitchen is kicking out a lot of soup these days! We both love soup with a side of a muffin or crusty bread and a green salad. Today’s recipe is an old tried and true family favorite. My dad...
View ArticleA Time to Begin…a Time to End
As I close out 2011 and reflect on the past year, I am amazed in a new way of the love and faithfulness of my Heavenly Father. He has provided and sustained us through the passing of my beloved father...
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