While the temperatures are plummeting in the middle and east part of the country, it is starting to warm up a bit here in California. Plants are starting to bloom as the rain continues, but slows. It’s also one of our busy times in the house. The kids are playing basketball, taking music lessons, going…
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Start 2019 with healthy, easy vegetable recipes As 2019 begins, I’m sure many of you, like me, are looking for easy ways to keep your resolution to eat healthier. However, it’s so hard to do that without feeling like you’re constantly sacrificing great taste. I feel like keeping healthy vegetables around the house is a…
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Sometimes when I look in the pantry, I don’t see a lot of hope. A random collection of beans, corn, peas and nut butters stare back at me with very little in common with each other. Today, after a busy morning filled with soccer and chores all I wanted was a super comforting bowl of…
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Although it doesn’t quite feel like fall just yet here in the Central Valley, the kids have gone back to school and the spaghetti squash and butternut squash plants are happily producing in the garden. These large squash plants are a true gift from nature because they are truly a full meal in and of…
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Is it me or did the Fourth of July come REALLY fast this year? I’m a huge fan of any holiday that brings together family, friends and fireworks plus super warm weather and Fourth of July in my mind is the perfect one. There’s no pressure to be fancy or fussy. Instead it’s a holiday…
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I feel like we were just getting over the holidays and all of a sudden I look at the calendar and it’s May! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love that summer is nearly here. The sunshine, flowers, fresh fruit and veggies at the farmers market – all of it truly warms my spirits. With…
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Here in the Central Valley we’re really excited to get rain anytime we can. However, I’m starting to yearn for the sunshine so that we can start grilling and spending time outside again. I usually am the grill master in our family and I love to play around with the various ways to create new…
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I don’t know about you, but on a Wednesday night, the only thing I want is a healthy, quick and yummy dinner that everyone in my family is happy to eat. Can’t take a long time or a lot of ingredients, because I’m nearly always missing at least one or two items from a recipe…
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I don’t know about you, but I can make any sort of protein and the kids are happy to turn it into tacos. So I was looking for a way to get some variety into their meal. Although nachos are extremely close in to tacos, I’m going to go ahead and call it variety! This…
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Every time I think I’m done making Caprese style anything, I decide I have to do just one more! Today was no exception, I needed to make something yummy, easy, quick and healthy for dinner. I just happened to have replanted a new basil plant and it was begging for some time with the fresh…
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