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Pineapple-Basil Chicken Salad and Roasted Squash & Gouda Soup

by gidget food

This recipe is by no means an exact science, but I love how these two dishes cook up together nicely. The soup is based on one we had at our CSA’s farm visit day, and the salad is a variation of one I saw in Everyday Food magazine. What I love best is how you [...]

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food-related lovin’

by gidget food

My daughter has become quite the storyteller. Today we sat together over yogurt and “chatted”- mostly she just told me some nonsensical story full of very grown-up {and improperly used} phrases. It’s very cute. Speaking of yogurt, our new favorite snack is a little plain greek yogurt whipped up with a little all-fruit jam and/or [...]

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Avogolemeno Soup

by gidget family

This soup was by request by my dad. His mom, my Yaya, used to make it. I had a couple of requests for the recipe when I mentioned making it on facebook a few weeks ago, so here it is… “Yaya” is Greek for grandmother (although I think it is actually spelled differently, this is [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part 3 {budget tips}

by Emma food

To any of you Dave Ramsey fans out there, I am a hunter – I love to hunt bargains down, I love to research and make sure I am getting the best deal, and then go in for the kill.  I can spend hours becoming a virtual expert on a subject, just so I know [...]

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It’s The Absolute Ultimate!! #21~ Keeping Track of Leftovers

by gidget food

This little series of mine has (obviously) become less than weekly, but whenever I have something to share, you can bet I’ll be telling you about it! We are a leftover-loving family. Moondoggie would rather take leftover dinner for lunch over a sandwich any day! I often find that I forget about leftovers though– things [...]

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Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits

by Emma food

Mother’s Day was extra special for me this year! I had my Mum visiting from Australia, so to celebrate we hosted a Mother’s Day breakfast. One of the yummiest items on the menu was the Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits from Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics. We had a couple left over so I sliced one in [...]

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A hint of summer – Lemon Sorbet

by Emma food

I love hot weather, and was thrilled when the temperature got up in to the 100′s last week!  It meant I had to try out my new toy.  An ice cream maker, generously donated by Deni, for me to review.  More ice cream recipes and a full review will be coming when the weather heats [...]

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Cookbooks!

by Emma food

Pictured below are a few of my favorite cookbooks. I don’t think I am alone when I say I love to ‘read’ and collect cookbooks. I have dozens of them. Varying from thrift store finds (some classics there), to out of print books I have searched for on ebay, to those I picked up at [...]

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My Foodie Obsession

by Emma food

Last week was busy (with wonderful visitors from Colorado, and a surprise party for my father-in-law), and while I had planned to post a recipe for Chicken Parmigiana it will have to wait because my computer seems to have a virus! I know, I need a Mac… anyone want to give me one? So, instead [...]

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LunchBots Review

by gidget green & natural living

LunchBots: Stylish & “Green” Food Containers! I was excited to get invited to take part in another one of Green & Clean Mom‘s Mommy Go Green Blog Tours! This time I got sent a couple of LunchBots stainless steel lunch containers to review. Let me start by saying, I totally love these containers! They are [...]

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