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From The Blog: Celebrating Life with Paula

Celebrating MyPlate Recipes - 5th ed.

May 20, 2013 7:39 pm

Updated: May 22, 2013 1:12 pm

I had several bags of dried fruit in my pantry and wanted to use them. I remember recently when I ate out of my pantry, frig, and freezer for a month without having to do any major grocery shopping. I did not want to let myself have that much again, so I decided to use those fruits in REALLY, … MORE

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Tags: Quick & Easy Meals, Health, Lifestyle, Meal Ideas

Paula

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA

From The Blog: Celebrating Life with Paula

Celebrating MyPlate Recipes - 4th ed.

May 9, 2013 4:41 pm

Updated: May 16, 2013 4:04 am

I tried several recipes this week that are perfect for anyone looking for lower calorie choices. MOCK OATMEAL isn't a MyPlate recipe, but I thought some of you might like to know about it. I saw a review for it one morning when I was checking the recent reviews and found it… MORE

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Paula

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA

From The Blog: Everything's Good With Bacon

April - Ethnic Foods

May 9, 2013 12:32 pm

Updated: May 16, 2013 4:04 am

This Month!May’s Theme: Try a recipe that is especially popular to your region (or using an ingredient associated with your region). Send a picture and a review to armonthlychallenge@gmail.com by May 31.April’s theme was… Find a recipe from your ethnicity or culture that you have never made… MORE

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Tags: Baking, Health, Other Ethnic Food, Vegetarian

Jacolyn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Beacon, New York, USA

Living In: Fishkill, New York, USA

From The Blog: Adventures with My Oxymoron Diet: Gluten Free and High Fiber

Shakespeare Would Approve of This Love Story

May 5, 2013 11:44 am

Updated: May 10, 2013 3:46 pm

Today is my lucky day. Not only is it my favorite foodie holiday, Cinco de Mayo, but it is also the first day in THREE WEEKS that I can resume eating regular food. I can't wait to sink my teeth into some amazing Mexican treats for dinner tonight!I love food. I mean, I really love food. I… MORE

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tiffermak

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Clearwater, Florida, USA

From The Blog: Learning To Cook

Organizationally Challenged Or Just A Filthy Pig?

May 2, 2013 2:15 pm

Updated: May 3, 2013 4:49 pm

When I was a young man, I saw no need to keep my room clean or tidy. As long as there was a clear path to the door leading to the rest of the house from my bed, and a path from the bed to the closet, I was happy. I knew pretty much where everything I needed was, and a quick sniff would reveal… MORE

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Doc Simonson

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: St. Peter, Minnesota, USA

From The Blog: Celebrating Life with Paula

Celebrating More MyPlate Recipes

May 1, 2013 5:34 pm

Updated: May 9, 2013 11:09 am

I'm still making MyPlate recipes, recipes created for a healthy, balanced plate. In fact, I made 21 of them during the month of April. Those of us who are a little older remember the previous plan, the food pyramid. Allrecipes has done a great job placing interesting and flavorful recipes in… MORE

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Paula

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA

From The Blog: Healthy Husband, Happy Wife!

Tuna Pan Bagna with Lemony Carrot Salad and Oven Sweet Potato Fries

Apr. 25, 2013 6:01 am

Updated: Apr. 29, 2013 9:42 am

Dinner for day 2 was delightfully simple, though it had a lot of individual components. Here are the recipes:Tuna Pan Bagnahttp://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/tuna_pan_bagna.htmlLemony Carrot Saladhttp://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/lemony_carrot_salad.htmlOven Sweet Potato… MORE

Tuna Pan Bagna with Lemony Carrot Salad and Oven baked Sweet Potato Fries

Tuna Pan Bagna

Tuna Pan Bagna with Lemon Carrot Salad

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ladanams

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

From The Blog: Learning To Cook

The Unfortunate Gap Between What I Wish And What Is.

Apr. 24, 2013 4:30 pm

Updated: May 3, 2013 12:49 pm

The following is a post from another blog I used to write before I started writing posts here on AR. It is a test, more or less, to see if I can get stupid photos to stay in line. It seems to be working. When we agreed to provide a car to Eldest, I thought that school year mornings would calm… MORE

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Doc Simonson

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: St. Peter, Minnesota, USA

From The Blog: Healthy Husband, Happy Wife!

Eatingwell Diet - Day 1

Apr. 23, 2013 6:20 am

Updated: Apr. 24, 2013 11:34 am

Morning everyone, So we began our 28 day healthy eating diet found on EatingWell.The diet plan comes in three calorie levels, 1200, 1500 and 1800. This was probably the most difficult part of the diet for us as the foods were so different across the caloric level. I fell in the 1200 range and… MORE

Quick Breakfast Taco

EatingWell Cobb Salad

Almond Crusted Chicken Breast nuggets wih couscous zucchini and cucumber salad

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Tags: Breakfast/Brunch, Health, Lifestyle, Meal Ideas, Quick & Easy Meals

ladanams

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

From The Blog: Farm Cookin'

How Does Your Garden Grow

Apr. 18, 2013 3:55 pm

Updated: Apr. 21, 2013 10:29 am

Well, I planted 6 - 4'X4' raised beds with: 12-Tomato Plants 6-Zucchini Squash plants 6-Summer Squash plants 20-Green Onion plants 1-Yellow Onion 1-Purple Onion 2-Garlic Cloves 1-Rosemary Plant 1-Lavender Plant 1-Jalapeno plant 2-Bell Pepper Plants I am so excited that I will actually b MORE