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From The Blog: Celebrating Life with Paula

Celebrating MyPlate Recipes - 5th ed.

May 20, 2013 7:39 pm

Updated: May 21, 2013 7:51 am

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 "Repurposing" Food

May 17, 2013 10:00 am

Updated: May 21, 2013 1:54 am

I hear all the time that people (husbands especially) won't eat left-overs. I can't imagine wasting perfectly good food. I just "repurpose" it. I'm guessing that people get burned out eating the same thing day after day. I definitely would! But if you make something brand new out of it, is it… MORE

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Paula

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA

From The Blog: One Hot Mama

One Hot Mama's Cooking Challenge- Day One

May 4, 2013 6:31 pm

Updated: May 4, 2013 6:50 pm

I wanted to start yesterday, but my husband came in with Subway. Therefore, today will be Day One. He didn't get the picture about not bringing food home. He was trying to help. Refer to the challenge here. http://allrecipes.com/cook/18593365/blogentry.aspx?postid=301988 As part of m MORE

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One Hot Mama

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Sugar Grove, Ohio, 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: 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: Healthy Husband, Happy Wife!

Japan meets Italy: Baked Teriyaki Chicken & Vegetable Pasta Salad

Apr. 17, 2013 5:55 am

Updated: Apr. 24, 2013 7:23 am

Last night my intention was to try something Japanese as I wanted to empty my pantry and I knew I had some Bok Choy in the fridge. I found these delicious and healthy recipes on our favorite site of… MORE

Pasta and Vegetables

Baked Teriyaki Chicken thigh with Pasta and vegetable salad

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Tags: Health, Italian, Meal Ideas, Quick & Easy Meals, Vegetarian

ladanams

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

From The Blog: Healthy Husband, Happy Wife!

Cream of Broccoli

Apr. 16, 2013 6:34 am

Updated: Apr. 17, 2013 12:24 pm

Cream of anything soup I am in love with. Having such a hearty dinner before I decided to have a meatless dinner this time around. So I decided on Cream of Broccolifor dinner using this recipe from Food.com: http://www.food.com/recipe/best-cream-of-broccoli-soup-42071This was my first attempt… MORE

Creamy Broccoli Soup

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Tags: Health, Meal Ideas, Quick & Easy Meals, Seasonal Cooking, Vegetarian

ladanams

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

From The Blog: Healthy Husband, Happy Wife!

My first healthy dinner attempt

Apr. 15, 2013 12:52 pm

Updated: Apr. 26, 2013 7:24 am

My husband loves meatloaf! I promised to make him meatloaf then the whole healthy eating thing came around but I still wanted to make it for him. I found some recipes that I liked on Allrecipes and other sites and tweaked them a bit. Unfortunately I don't have all the recipes on hand, as I… MORE

Spicy Cauliflower Bites

Meatloaf with salsa

Meatloaf, Spicy Cauliflower bites and Sweet & Spicy Thai Chili Cucumber/Carrot salad

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Tags: Appetizers, Baking, Health, Meal Ideas, Quick & Easy Meals

ladanams

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

From The Blog: Healthy Husband, Happy Wife!

Quick healthy snack with Celery!

Apr. 12, 2013 3:59 pm

Updated: Apr. 15, 2013 6:57 am

So my husband went grocery shopping and bought a ridiculous amount of celery. What to do with celery I thought to myself as I'm not too fond of the bitter aftertaste. Then I remembered a quick snack my cousin from England forced, yes forced, me to eat lol and I thought to improve it to my… MORE

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ladanams

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

From The Blog: The Fawn & The Fox

Crispy Chickpeas

Mar. 22, 2013 12:11 pm

Updated: Mar. 23, 2013 10:42 am

I was first introduced to this tasty preparation of chickpeas during my time at Cafe Juanita in Kirkland, WA. With a little patience they come out crispy and can be seasoned with just about anything you fancy.You can use either canned or dried chickpeas. If your using dried chickpeas I’d… MORE