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Meal Plan: Simple Dinner RecipesIt is finally November and stores are already playing Christmas music and selling Christmas candies, even though there is an entire month until December. While poor little November gets left behind, simplify your life with some easy dinner ideas. This week's recipes are so simple and easy, you may…
Five Tips for Making Your Thanksgiving Dinner More ThankfulWhat is a proper Thanksgiving meal? The older I get, the more I realize how broadly Thanksgiving dinner can be defined. At the very least, though, I think it is a bounteous table, set with one's best china, laden with one's best food laboriously prepared. It is also a…
Meal Plan: Simple Glaze Recipes to Make Dishes Taste BetterYou may be wondering what this delicious dessert has in common with this week's meal plan — glazes! Warm, tasty glazes make any sort of food even more delectable. The best glazes come from nature's natural source for a sweet tooth — fruit! Strawberries, raspberries, apples, apricots, oranges, and…
Meal Plan: Cooking in a BindMeal Plan—Mom going out of town was always a big deal at my house growing up. It meant no chores and dad would order pizza. However, after three nights of pizza, even the pizza-loving kid can't do it anymore. Dad hasn't gone shopping and is in a bind. Looking…
Real Crock Pot Comfort: Autumn Harvest PorkWhy is it that so many things typically associated with fall foods start with "p," like pumpkins, pies, pork, and crock pots? All of these things say "comfort food" to me. According to scientists, the ability of these foods to ease moods is real; the shortened days, decreased…
Meal Plan: Slow-Cooker Dinners to the RescueFor the busy mothers or college students, slow-cookers are the answer to busy days. Slow cookers and crock pots are so easy to use and many of them feature timers which cook the roast for the perfect time even if you aren't there to turn it off right at 5:34pm.…
