This recipe is perfect for jazzing up your weeknight vegetables! Fresh asparagus, sweet grape or cherry tomatoes, and cauliflower are the perfect combination for roasting. Though this marinade isn’t an exact replication of the sweet chili sauce sold in bottles, it has some heat that is balanced nicely by the agave nectar. (Agave nectar is a natural [...]
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When the weather is hot and you don’t have central air conditioning, using the oven and the stove are not very appealing. Even baking something for just a few minutes can turn the kitchen into a sauna. That is when an outdoor grill can be really handy. Some people reserve the grill for hot dogs and hamburgers on the weekends only, but [...]
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After my first experience with quinoa, I’ve kept my eye out for other appealing recipes. My husband wasn’t home the last time I made quinoa so I was interested to hear his feedback on this dish. He really enjoyed the chicken but the quinoa did not go over as well. He said he would have preferred [...]
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The very generous folks from POM Wonderful sent me several bottles of POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice. They also sent a very informative fact sheet containing some interesting information about pomegranate juice and the health benefits of drinking it. Here are a couple of points that I found particularly interesting: “Wonderful” is actually a variety of pomegranates known for its “unique [...]
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A few weeks ago my husband and I spent an extra long wonderful weekend in Tennessee. I had never been to the south before (other than Florida) and I was really excited for fried catfish and all things BBQ! What I did not anticipate falling in love with was a little something called banana pudding. [...]
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