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Frieda’s Specialty Produce Company has declared 2013 The Year of Purple, and guess what Frieda’s sent me? Stoke’s purple sweet potatoes! Saweeeeet! Have you ever had a purple sweet potato before? This was my first time and holy canolies people, talk about delicious. Frieda’s actually sent me sent me an entire box of purple specialty goodness and I can’t wait to share Read More >>
Last week Robin from SoCal mentioned she served loaded baked potato soup for dinner. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. After 3 attempts I finally came up with a recipe I not only LOVE, but my family loves too. This recipe for loaded baked potato soup is perfect for a busy weeknight or any weekend you plan on Read More >>
This afternoon I harvested our first crop of mesclun lettuce. You’ll have to wait until tomorrow of course to find out exactly how much it weighed {don’t hold your breath}. I wanted to share my favorite recipe for balsamic vinaigrette with you because it’s so simple to make. In fact once you start making your’re own, you’ll Read More >>
Chicken pot pies are on the dinner menu tonight. If you’ve never made a homemade chicken pot pie from scratch before, not only are they super easy to make, but they taste 10 million and 1 times better than those frozen ones you can find in the frozen food section of local grocery store. Here Read More >>
Pasta Fagioli Soup like Olive Garden Looking for something quick and easy to make? Whip up this Pasta Fagioli Soup in the crock pot and you’ll be all set (or should I say Pasta E Fagioli? I don’t know if the E is important, my Italian is rusty). Not only is this recipe awesome, but Read More >>
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