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When life hands you more free vegetables than you can eat, make vegetable stock I say. Or at least that’s what I said yesterday when four boxes of produce were staring me in the face and I had no idea what to do with them. I’ve made chicken broth before but never vegetable broth. And Read More >>
For lunch today I made the Handsome Husband a lovely strawberry and spinach salad. It cost me nothing. Although he would never admit it, I think he’s secretly impressed with my scavenging skills. I mean it’s not everyday a wife makes her husband a gourmet lunch out of free food that was intended for the Read More >>
The Handsome Husband came home with a 20 pound box of free rhubarb the last night. His co-worker Farmer Ted had given it to him. Ted knows I’m all into gardening and growing food and thought I’d like to have a box. Yipeee. Now what? What on earth am I supposed to do with 20 Read More >>
I made this Green Bean and Potato Salad recipe yesterday for the first time so I could get out of a committee meeting. There was nothing left in the bowl when I went to pick up my dishes so they must have liked it. Either that or someone licked the bowl clean. I’m not sure Read More >>
I’m in love. I must admit I never knew what to do with Quinoa until now. About a year and a half ago I bought bag at Costco for around $10. Tried it once plain, zipped the bag shut, and stuffed it in the back of the pantry. I didn’t get it. I didn’t understand Read More >>
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