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Americans and Hamburgers: A Love Affair

Sponsored I was compensated for this post. Americans love their hamburgers. Ground beef on a bun is only the ground floor that this obsession is built on. The seek them out from the processed frozen burgers of fast food restaurants to the hand chopped beef

Freezer Friendly Foods – Frugal Tips

Freezer Friendly Foods – Frugal Tips I found a great article in Whole Living magazine this month on freezer-friendly foods. I think this list can be helpful in deciding what things we can buy in bulk and freeze. Anything with little or no water will

Identifying Different Cuts of Beef and Pork

Identifying Different Cuts of Beef and Pork                           Over the years I have altered what I eat many times. One day you should eat this, then the next day you find out they were wrong and you should not be eating that. Confusing sometimes. For 15

Storing Tomatoes – Kitchen Tips

Storing Tomatoes – Kitchen Tips Something that drives me crazy is when I see people storing tomatoes in the refrigerator. Have you ever eaten a tomato that has been stored this way? Yuck! Tomatoes get mushy and mealy when kept at a cooler temperature like

Slow Cooker Cooking Tips

Slow Cooker Cooking Tips I have been using a slow cooker/crock pot for as long as I can remember. The convenience is wonderful. I normally cook in my slow cooker 2 to 3 times a week. Especially on nights I am working late. I recently purchased a brand

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Cooking with Coconut Oil

Tropical Traditions has Expeller-Pressed Coconut Oil on sale until January 19. I started using this product a year or so ago. At first, I was very skeptical about the product. Coconut oil? I don’t like the flavor of coconut! Even if it is better for

Kale is it Edible?

A friend of mine gets a delivery once a week of organic fruits and vegetables. One of the vegetables she was getting was kale. She asked me if I had ever eaten any. I told her I hadn’t. Honestly, I didn’t know people ate kale.

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The Dirty Dozen

I have always wondered if buying organic is really that much more beneficial for you. I have been buying less processed foods. Buying more locally grown fruits and vegetables. Last summer I bought corn, green beans, and green peppers to freeze for the winter. The

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Whole-Grain Wheat Flour

I love bread! Especially white bread. I know it’s not good for you so I decided to explore whole-grain flour vs white flour. White flour makes light and tender baked goods. There is something else white flour does in the process. It creates inflammation inside