Southwestern Stuffed Acorn Squash Freezer Meal

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Recipe: Southwestern Stuffed Acorn Squash Freezer Meal Summary: My fourteen year old daughter Cailynn helped create this recipe. It was delicious and everyone in the family enjoys this recipe. Ingredients • 2 acorn squash 1 package ground turkey 1 small onion, chopped ½ medium red bell pepper, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 T chili [...]

Pineapple Dessert

Ingredients:
1 Box Angel Food Cake Mix
Add 1 can crushed pineapple with juice plus 1/2 can crushed pineapple well drained.
Directions:
Mix with wire whip. Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Pour into 9X13 dish for 30 minutes.
Top with Cool Whip or ice cream and add extra crushed pineapple to decorate with. If using a glass dish [...]

Honey Marshmallows

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Recipe: Honey Marshmallows

Ingredients

1 tablespoon gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 cup honey

Instructions

Thoroughly soak the gelatin in cold water.
Dissolve it over hot water.
Warm the honey, and add it to the gelatin.
Beat the mixture for ten minutes with a blender or hand mixer until very fluffy and light.
Spread it in a buttered pan. [...]

Chicken Chimichangas

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  Recipe: Chicken Chimichangas Summary: These are a family favorite. It is totally worth the time it takes to make them. mmm! Ingredients Chicken Mix 1-2 Pounds of chicken (depending on how much you are making) 1 red bell pepper, sliced very finely ½ onion, sliced finely Garlic, to taste Red Tomato chicken bouillon (Knorr [...]

Finding Beauty in Simplicity

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If ever there was a girl who overly complicated her life, I would be the one.  At a young age I decided my life would be anything but boring so I began adding all kinds of things, problems, people, situations (you get the picture) into my life to keep things “interesting”.  As you can imagine, [...]

Hibiscus Pink Lemonade

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Recipe: Hibiscus Pink Lemonade Summary: This cool, sweet drink is perfect for the summertime….but best of all it is sugar free and all natural. Enjoy this at your next picnic or get-together. Ingredients 2/3 cups boiling water 1 cup agave nectar 2 T dried hibiscus flowers 6-8 lemons + 2 lemons for garnish 6 cups [...]

Tea Cups and Herbal Tea Delights

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“Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.” ~ Alice Walker There is something warm and comforting about sipping a cup of hot tea. No wonder the English have created a tradition around the drinking of tea. Drinking tea became and art form and since women enjoy beautiful things thousands of various patterns of [...]

Zucchini Saute

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1 lb. zucchini, sliced 1/4″ thick 1 (10 oz.) bag  frozen corn 3 T. butter 1/4 cup water 2 T dried minced onion Dash garlic powder 1 medium tomato, diced 1 tsp. salt Dash pepper 2 T. sour cream 1/2 cup grated cheese Directions: Combine zucchini, corn, butter, water, onion, garlic, tomato, salt and pepper. [...]

We Made Tamales!

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For years I have wanted to know how to make homemade tamales. Since we’ve been eating gluten free again I’ve been addicted to the tamales from Costco. Isn’t the internet great? Instead of traveling miles to find a Mexican woman to teach us how to make tamales, we could hop on the computer and find [...]

How to Freeze Corn on the Cob

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By: Rachel Paxton There is nothing like fresh corn on the cob. Where we live there is an abundance of fresh corn during the summer, and it can be purchased very inexpensively. This year I decided to try to freeze some for us to enjoy this winter. It is very easy to do and doesn’t [...]