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Nourishing Frugal Recipes

A Fix for Seized Chocolate: Fudge Sauce

by KimiHarris on July 21, 2010

(Pennywise Platter is live! Add your thoughts and recipes).
The other day I wasn’t careful. I was melting chocolate (5 ounces in fact) for a project and it seized. Chocolate will seize if it’s exposed to water or any type of liquid while it is melting. I was left with grainy, unattractive and unusable chocolate…..or was [...]

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Sardine Salad with Toast

by KimiHarris on July 14, 2010

“And really it was a wonderful tea. There was a nice brown egg, lightly boiled, for each of them, and then sardines on toast, and then buttered toast, and then toast with honey, and then sugar-topped cake. And when Lucy was tired of eating, the Faun began to talk. He had wonderful tales to tell [...]

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Creamy Iced Jasmine Green Tea

by KimiHarris on July 12, 2010

I’ve always loved jasmine green tea served with a little honey and cream. So well balanced-smooth, sweet, and slightly bitter. It’s been pretty hot around here the last few weeks, so I’ve started to take my tea iced. In a sudden inspiration, I made that same creamy jasmine combination iced. I loved it!  I [...]

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A Roasted Meat and Vegetable Dinner

by KimiHarris on January 13, 2010

Don’t forget that Pennywise Platter Thursday is starting up again tomorrow!And thanks to everyone for the very helpful advice yesterday. I am so thankful.

The other day I needed to make dinner and hadn’t a firm plan of action for it. Looking in my refrigerator, I found a few Italian sausages, some drumsticks and brussel sprouts. [...]

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