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Creamy Cranberry Salad (With a Dairy Free Version)

by KimiHarris on November 23, 2009

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Growing up, along with Grandpa’s Green Beans, I loved my mom’s (or was it my Grandma’s?) sweet and creamy cranberry salad served every Thanksgiving. My cousin and I would scoop out large cupfuls [...]

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With Thanksgiving coming up I thought I would share two recipes today, one for delicious long simmered green beans ( a family recipe) and another for simple dairy free mashed potatoes. Enjoy!
As a child I loved these green beans. They are very tender and flavorful from their long slow cooking with carrots, potatoes, onions [...]

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Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Root Vegetables

by KimiHarris on October 21, 2009

Pennywise Platter Thursday is tomorrow! Get your frugal and nourishing recipes ready.
Carrots, sweet potatoes and  red potatoes are roasted with garlic and rosemary-it smells absolutely wonderful while cooking. When done, you have a splendid dish that was easy to throw together and especially perfect for this time of year.
And don’t waste any leftovers! [...]

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The average American eats, get this, 158 pounds of sugar every year. That’s a lot of sugar! And some of you on the Sugar Free Challenge may be finding just how much you were consuming as you try to take it out of your diet. It’s sobering.
But when we take the sweets out of [...]

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