December 2011

New Year’s Smoky BBQ Chili with Flat & Crispy Cornbread

December 31, 2011
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I’ve never been a big fan of black eyed peas which is a bit strange given how much I love beans and legumes. I’ve made black eyed pea soups in the past and was always left a bit disappointed with them. I felt like I was just slurping broth and chomping on black eyed peas. [...]

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Top 12 Vegan Entrées of 2011

December 29, 2011
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      The last week in December is one of my favourite times of the entire year. Everything slows down. It’s eerily quiet. The normal traffic has vanished. Snow falls from the sky and glistens on the trees. Eric’s home early from work.  We have impromptu get togethers with friends. I feel proud when I’m able [...]

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Top 5 Salad Recipes of 2011

December 28, 2011
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      Last night, as I was eating my 4th holiday cookie in a row dunked in Holly Nog, I started to think about salad. and Green Monsters. Funny  how that works, eh? and then my thoughts drifted back to more holiday cookies. So I ate the last Chocolate Chip Cookie with toasted pecans (sorry Eric) [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2011
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I hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far! Do you have snow where you are? Nothing here….and very strange! Thank you for your kind words about my Grandpa in my last post. My family appreciates it so much. We had a great visit with him on Friday and he seems to be doing [...]

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Nutcracker Cookies

December 22, 2011
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Some of you might remember that my Grandpa was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma right around this time last year. He had a rocky start to 2011, but his strength carried him through some very tough times and he enjoyed a happy and stable summer and fall season. He has unfortunately encountered another set back with [...]

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