affordable organic food ingredient shopping aldi

AFFORDABLE ORGANIC FOODS AT ALDI

Where I live, it’s hard to find organic foods at our local grocery stores. Or at least it was.  Over the past few years, I’ve noticed more and more organic…

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healthy carrot cake smoothie recipe

CARROT CAKE SMOOTHIE

If I had to pick a favorite cake, hands down it would be carrot cake. Sweet, humble carrot cake loaded with spices and nuts. So, on some ordinary day, when…

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CHEESY CAULIFLOWER BAKE

According to my husband, this is the only way to eat cauliflower, a vegetable he is clearly less than thrilled about.  But he did like this Cheesy Cauliflower Bake. What’s…

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HIDDEN VEGGIE CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE

I’ve always had a high opinion of the future. For instance, even as a child I knew that one day vegetables would taste as good as chocolate (because that’s what…

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HEALTHIER CHOCOLATE BIRD’S NESTS

My toddler is always poking around in the kitchen, wanting to know what exactly I’m doing and, more importantly, where he can jump in and help.  Of course, if you…

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HOMEMADE GINGER GRANOLA

Isn’t it funny how ‘granola’ and the less formal ‘crunchy’ are still used to describe health nuts, even though I’m pretty sure a bowl of granola and yogurt would be…

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easy one sheet pan dinner kielbasa sausage cabbage potato

SMOKED SAUSAGE SHEET PAN DINNER

If you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight dinner idea (who isn’t, right?), sheet pan dinners seriously deliver.  Throw a protein, starch, and some veggies on a single…

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penuche fudge recipe brown sugar walnuts pecans

OLD FASHIONED PENUCHE FUDGE

Penuche Fudge is one of those old-time treats that you might remember your grandmother or great-grandmother making.  Silky smooth and bursting with notes of butterscotch and maple, this fudge is…

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