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My Grandmother’s Christmas Cookies
My grandmother came to the United States from Finland as a little girl. I remember her accent and her eagerness to feed us some homemade treat every time we came to her door. This is the cut-out cookie recipe she … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Christmas Recipes, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged almond, almonds, butter, christmas, coconut oil, cookie cutter, cookies, cooking, cut out, food, Goof Balls, grandmother, lemon, Mexican Wedding Cookies, nuts, recipe, Russian Tea Cakes, Snow Ball Cookies, tradition, walnuts, whole wheat flour
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Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Gnocchi
You remember what a powerhouse sweet potatoes are, right? Here is my favorite recipe that uses them. Sorry, this isn’t a particularly “quick” recipe, but it’s a good one to do with an extra pair of little hands to help … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged autumn, children, cooking, dough, eating, egg, fall, food, gnocchi, healthy, homemade, meals, recipe, sweet potato, whole wheat, working together
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Potato (Plus extra veggies) Soup
The air has definitely turned chilly, and we’ve already had snow. Time for soup. And if you happen to be looking for a white main dish to celebrate a snowfall (any one else ever do that?), this is a good … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy Free, Food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged cauliflower, cheese bacon, cooking, dinner, fall, french fry soup, onion, potato, potato soup, recipe, snow, squash, zucchini
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Coconut Oil Follow Up–
includes chocolate so read on
I know I wrote about coconut oil before, but I had to add some things and change my opinion on other things because of what I’ve learned since. First of all, I have tried several different brands of coconut oil, … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy Free, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged alzheimer's, berkeley wellness letter, chocolate, chocolate chips, coconut oil, cooking, eating, healthy, ice cream, magic shell, nutrition action, our best bites, oven pancake, recipe, topping, treat
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I Yam What I Yam, Sweet Potato
There is a lot of information out there about what is a yam, and what is a sweet potato, and how nutritious they are. But it isn’t so easy to take these facts (like: yams are not related to sweet … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy Free, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged cooking, dinner, dip, eating, fall, food, fries, healthy, homemade, honey-lime dip, jewel, recipe, red garnet, sweet potato, yam
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Cook Now, Eat Later: Freezer Meal Plan Week 1
This week, we’re going to work on the chicken meals. We’re going to make Chicken and Brown & Wild Rice Soup, White Chicken Chili, and Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas, as well as shredded chicken for future meals. If you have … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Challenges, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Goals, Health & Weight, Money Saving Tips, Organization, Organization, Pregnancy, Recipes, The House, The Moms
Tagged cooking, freezer meals, meals, plan ahead, recipes
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Cook Now, Eat Later: A Plan for Freezer Meals
As you may or may not know, I’m expecting a baby. In fact, at the time I’m writing this post, I am about 2 weeks from my due date. However, by the time you read this, that baby had better … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Goals, Organization, Organization, Recipes, The House, The Moms
Tagged cooking, freezer meals, meals, plan ahead, recipes
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Fall Favorites Basket Exchange Party
Three years ago, my very best friend had the most ingenious idea for a autumn inspired party. Both she and I share a love of this time of year, but living in Arizona didn’t offer much in the way of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Cheri, For You, Fun, Halloweeen Activities, Halloween and Autumn, Holidays, Me Time, Surviving Winter, The Moms
Tagged autumn, basket, cooking, exchange, fall, food, gifts, girls' night, party
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Asian Chicken Salad
In the summer, I try to avoid using the oven as much as possible. We grill a LOT, but otherwise, it is always nice to have a heat-free dinner. This meal can either be done in the crockpot (which sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Cheri, Food, Recipes, The Moms
Tagged asian chicken salad, chicken, chicken salad, chinese chicken salad, cooking, lettuce, recipe, salad, soy sauce, summer
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Using Coconut Oil–Why and How
I heard about using coconut oil at a dinner with my healthy eating dinner group. My hostess had mixed it with garlic and herbs and served it instead of butter to put on bread. It doesn’t have that buttery flavor, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, For You, Goals, Health & Weight, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged butter, coconut oil, cooking, cosmetics, fat, food, goals, hair care, healthy, homemade, lotion, moisturizer, navajo fry bread, non hydrogenated, pie crust, skin care, sopapillas, tortas fritas
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