Create a Database

Last time I talked about meal planning, it was all about inventory and knowing what is in your kitchen. Again, this is extremely important when it comes to saving some moolah. By knowing what you have, you can actually use what you buy and not waste money on buying duplicates or buying more than necessary. The...

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Creamy Tomato Soup

Fall is my favorite time of year. I don't necessarily associate food with fall, but I do enjoy one thing: soup. I could eat soup every day for every meal and be 100% okay with it, and fall is the perfect time for "soup season" to start. This soup plays a special part in my cooking history. It...

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Cincy's Best Tacos - Mazunte

Have I mentioned yet that I love food? And that trying new foods is one of my favorite things? Well it is. I haven't always been adventurous with food, so I'm trying to make up for lost time. Another not-so-secret secret of mine is that I am extremely unfamiliar with the city in which I was born. I've...

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Take Inventory!

Sorry for the hiatus. Life happened, as it always does. I'd like to say that it was for something other than "I was tired," but it wasn't. I'm covering for another facility while their RD is on medical leave. Needless to say, I crash when I get home. So back to meal planning. (Woo! Meal Planning!) There are so many ways to do it, and hopefully you find the way that works for you. I'm going to share...

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Dietitian vs. Nutritionist

I went to a book store the other day, and as always, I was drawn to the food/health sections. I love looking at the crazy claims some books make these days. People will really do anything for a buck. I was drawn to a Paleo book in the new releases section. It was pretty. I mean nice, big, hardcover with great pictures all over it. The author, standing, smiling on the front cover, had the letters BS,...

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Meal Planning 101

I believe I have mentioned this before, but the reason I started a blog is because a friend made the suggestion that I should. I'm easily convinced, obviously. His blog is an instructional blog on how to couponing. It's pretty great, and you should check it out here. He gave the suggestion of starting an instructional blog on meal planning and ultimately, that is what I'm attempting to do. Meal...

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Holy Guacamole!

I love summer. I really only love summer for the food...I hate the heat. Most of my favorite fruits and veggies are in season, not to mention the farmers markets are in full swing. Avocados are one such fruit that I can't seem to eat enough of during summer months. They are so versatile and can be used...

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An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

It isn't a saying for no reason, that is for sure. The final food group I'm going to really cover is of the colorful variety. Fruit is great because it is healthy and good for your diet.  Very rarely can you find someone who doesn't like any kind of fruit. That's because fruit is delicious...duh. Why,...

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DIY Herb Garden

Finally got a chance to sit down at the computer, and I have so much to blab (blog) about! We are finally in the house which took way longer than planned. I guess my husband and I are busier than I thought. Nevertheless, we are finally in! The DIY projects have begun, and I'm loving it! It is awesome...

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Vegetables and Stuff

Back to food! Soooo Vegetables. The ever important part of a meal that we often forego...or at least I have a bad habit of doing so. Let's back track a bit so I can explain my history with vegetables. Where I grew up, there are four vegetables...potatoes, corn, peas, and green beans. Tomatoes are in...

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Fail.

This isn't a post about vegetables. Sorry to disappoint. I'm not even going to try to make excuses for failing to post for (ahem) four-ish months. Let's just say a lot has happened and blogging just didn't cross my mind. My life is changing so rapidly, I can hardly keep up. But that's what blogs are...

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CARBS CARBS CARBS

As promised, I'd hit on a female favorite for my next post. Now the title is a bit misleading, but I figured it would get your attention. Was I right? This post is really about Grains. Grains have a bad reputation of sort right now. Everyone and their brother (it seems) have suddenly developed gluten...

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Proteins!

Two days isn't bad right? I meant to post yesterday, but we have small group on Monday's. When I get home from group, I'm pretty much out for the night. I've hit old lady status in my book. Also my dog is teething, so I have to keep her from chewing on anything and everything...including walls... Ok...

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Let's Talk Food

I promise I'll get better at this blog thing. At least I hope I will. Life has been crazy! We are currently house shopping, and it is consuming my life. So much so, I didn't even have time last week to go to the grocery store...that was a bad week...we ate a lot of pasta. Also, we got a dog! Meet Etta....

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