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Disney Tokyo, Reading Rainbow, The Disney Channel, Microsoft Word, Chicken McNuggets, Hooters, Plinko, the Sony Camcorder, & ME all have something in common… we all got our start in this world 30 years ago! Also of note; Weird Al’s first album got published AND the …
If I could bottle a smell – it would be the amazing smell of roasted vegetables wafting from the oven (you know, when you are roasting vegetables mixed with garlic & olive oil)! When there are yummy delicious vegetables on sale (especially eggplants and mushrooms) …
March is National Celery Month. 
Celery is a vegetable with many health benifits & myths surrounding it. There is a TON of Vitamin K in Celery, it will hold many of its nutritional values when cooked, it helps with your digestive tract, and supports cardiovascular health. Additionally celery helps with weight loss because of the amount of “dietary bulk” you are getting from it – few calories for much food
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March is (also) National Peanut Month (peanut butter is made from peanuts – hence the use of peanut butter in this post).
Peanut Butter may be relatively high in fats, but they are all natural and has a wide range of other nutrients filling its container. Peanut Butter is a great source of proteins, so even those who do not eat animal proteins can (and should) enjoy lots of this stuff (unless they are one of the many people who are allergic to nuts). Another interesting fact: the patent for Peanut Butter was obtained by a Canadian in the late 1800s and Peanuts are a native food to the Americas.
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SO; as we can see… the ingredients to today’s posts are amazingly good for you!
YUM!
I LOVE snacks. Continue reading Celery & Peanut Butter
After St. Patrick’s Day there is a chance you will have some left-over Corned Beef. If you do not have any left-over corned beef, there is a chance that your market still has it on sale this week – so you can always whip up …
This time of year people get crazy for all things green & McDonald’s has been capitalizing on that for years with their “Limited Time Only” Shamrock Shake. The main problem with the Shamrock Shake (and most things from the Double Arches to be honest) is …
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!
The week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day features Corned Beef, Potatoes, & Cabbage on fantastic sales at your local Grocery Store. It would be crazy to not take advantage of the great sale prices that you can find on these items! There are tons of things you can make (especially with those potatoes & cabbages) but of course what you need to make right now is some Corned Beef!
The “easiest” way to make Corned Beef is to just throw it with that little seasoning package right into some boiling water for about 3 hours, maybe throw in the potatoes & cabbage for the last 15-30 minutes or so, serve with some spicy mustard and call it St. Patrick’s Day. Continue reading Easy & Delicious Corned Beef (crock pot then bake)