On cold days like this we crave a warm bowl of soup and fresh made bread. Here is a recipe I found and am making for dinner tonight! Black Bean Vegetable Soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 2 clove garlic, minced 2 carrots, chopped 2 stalks celery2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoon ground cumin 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained 1 (8.75 ounce) can whole kernel … [Read more...]
Save Some Green While Going Green : Homemade Laundry Soap
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Laundry… Not the most popular subject in the world, but it’s a necessity in life. ******************* My curiosity has been peaked quite some time when it comes to homemade laundry soap. Up until recently I had been a hard core super couponer and I never really felt the need to look into it further. Combining coupons and sales I was able to fill my laundry shelf with multiple jugs of detergent for pennies on the dollar. My last score was … [Read more...]
Cream of Broccoli Soup (Vegetarian) Recipe
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With it being super cold outside lately our thoughts have been turning to warm soups. Here is one that is repeatedly requested around here and is super easy/quick to make! Serves 6 Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 3 cups broth (we used vegetable) 8 cups broccoli florets 3 tablespoons butter (can be avoided) 3 … [Read more...]
Healthy Pumpkin Chip Muffins
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Healthy Pumpkin Chip Muffins recipe I just love fall… the crisp air, the colorful leaves, the smell of fire pits burning in the evening, and all things pumpkin! Yummm… pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkin pie, and now pumpkin muffins! While we are away frolicking at the pumpkin patch, I thought I’d leave you with an “oh so yummmmmmmmmmmmy” recipe I found on Where is the Me in Mommy yesterday. Print 4.7 from 3 reviews Healthy Pumpkin … [Read more...]
Vegetarian: Black Bean & Mango Tostadas
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Here is another family favorite. Enjoy! Print Vegetarian: Black Bean & Mango Tostadas Author: Heather Serves: 4 Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Ingredients 1 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 scallions, white and light green parts, finely chopped ½ teaspoon chili powder ¾ teaspoon salt 4 8-inch flour tortillas 6 ounces … [Read more...]
Black Bean Burgers Recipe
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Black Bean Burgers Recipe As some of you may know, our family has decided to start eating more healthy. This includes eating a lot more fruits and vegetables, eating a lot less high fructose corn syrup, avoiding white starches and for two of the family members, avoiding meat! Yes, my husband and oldest are vegetarians. Myself? I still occasionally eat meat, but for the most part... nah. This has challenged me to find new recipes that are, most … [Read more...]
Cucumber love… Cucumber Salsa & Gazpacho Recipes
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Cucumber Salsa & Gazpacho Recipes I blogged earlier about our home garden experience so far. I think we've done fairly well, with the small exception of our dearly departed tomato plants (I think it finally got too hot for them). We are experiencing a nice large crop from our cucumbers and have found a couple of cucumber recipes (which I will share below) that aren't so bad! In fact, we actually LOVE the cucumber salsa! My husband came … [Read more...]
Fresh from the garden… and some questions!
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Jason and I decided to plant a garden this year. We have developed a great appreciation for vegetables and we were hoping for a bountiful harvest! We wanted to start small though, so we planted cucumbers (my absolute favorite!), tomatoes, green peppers and pumpkins (mainly for fun, but hopefully for Halloween!). Our tomatoes have grown nice big green tomatoes, but they just weren't ripening. Not a single red tomato to date (well, maybe 2-3 … [Read more...]
