Let’s talk about the chill of fall and the bite of winter. Let’s talk about “comfort food!” And what could be more comforting on a chilly day than a bowl of soup and a grilled cheese sandwich! Those old-school commercials had it right – showing moms everywhere that...
Soup’s On: Easy Free-Style Soup Recipes!
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Soups can be fast, easy AND economical! Soup is a great way to stretch your food budget. And let’s face it, with chillier weather ahead, who doesn’t like a cup or bowl of hot, comforting soup?
These are basic “free-style” soup recipes. Tailor them to your own...
Free-Style Recipes: EZ Recipes “Your Way”
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Free-style cooking is basically cooking with simple basic recipes and altering them to fit your personal taste. Once you learn how to Free-Style cook, you won’t even bother measuring ingredients, you’ll just know instinctively, and from repetition, how to alter basic...
EZ Free-Style Vegetable Casserole
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It doesn’t get much easier than this: 4 Main ingredients all mixed together and baked in a casserole dish! Plus it’s super versatile! This basic recipe is budget friendly and is great just the way it is – OR use your own imagination and get creative but...
Watch Those Flowers Grow!
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Planting seeds is not only easy, but economical! These days, flowers and plants at garden centers are going for some hefty prices. While some flowers/plants are difficult to grow from seeds, others are not.
Check out your local garden centers or even dollar stores,...
E-Z Italian-Style Chicken Burgers
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Here’s an easy, versatile recipe that’s pretty quick and doesn’t take a lot of effort. It’s Wonder Women’s Sixty’s Italian Chicken Burger, another free-style recipe from our kitchen. PLUS: any leftovers can be transformed into a totally different meal!
Free-style...
Elusive Butterflies
Written by Anni on . Posted in Nature.
In 1966, singer/songwriter Bob Lind had a hit song: “Elusive Butterfly.” Yup, he was talking about the elusive butterfly of love. But real butterflies can be right under your nose and you might not even realize it.
Spring is here and summer is just around the...
Robins: The Icons of Spring
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“He rocks in the treetops all day long, hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song…”
Spring and Robins – they go together hand-in-hand. You can’t help but smile when you see a Robin because you know that spring is here! Sure there are plenty of other birds in...