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Slow-Cooker Pasta Recipes

Slow-Cooker Pasta Recipes

Most baked pastas like lasagna, ziti,  can be easily transformed into slow-cooker recipes. Aside from the set it and forget it flexibility that comes with a slow-cooker, pasta comes out lighter and fluffier. Here are two simple recipes to start, with additional guidelines to transforming your own favorite pasta recipes below! No-Bake Baked Ziti Ingredients: [...]

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Organizing Recipes

Organizing Recipes

I have an intense love of organizing and while I admit, sometimes it’s just for the sport of organizing, most of the time it serves a purpose. Organizing your recipes is essential if you actually ever want to use them – if they are crammed in a drawer or shoved in a box, chances are [...]

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Smart Snacks for Kids (and their parents, too)

Smart Snacks for Kids (and their parents, too)

With the focus on childhood obesity, snacking generally gets a bad rap. But for growing children (and health-conscious parents, too), having two healthy snacks a day more efficiently spaces out caloric intake than sticking to a hard and fast rule of eating only at mealtimes. Of course, this kind of snacking doesn’t include potato chips, [...]

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Yummy Recipes for Colder Temperatures

Yummy Recipes for Colder Temperatures

Winter is a time of snuggling down, enjoying a roaring fire, and eating delicious warm food!  While summer is all about salad and cold pastas, winter is all about the warmth!  Think warm hearty stews, casseroles, and baked goods.  You aren’t thinking about swimsuit season, winter is all about throwing calorie caution to the wind!  [...]

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Sunshine in a Blender: Create Super Smoothies at Home

Sunshine in a Blender: Create Super Smoothies at Home

Blending up a smoothie is a quick, easy way to get a vitamin and protein boost. Smoothies are great for breakfast, snacks or even dessert, since there’s no end to the flavor combinations you can invent. All you need is a good blender and some basic stock ingredients and you’re good to go! Smoothie Basics [...]

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