AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
easy dinners
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Turkey Pasta Skillet
I made up a new recipe tonight. I think it was loosely based on a couple of recipes I’d heard of from friends and family. Mostly, I was looking for a way to use up some ground turkey meat that I had in the refrigerator. I ended up mixing it with bow tie pasta and…
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Bruschetta Salad
Tom has been on a bit of a health kick recently, and he has told me that he wants to start eating more healthfully. Since I am usually the one cooking dinner, that meant I had to think through my usual menus and try to cut out some of the recipes that call for a…
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
It is now mid-April — well into spring. Yet, all week we have dealt with cold 30-40 degree weather and rain. It’s been dreary, to say the least, and I’ve been more than a bit cranky as I wonder aloud why spring has not yet arrived. I was trying to decide what to make for…
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Recent Recipes: Stuffed Poblanos, Festive Treats and Summertime Eats!
I just wanted to post a few of the recipes that I’ve made recently. I’ve tried a couple of my own and found a couple online that I’ve tried for the first time. Let’s start with the holidays, because that always brings out something fun and festive! We spent time with family around the 4th…
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Tasty Tostadas
We’re going out of town this weekend, so we’re running a little low on groceries and I needed a dinner recipe that wouldn’t make too much food, since we won’t be around to eat the leftovers. I was thinking of making tacos tonight, because they are one of my favorites, and because I remembered that…
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Pineapple-Jalapeño Chicken
This is another one of those recipes from necessity…you know, where I have a few ingredients lying around that I need to use up, so I decide to make up a new dish. This time, I had jalapeños from the garden that I needed to use up, plus some orange bell peppers. I had some…
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Crab & Seashell Pasta Salad
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Broccoli Pasta
This is probably the most basic meal that I make. The very simplest version of Broccoli Pasta is actually Tom’s invention, and it’s how he got me to start eating broccoli! There are multiple ways to spice this up and make it interesting, but if you’re really in a time crunch, try this super easy…
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Simple Stir-Fry
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Spinach Tortellini Soup
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