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  • Roasted Beets

    Roasted Beets

    I planted beets a long time ago and then sort of forgot about them in the rush of tomatoes and cucumbers and basil and peppers and lettuce and such.  But they were patient and sat there waiting for me to remember them! I washed them off and cut all but an inch of the greens…

  • Meatball Sandwich

    Meatball Sandwich

    Use Up Those Leftover Meatballs! In truth, there’s hardly a recipe for a meatball sandwich. At its simplest, you take a French or hoagie roll, put a few meatballs on it, ladle some spaghetti sauce on it and eat. If you want to get a bit fancier, you’d use your own homemade meatballs. My favorite…

  • Sausage, Black Bean and Salsa Soup Recipe

    Sausage, Black Bean and Salsa Soup Recipe

    This one is from my sister. She sent it via email just after I’d decided to make some soup for dinner and was trying to decide which kind!  It goes together VERY quickly and is delicious!  She called for turkey kielbasa but I used some smoked beef sausage because I was using up the leftover…

  • Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

    Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

    This comes almost straight out of The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great, a cookbook I liked so much I sent copies to my sister and best friend. I really like Pam Anderson’s books and have several. This one appealed to me because it deals with the “eating lunch at home” issue. I…

  • Ham, Cheese and Apple Panini Recipe

    Ham, Cheese and Apple Panini Recipe

    I made some macaroni and cheese tonight for dinner but felt like we needed a bit more as well, plus I was bringing dinner over to my broken-leg neighbor. I decided on a small panini and brought him some vegetable soup from last night as well.  I had some ham and cheddar cheese as the…