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Seasonal Recipes for Feeding Honeybees

September 29, 2015

As beekeepers, there come times when we need to feed our bees or offer them up reserves to help them get through dearths and winter. New colonies should be fed so that they can quickly build out new comb for the queen to lay and for them to store their foraged pollen and nectar. Existing…

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Summer Pasta Salad

August 11, 2015

Some nights it’s just too hot to cook. I also don’t like to go to the grocery store in the summer. Instead, we tend to eat from our garden. A few nights ago I made a simple pasta salad for dinner. It hit the spot! Read more

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Main Dishes Recipes Soups

Chicken Curry and Rice Soup

October 21, 2013

I have a deep love for Indian food. When we go out to eat it is almost always one of my favorite places to go. Last night, I was craving Indian food, but I was so wiped out from a most exhausting week that I was too tired to make the trip. So I decided…

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Main Dishes Recipes

Curry Chicken Salad

April 10, 2013

Yesterday I was craving curry chicken salad. It is a simple, easy recipe that comes together in a matter of minutes but tastes so rich and full of flavor. I had some left-over chicken that just worked perfectly. Whenever I make this I practically lick the bowl. Today, I’m sharing how you can make this…

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Eggs Recipes

My Favorite Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwich

March 22, 2013

This morning, I woke up crabby because we had at least six inches of snow overnight. I rolled out of bed and headed out on hopefully my final date with the snow blower and shovel for this season. Spring is taking its sweet time on arriving. I came in cold, wet and hungry. The bowl…

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Main Dishes Recipes

Mexican Stacked Lasagna

September 21, 2012

Sometimes, we are so cramped for time and often, if you are like me, you do not want a huge clean-up after dinner. Cooler days are here and I don’t mind turning on the oven. Another easy, family favorite is my Mexican stacked lasagna. My kids think it is delicious and I am happy to…

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Main Dishes Recipes

Crock Pot Ratatouille

September 2, 2012

Yesterday, we decided to go apple picking. Since we had a bunch of squash, eggplants and tomatoes, it seemed like an easy solution to dinner to make our crock pot ratatouille. This is a very easy satisfying recipe. When completely cooked it is like a vegetable stew. We serve it over rice or pasta with crusty bread.…

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Appetizers Recipes Sides

Tomato and Cucumber Relish

August 14, 2012

Arugula dressed with relish and feta cheese If you are like us, you now have an abundance of cucumbers and tomatoes from your garden. One thing that I like to do is make this relish. It is so quick to make, versatile and delicious. We use the relish in many ways including: As a side…

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Rustic Grilled Bruschetta

July 26, 2012

Sometimes it is just too hot to cook. No one feels like eating anything too heavy and we certainly do not feel like cooking in the house. This is when we take our cooking to the grill. It is very easy to make a wonderful light meal for warm summer nights that is both easy…

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Main Dishes Recipes

Mini-Muffin Tin Cheddar BBQ Meatloaves

July 22, 2012

Today we went exploring. So when we returned home in time for dinner, I decided to make something quick and easy with the ground beef that I had pulled out of the freezer early this morning. One of my family’s favorite things is when I make mini meatloaves in a muffin pan. They love…

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Seasonal Recipes for Feeding Honeybees

Summer Pasta Salad

Chicken Curry and Rice Soup

Curry Chicken Salad

My Favorite Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwich

Mexican Stacked Lasagna

Crock Pot Ratatouille

Tomato and Cucumber Relish

Rustic Grilled Bruschetta

Mini-Muffin Tin Cheddar BBQ Meatloaves

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