Simple Tricks For Stretching Your Food Budget
Stretching your food budget might sound like a great plan for your wallet and the environment. Here are 3 easy ways to reach that goal.
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Recipes
Pressure Canning Potatoes with Garlic (recipe + guide)
Pressure canning potatoes is an easy project for first-timers who are new to preserving foods. This recipe adds a clove of garlic for bold flavor.
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How to Bake Bread Without Yeast (beer bread)
Need to bake bread but you don’t have yeast on hand? This classic beer bread recipe is for you, then! And, it’s only 2 WW smartpoints when baked my way.
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Brewing the Perfect Cup of Coffee at Home
Coffee is the go-to breakfast drink of choice for so many of us. Do you want to skip the drive thru and start brewing at home? Here’s how!
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Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs (low WW smartpoints)
Those who follow DIY Home & Garden know that I’ve been on WW formerly Weight Watchers since last March. Total loss since then is just over 70 lbs. I hit my goal weight and have been maintaining my lost pounds. More importantly, I feel much better! One challenge… I still love cooking and eating tasty
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4 Vegan Recipes to Try This Month (Veganuary)
It’s that time of year. Everyone is on the weight-loss bandwagon. You can cut the fat of meats and embrace vegan recipes as part of your ongoing efforts. Not only are we in thick of New Year’s Resolutions, but it also looks as if 2020 is the year for Veganism to become even more popular.
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Breakfast Casserole With A WW Blue Reboot
Nearly everyone has had the yummy sausage breakfast casserole. Our version cuts the fat and calories. After losing 70 pounds on WW (formerly Weight Watchers), I have continued to reboot classic comfort foods into dishes that will satisfy everyone. My hubby loves the flavors, I love the low points value. Breakfast casserole is a Christmas
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WW Chocolate Protein Booster: 6 Yummy Recipes
WW Chocolate Protein Booster is the basis for 6 yummy recipes that can help you weight loss goals.
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Zucchini Soup (Pampered Chef Cooking Blender or a Crockpot)
Zucchini soup is a real treat, especially when you pair it with unexpectedly bold southwester flavors. Make it in 30 minutes with Pampered Chef.
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Tomato Soup (Homemade in Pampered Chef Cooking Blender + Stove Top Version)
Tomato soup is a hearty, cool-weather classic. When the weather turns, I can’t seem to get enough. I cooked this recipe in the Pampered Chef Deluxe Quick Cooker. For those of you haven’t taken the plunge and purchased one, I’m including the stove top method and a crockpot method. Truthfully, I cooked this batch the
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5 Fall Recipes The Whole Family Will Love
Fall recipes are warm, cozy, and comfort food for the whole family. Here are 5 recipes that are sure to please your entire family.
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Cinnamon-Ginger Apple Butter (no sugar recipe)
Apple butter gets a transformation from heavy comfort food to a delicious sugar-free snack that’s nutritious and still tasty!
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Taco Seasoning to Never Go Without!
Taco seasonings are a pantry staple for many households. But do you know what preservatives are in the packet? Skip the guesswork and eliminate those chemicals by making your own taco spice blend. We’ll show you how!
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Apples: Comprehensive guide to preserving, canning, and storage of apples
Are apple the…well…apple of your eye? Use our comprehensive guide to see how to use peak-season goodies to make for year round consumption.
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WW Creamy Italian Dressing (Zero Points)
WW member? Then you probably know the value of zero point foods in the revamped WW Freestyle Program. This Creamy Italian Dressing hits all the marks–great in taste, offers protein, and zero points. For those of you who might not know, WW is the former Weight Watchers. About a year ago (when I joined the
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Crock Pot Pierogies with Kielbasa Recipe
This morning I had to drive to Raleigh to pick up my stepdaughter for the holidays, a four-hour round trip drive. Before I left, I tossed crock pot pierogies in to have a hot lunch ready and waiting when we got home. I’ve seen crockpot pierogies all over the internet, but I’d never taken the
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Pull-Apart Cheddar Garlic Bread
For your next gathering, swap out your same old dinner rolls for this home baked pull-apart cheddar garlic bread. Stand back. Watch your guests gobble them up!
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Apple Pecan Dump Cake (4 ingredients)
Let your family think you spent hours in the kitchen! This 4 ingredient apple pecan dump cake evokes feelings of warm early winter memories. Warm apples, spice flavors, and a crunchy and nutty topping combine to create that perfectly indulgent dessert.
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Drunken Pumpkin Coffee: Hot Coffee Cocktail
Drunken Pumpkin Coffee (pronounce it drunkin punkin) kicks up your holiday gift wrapping. Brew a cup before you gift wrap, and you’ll be singing fa-la-la-la-la-la and enjoying your last minute holiday preparations.
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Hearty Deer Camp Casserole
Deer camp casserole is one of those lazy weekend dishes. It’s perfect for Saturdays when my hubby is deer hunting since I never know exactly when he’ll walk back in the door–that depends on the success of the hunt.
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Apple Bourbon Peanut Mini Cakes
In case you haven’t noticed, I love to cook with bourbon. Today, I have an apple bourbon peanut cake recipe to share.
It’s a cake so moist and delicious that nobody will know that it came from a box. The cake is rich from the bourbon (not extract, the real stuff!) and crisp from the apples. And, the peanuts? They add an interesting texture and great flavor.
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