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Melt Aways: My Favorite Cookie

Editor's note: For our last week at Food Lush, I've asked the writers to share both a favorite post by another writer, from over the last three years, and a favorite post of their own. You'll see these posts linked to at the top of their new post for the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at Food Lush

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Creamy white chili

by Elsha It continues to be fridgedly cold here, so I'm always on the lookout for recipes to warm us up. This one fit the bill nicely. This chili recipe comes from The Taste of Home Cookbook which is one of my favorites. It was spicy and satisifying, we'll definitely... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Food Lush

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Estimating portion sizes

by Elsha Now that I'm finally getting back into my healthier eating habits (10 days of vacation was basically 10 days of fast food) I'm remembering how important portion sizes are. I try to be aware of my portions, but measuring everything is a giant pain. Fortunately, I found this... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Food Lush

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Quick and easy Greek pasta salad

by Elsha I've been visiting my sisters for the last several days (they live in the same town) and I always think it's fun to be in someone else's kitchen to see how they do things. What kind of food do they cook on a regular basis? Which foods do... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2013 at Food Lush

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Christmas Eve dinner

by Elsha We don't have a set meal we make on Christmas Day. Often we have ham, but not always. In fact, this year we're having prime rib. However, we do have a set meal for Christmas Eve: soup in bread bowls. We usually make two kinds of soup, and... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2012 at Food Lush

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Decorating with food

by Elsha Before we got our Christmas tree this year, we talked about making cranberry and marshmallow garlands. They're easy to make, just use a needle to put cranberries and marshmallows on a string. However, in the end we decided it would probably be tedious for the kids, since they're... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2012 at Food Lush

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Cooking with kids

by Elsha My older kids are four and almost three, and they LOVE to pretend to cook. I imagine that they would also love to help me actually cook, but I don't let them. I used to attribute it to age, four isn't nearly old enough to help with the... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2012 at Food Lush

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Homemade dinner rolls

by Elsha This Thanksgiving was the first one that Brian and I weren’t with family, which meant we were in charge of all the cooking. You would think that would encourage me to stick with what I already know, but nope! I decided I wanted homemade rolls with Thanksgiving dinner.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2012 at Food Lush

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Broccoli potato soup

by Elsha I love broccoli cheese soup. It’s creamy and comforting and delicious. However, my husband recently started avoiding dairy, so a cream based soup filled with cheese is sort of out of the question. Fortunately, with a little looking around and some modifications I managed an excellent dairy free... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2012 at Food Lush

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Fall Centerpieces

by Elsha I don’t know about you, but I love to have a nice centerpiece on my table. I’m especially drawn to fall centerpieces. I don’t know if it’s the colors, or just that I love the season, or what, but I’m a fan. Here are some that I made... Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2012 at Food Lush

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Chicken Tortilla Casserole

by Elsha I usually try to cook healthy, well-balanced meals, but sometimes the day just calls for a yummy, comforting, not-at-all healthy casserole. Chicken tortilla casserole is one of our favorites: 1 can evaporated milk 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 1 can Cream of Chicken soup 1 can chicken... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Food Lush

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The Perfect Apple Pie

by Elsha I love homemade apple pie. Served warm with vanilla ice cream; it may be the perfect fall dessert. Apple pie was the first pie I learned how to make, and I haven't found a better recipe. Here’s how you make it: You’ll need a two crust pie crust.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Food Lush

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Roasted pumpkin seeds

by Elsha On Monday we took the kids to the pumpkin patch, because what is October without some pumpkins? After some serious deliberation they chose a couple of nice ones, which currently reside on our porch. See? Anyway, it occured to me that if we're carving pumpkins, there will be... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2012 at Food Lush

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by Elsha It's fall. The mornings are chilly, the leaves are changing color, and our apples are ripe. We have three apple trees, two granny smith and one fuji (I think). Three trees means a LOT of apples. Obviously we'll eat some of them fresh, and we'll make some apple... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2012 at Food Lush

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Owl-themed Kitchen Things

by Elsha Right now our kitchen theme is "mish-mash of whatever we owned when we got married." Which wouldn't be so bad if that hadn't happened six years ago. That's probably not going to change anytime soon, but I do love to browse cute kitchen things! My latest obsession is... Continue reading

Posted Oct 3, 2012 at Food Lush

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Vegetable barley soup

by Elsha This recipe is originally from an old Weight Watchers Cookbook (the point system has been revised since I bought this one, but I use it all the time anyway.) We've made it several times now and this is the version we make: 3/4 cup quick-cooking barley 4 cloves... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2012 at Food Lush

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by Elsha When I was a kid, I didn't like avocado, in any form. Fortunately, I came to my senses at some point and realized how delicious avocados are. Now I add avocado to everything to make up for lost time, and I'll use any excuse to eat some fresh... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2012 at Food Lush

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by Elsha Our family eats a lot of soup, and here in Colorado the fall weather is cooling off into perfect soup-eating weather. This one, from The Taste Of Home Cookbook (which, by the way, is a GREAT cookbook) is one of our favorites. Tuscan Soup: 1 small onion, chopped... Continue reading

Posted Sep 12, 2012 at Food Lush

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Not so pretty produce

by Elsha We didn't put much in our garden this year. We planted zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes, and green peppers. Fortunately, all the plants thrived and we've had lots of fresh produce. However, all these homegrown vegetables have reminded me of something: produce isn't always picture perfect. Our green peppers are... Continue reading

Posted Sep 5, 2012 at Food Lush

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Best potato wedges ever

by Elsha Usually I find potato wedges dry and bland. Plus they tend to get overdone on the outside before they get done on the inside. Needless to say, I was a little skeptical about having potato wedges with our dinner on Sunday. However, these wedges? Did NOT disappoint! Crisp... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2012 at Food Lush

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Zucchini brownies

by Elsha Our zucchini plants are still going strong, so I am still trying new zucchini recipes! Here's the latest one. 2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa 2 cups shredded zucchini (drained) 1/2 cup oil 2 tsp vanilla... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2012 at Food Lush

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by Elsha My nephew is spending the week with us this week so we were trying to come up fun things for the kids to do. We decided one of the things we wanted to do was make donuts. Random I know, but we have a donut maker, so why... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2012 at Food Lush

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Sprouts Grocery

by Elsha We have no Trader Joes where I live. No Whole Foods either. (Do you feel sorry for me? I'm so deprived.) But! We are getting a Sprouts Grocery! I'm not sure when they'll be opening, but I'll definitely be checking it out. (Photo from Sprouts.com) I know Sprouts... Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2012 at Food Lush

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by Elsha We eat a lot of poached eggs around here. The kids love them, the adults love them, and we make them often. We own an egg poaching pan, like this one: {photo credit: amazon.com} We use it never. Seriously, I think it's been used twice in the years... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2012 at Food Lush

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by Elsha The first year we had zucchini in our garden (when I was a kid) my parents planted something like 6 zucchini plants. If you've ever grown zucchini you're now laughing hysterically because 6 zucchini plants? SO MUCH ZUCCHINI! Those plants pretty much took over the garden. Also, we... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2012 at Food Lush

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