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Salsa Rice

Posted by kristen

After making the Zesty Spanish Rice from the new line of sides from Weight Watchers, I decided to dress up this side. When Chris & I were newlyweds, Lipton had a rice packet that we ate a lot. Of course, Lipton had to discontinue it. When I saw this new side from Weight Watchers, the [...]

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Summer Fruit Poppy Seed Salad

Posted by kristen

I had heard great comments all summer about a salad at Panera Bread. Every one has been talking about this awesome salad & its unbelievable nutritional information. Usually I am not one to follow the hype. But last week, I found myself at Panera at lunch. I saw their Strawberry Poppy Seed salad on their [...]

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Spicy Fries (or not spicy fries)

Posted by kristen

I came up with this recipe about two months ago.  I have made it multiple times and my family love them. They are a simple side dish to whip up. I have made several different kinds but always come but to this original recipe. If you don’t like spicy foods then leave out the crushed [...]

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Shredded Taco Chicken

Posted by kristen

A few weeks ago, I told you about this great new recipe that my friend Tammy came up with. She cooks a lot like me and just dumps things in. So when I made it the first time, I just dumped. No measuring. It turned out great. Well, that is a problem because I [...]

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Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Posted by kristen

This is a recipe that I came up with in a hurry on July 4th. We were having grilled pork chops and I wanted another side to go with the corn we were having. I made two versions of this because I wanted a much spicier version for Chris & me.
For two [...]

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Easy Italian Salad

Posted by kristen

This is hard for me to even call this a recipe. It is just a few things that I threw together for a salad. This is for one person but could easily be doubled, tripled, etc.
Easy Italian Salad
8 slices turkey pepperoni
1/4 cup shredded  part-skim mozzeralla cheese
2 T. Kraft’s Light Done Right Zesty Italian [...]

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Butternut Squash Fries

Posted by kristen

OK. I will admit that I would have never thought of this in a million years. Who would have thought to cut up a butternut squash and bake them like french fries? In all honesty, I don’t remember ever eating a butternut squash but since my Grandma Wenger used to grow them, [...]

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