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Lentil Salad

Yesterday I made a lentil salad that was fresh and summery. I made up the recipe but got ideas from one I had seen in Eating Well. and from RhodeyGirl’s website.

Here is what I did:

1 small onion, diced
1 small zucchini, diced
2 tbs olive oil
1 cup dry lentils, rinsed
1 cup dry bulgur wheat, rinsed
5 cups water
1 large [...]

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Summer Wheat Berry Salad

Summer Wheatberry Salad

salad:

1. 5 c. cooked wheat berries
1 can white beans – drained and rinsed
1 can chickpeas – drained and rinsed
2 large tomatoes – diced
1 large cucumber – diced
1/2 c. crumbled feta

dressing:

1/3 c. EVOO
3 T. lime juice
4 T. white wine vinegar
2 T chopped parsley – fresh
1 T honey mustard
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper

Make the salad by [...]

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Bring on the Baby Spiced Pork and Tofu

So tonight, after our relaxing afternoon and walk around the neighborhood (walk total today was about 7 miles – 5 with a neighbor/friend this morning and about 2 with Brady tonight) we came home to eat dinner.  I had marinated some thin pork chops for Brady and some tofu cubes for me.

Our spicy/sweet marinade was a [...]

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Dinner with Friends

After our company left on Sunday, Brady and I ran a few errands and went the grocery store.  We got a few random things we needed, including chicken to put on the grill.  When we got home, he headed to watch the OSU game with his dad and I worked out.  It felt good to do [...]

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

I know this is a day late, but I was too tired to post all of these fun pictures last night!  I had a fun day yesterday, despite waking up with a cold and a stuffy nose.  I went to the doctor, workout class, did returns and then walked with Jen and baby Hadley before having [...]

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Shower Salad

I am all about the salad recipes lately.  I am trying to expand my salad recipe file before summer so I have some new options for quick healthy meals and entertaining when the baby is here!  Here is a great recipe from my shower.  I thought about making it for dinner tonight, but I didn’t have [...]

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Levi’s Spinach Salad

Levi’s Spinach Salad

2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 cup sugar or sugar sub.
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 bag of fresh spinach
1 quart strawberries – cleaned, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup almonds – could be candied

Directions

In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, [...]

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First Cookout of the Year!

Last night, Two nights ago, our friends Levi and Alexis came over for dinner.  We decided to cookout because it was so nice out (60 and sunny!)!  After school and a meeting I dragged Brady on a 3 mile walk with me.  We walked quickly and chatted about what else we needed to do before Baby [...]

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Pizza Cottage gets an A+

I can’t really believe it is only Wednesday. This week feels like it has been going on forever. I got home from school around 5:15 and did a few things around the house – unloaded the dishwasher, folded laundry, etc. – until Brady got home. The we met his parents at the new Pizza Cottage near [...]

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Lentil Tacos plus baby Hadley!

For dinner last night, I didn’t want to buy anything or work to hard on making something. I decided to use up what was in the fridge and make tacos. It was the perfect meal option for a buys night before we headed out for Cleveland and Chautauqua.

After school I did laundry and began the packing [...]

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