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Going Mad for Mediterranean!

Nov 09, 2022 07:22AM ● By Debra Caffrey

My son is an odd duck when it comes to his food preferences. He loves vegan bratwursts but won’t touch simple macaroni and cheese. He can eat the hottest wings on the menu, but I still can’t...

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Before You Head to the Grocery Store ...

Oct 11, 2022 05:00AM ● By Debra Caffrey

You know by now that the No. 1 trick to saving money at the grocery store and staying organized is to meal plan rather than impulse buy or winging it. But there are even more strategies that can...

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Remarkable Rainbow Apple Pie!

Sep 30, 2022 10:11AM ● By Debra Caffrey

Folks love fall and October events so much it can be easy to forget that the height of apple picking season is actually still the warm month of September, not October! It’s always a busy time for...

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The Benefits of Grocery Shopping in Person

Aug 05, 2022 08:54AM ● By Debra Caffrey

Why a trip to the store is your best option for saving the most time and money Something that has become a huge trend to many, and what now seems like a downright necessity for some, is online...

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Put It On a Stick!

Jul 18, 2022 06:19AM ● By Debra Caffrey

I’m no statistician, but I’d say you probably increase the chances that your kids are going to eat something by at least 50% if you put the food on skewers! After all, who doesn’t love “food on a...

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Amazing Stuffed Avocados!

Jun 27, 2022 07:53AM ● By Debra Caffrey

There is nothing I love more than sitting down to a hot lunch! I’m not a cold sandwich kind of person, so I usually heat up leftovers or prepare a stir fry or Asian rice bowl just for myself. But...

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Dining Out with Diverse Dietary Needs

May 04, 2022 07:26AM ● By Debra Caffrey

When I graduated high school in the 90s and had a dinner out to celebrate after the ceremony, my family insisted on a fancy restaurant in town. Only there was a problem—there were no meatless...

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The Bountiful "Bundt-wich!"

Apr 01, 2022 12:01AM ● By Debra Caffrey

One of my favorite dinner obsessions is to have “giant sandwich night” as it is affectionately referred to in my household. Basically, we assemble our favorite sandwich fixings onto a huge loaf...

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Have More Fun in the Kitchen!

Mar 07, 2022 06:00AM ● By Debra Caffrey

If the pandemic has taught us anything about cooking, it’s that it never stops! During quarantine, everyone embraced baking and home cooking. But as the everyone-at-home reality dragged on, the...

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Super Stromboli!

Feb 26, 2022 09:00AM ● By Debra Caffrey

My husband takes his football viewing very seriously. What began as a nice way to decompress from the pressures of work and adult responsibilities soon morphed into realizing how amazing the...

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