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You Can’t Beat These Beets! Canning with Ball Jars and a Giveaway!

  A few weeks ago I posted about International Can-It-Forward Day as part of a promotion with Jarden Home Brands. This was an event to celebrate the joys of fresh preserving, which I’ve been doing for years, so I was happy … Continue reading

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How Will You Celebrate National Zucchini Day? With These Awesome Fritters, I hope!

  For National Zucchini Day, which is August 8, I decided to make these zucchini and squash fritters that appeared on my Facebook feed (see http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/zucchini-fritters-recipe.html for the original recipe) for 3 main reasons: They looked incredibly delicious. Zucchini is cheap … Continue reading

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Kel’s Crazy-Good Calzones with Pepperoni, Spinach and Four Cheeses (Plus a Give-away!)

Last week I posted a recipe for flawless flatbread pizza using Krusteaz’s new onion and garlic flatbread mix, and promised I’d share my recipe for these awesome calzones. I used the Italian herb flatbread mix for these bad boys and … Continue reading

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Kel’s Flawless Flatbread Pizza, with Kudos to Krusteaz

  Flatbread pizzas have been the rage for a few years now. Store-bought flatbread is readily available at most grocery stores, although sometimes it may not always be as fresh as homemade. If you want to take a little extra … Continue reading

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Kel’s (Almost) Homemade Garlic and Cheese Breadsticks

  I found a version of this recipe for breadsticks on Krusteaz’s* website and since I already had a box of its no-knead, country white artisan bread mix, I decided to give it a try. I’m not sure if I followed … Continue reading

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Kel’s Southern Cornbread Breakfast Muffins, Courtesy of Krusteaz

Once again, the good folks at Krusteaz sent me some of their wonderful baking mixes, asking me to try some Easter-inspired recipes (*see disclaimer at the end of this post.) I looked through the recipe section of Krusteaz’s website and … Continue reading

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Celebrate National Pancake Month With Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancakes

  February is national pancake month and luckily there are a few more days to celebrate it! The folks at Krusteaz* sent me some of their yummy baking mixes to try out a while back, including a buttermilk pancake mix. … Continue reading

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Get Pumped Over These Pumpkin Pie Bars!

As I mentioned in my post on moist and delicious crumb cake, the folks from Krusteaz* recently contacted me and asked if they could send some bake mixes to review. I couldn’t wait to try the pumpkin pie bars after … Continue reading

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Moist and Delicious Crumb Cake From a Box Mix? Absolutely!

The folks from Krusteaz* recently contacted me and asked if they could send some bake mixes to review. Since I already love Krusteaz’s fat-free Cranberry Orange Muffin Mix (I add fresh blueberries for an extra special muffin), I did not … Continue reading

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Kielbasa With Red Gold Chili Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans

Last week I promised to post a couple of recipes using Red Gold* tomatoes. With the weather getting cooler, here is a hearty and tasty dish with smoky kielbasa, smooth and creamy cannellini beans (which are white kidney beans) and … Continue reading

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