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Even if you don’t grow a garden yourself, you can pretty much always guarantee some surprise produce from co-workers, friends, family, neighbors, and even strangers during the summer in Indiana…
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Meal Prep Chicken Pad Thai with Sweet Potato Noodles
I’m one of those folks who loves a fresh start. I love a good Monday (especially when it falls on the first of the month). I love New Year’s. I know that technically, you can get a fresh start at any moment on any day, but the extra push of a new blan…
Garden Fresh Tomato Soup
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It’s hard to fathom in the middle of January when a fresh homegrown tomato sounds like just about the best thing on the planet—but there comes a time each summer where I just can’t even look at…
Spinach-Quinoa Patties
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There are a lot of things about my life that have changed since I became a parent. I now consistently go to bed while it’s still light out. I do adult things like pay for life insurance. Each r…
Slow Cooker Summer Chicken Chili
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I know. When you think of chili, you think of sweatshirts and changing leaves and football games and chai lattes and pumpkin ALL THE THINGS, not the middle of summertime. But if you really thin…
Grilled Chicken and Asparagus Chopped Greek Salad
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I think we can all agree on one thing: we’re all really flipping busy. Right? Regardless of how many to-dos are actually on your individual list, I think everyone feels busy almost all …
Gluten-Free and Vegan Chickpea and Flaxseed Homemade Pasta
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Chickpea flour is one of my favorite gluten-free flours to experiment with in the kitchen. Made from finely ground chickpeas (garbanzo beans), the flour is packed with protein and fiber. It has…
Turkey Florentine Meatballs with Pesto Spaghetti Squash
When I was first told that I had to go grain-free, it’s not an understatement to say that I was devastated. In fact, it took me a few weeks to get over my denial and actually try living without grains. And it took me a few more months before I started…
Grilled Flatbread Pizza
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Grilled pizza is one of my favorite summertime meals. I try to avoid heating up the oven as much as I can when the mercury is rising, so each Friday in the spring and summer, I head outside and…
Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs
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I used to be completely and utterly intimidated by cooking ribs. There are a lot of great rib recipes in my family. There was even a “rib-off…