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Tag: appetizers & snacks

Melon, Cucumber, Feta and Mint Salad

Melon, Cucumber, Feta and Mint Salad

    When melons are in peak season, the sun ripened sweetness and the rock bottom price make them irresistible. This is a sweet and savory salad that gives a fresh spin on this summer staple is equally irresistible.   It’s so simple and yet …read more

The Ultimate Guide to Cheap & Healthy Smoothies

The Ultimate Guide to Cheap & Healthy Smoothies

  Quick and easy, nutritious and delicious. Chock full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, protein and CHEAP!   What more can you ask from your breakfast or snack? Not a darned thing.   Smoothies are always popular. I’m sure you’ve seen the prepackaged frozen smoothie blends …read more

Meet your new favorite food – Diva’s Bacon Jam

Meet your new favorite food – Diva’s Bacon Jam

    Two words that were destined to go together: Bacon and Jam. If it sounds magical, that’s because it is.!   Caramelized bacon and sweet onion spread that perfect balance between sweet and savory that makes pretty much everything better- like magic!   Bibbidi-bobbidi-BACON! …read more

8 Cool Things to do With a Waffle Iron, Besides Make Waffles.

8 Cool Things to do With a Waffle Iron, Besides Make Waffles.

    You know that waffle iron you got as a wedding gift?  It’s probably in the dark recesses of your kitchen cabinet behind all the other things you use once a year. Well, I’d like to let the humble waffle iron see the light …read more