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What's Rachel Reading? Impatient Foodie

Yes, it's another cookbook this week! This time I'm reading Impatient Foodie: 100 Delicious Recipes for a Hectic, Time-Starved World, the premise here being that thoughtful, sustainable, and healthy food can be easy, fast, and fun. Well, that all sounds right up my alley, so let's see what we have here... The basic backstory Impatient Foodie grew out …

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Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 7/16/17 - 7/22/17

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/16/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Pantry staples, anyone? Some of you have been asking about good pantry staples to stock up on, so here's my first …

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Zuppa Toscana Inspired Cream of Mushroom Soup -- A Vegetarian Recipe

So what happens when you combine: A bunch of garden kale ready to be picked, a couple of packs of mushrooms, one just-starting-to-wrinkle bell pepper, a few potatoes on the verge, and a batch of homemade vegetable broth -- plus a little container of heavy cream you may have impulse bought at Trader Joe's? Welllllll... …

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Pantry Staples to Have on Hand -- Be prepared for the dinnertime rush!

Some of you who follow the weekly ALDI meal plans have been asking which pantry staples are best to stock up on, so here's my first stab at a list. Your family's cupboards of course might differ from mine due to anything from food allergies to personal preferences, though, so take these recommendations with a …

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