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Memorial day is National Hamburger/Cheeseburger Day. Let’s celebrate by cooking some on the grill. Here are some tips for the perfect burger. 1. Start with a ground beef that’s between 15 and 20% fat. This is not a diet burger – this is a real burger! You will need about 1 1/2 pounds for 4 burgers. 2. Use a [...] As our bodies age, we naturally begin to lose heart and lung capacity. Exercise can help keep your blood flowing and the lungs pumping. Studies show that cardiovascular exercise can keep these organs young for many years. As we get older, the disks and bones in our back and neck can begin to settle and cause pain. [...] Give yourself a break. Some days our stressful life can feel just like a pressure cooker. We deal with job pressures and traffic jams. Then we arrive at “home sweet home” to hungry, bickering children, a home that is always in need of attention and an equally exhausted spouse. This is an average family. Some families [...] I was going to write today about keeping your brain sharp – but I forgot what I was going to say! Seriously, there are ways you can improve your memory and prevent cognitive decline. An active brain produces new connections between nerve cells. Some ways to create new pathways in the brain – learn to play a musical [...] This week we would like to explore ways we can slow down the aging process. We live in a fast paced world and we are aging just as fast. Research shows that there are a few things we can do to extend our youth, no matter what our age. I don’t know about you, but [...] Today, I want to talk about one of my favorite ways to cook. It is in the crock pot. For years now, I have come home nearly every Sunday to a home cooked lunch. My secret is to plan out my meal and ingredients on Saturday and then spend about 10-15 minutes preparation on Sunday morning. [...] Today we are going to talk about pre-planning your meals and setting up a time line. The first way I plan my meals for the week is by looking at what meat is on sale. That is what we eat. Next, I plan according to the the appliances I will use. Here are some examples. I use these [...] Let’s look at ways to organize and stock your pantry. The first step is to discard anything stale, spoiled or expired. Here are some basic guidlines to follow. Canned foods last only 2 – 5 years. Make sure to check the expiration date and toss anything that has more than a mild dent in it. [...] 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck 1 package flour tortilla shells 1 tub Gordos Chipolte cheese dip 1 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspon pepper 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional) Brown ground beef chuck and drain. Return to skillet and add tomato sauce and spices. Simmer 10 minutes or longer for sauce and spices to be [...] 2 large cans peaches 1 yellow cake mix 1 1/2 sticks butter Pour peaches in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Include all juice from peaches. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over peaches. Slice butter in very thin slices and place on top of the cake mix. Your slices should be touching each other with very little cake [...] |
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