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How to Roast Vegetables

There are several easy steps you can take to make your veggies perfectly roasted. Cut your vegetables into equal sizes and coat them in a thin layer of oil and seasoning to bring out their best taste. When you go to roast them in the oven, it's important to note that harder vegetables such as potatoes and carrots will take longer to cook than softer veggies like broccoli and cauliflower. When your vegetables have browned edges and soft centers, they're ready to be eaten! [Edit]Steps [Edit]Chopping and Seasoning the Veggies Preheat your oven to . is an ideal temperature for roasting, but a temperature near this works well too. Vegetables need to be cooked at a high temperature to achieve...

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Poached Salmon

Poached Salmon I’ve cooked salmon every which way to Sunday, and Poached Salmon is the quickest, easiest, and sneakily swankiest of them all. Pin this recipe on Pinterest to save for later Pin It!0 Poaching is a method of cooking in which food is submerged in a liquid (water, stock, milk, and wine are all popular) then cooked through gently. Unlike Pan Seared Salmon or Baked Salmon in Foil, poaching uses a lower temperature. Poaching is ideal for foods that are prone to drying out, like eggs and poultry (I use poaching in my post for How to Cook Shredded Chicken). Poaching sounds pinkies-up fancy, a description I now find amusing since I discovered how simple it is to make....

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3 Ways to Save Money on Groceries without Coupons

Many years ago, I couponed for quite a while and learned a lot of ways to save money. So let say that I’ve learned a few new tricks since then. In addition, there are other ways to save money on groceries without coupons for those who don’t have time to print out coupons or search for deals. Here are three things you can do to save money on groceries without coupons. Use Coupons on your phone. There are coupons apps that you can use to save money on groceries. This includes Rebates apps like Ibotta, Checkout 51, Shopkick. These apps help you earn cash back for purchases you make at Walmart, Target, and Kroger. Ibotta is one of the most...

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Creamy Avocado Pasta with Asparagus and Tomato

 Ingredients that are rich in fat can be great for creating thick and creamy bases like the sauce in this avocado pasta. They can also, however, feel kind of heavy. That’s where an acidic ingredient like lemon can help to make a sauce feel lighter and brighter while maintaining its creaminess. Adding a little extra squeeze of lemon on top once the meal is ready to be served is like icing on the cake — or, the lemon on the creamy pasta! Creamy Avocado Pasta with Asparagus and Tomato Ingredients  8 oz organic or legume pasta (of choice, or spiralized zucchini noodles) Creamy Sauce  1 medium avocado (halved, seeded and peeled (about ¾ cup)  ½ cup plant-based milk (plain, unsweetened, +¼ cup as needed)  2 tbsp lemon juice...

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Annigje ‘Anneke’ Van Kerkoerle

September 21, 1927 – January 13, 2022Annigje Burggraaf was born September 21, 1927 in Veur, the Netherlands, the oldest child of Cornelis Burggraaf and Maartina de Jong, followed by her sister Adriaantje and brother Arie. In 1935 the family moved to Bodegraven, where her father was a secondary school teacher. Her teenage years were marked by the German occupation and the hardships suffered by the Dutch people, especially in the severe war winter of 1944 before the liberation. Anneke’s father opposed the Nazi occupation as a commander of a Knokploeg, a resistance cell. The Burggraaf home was raided by the Gestapo, but Cornelis managed to escape. The family was taken away to prison. Anneke suffered beatings and mistreatment as the...

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