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    Budget Meal-Black Bean Salad

    Black beans are inexpensive and full of protein, add some superfoods like pumpkin seeds and you’ve got a low-cost meal that packed with nutritionally dense items. Here’s what you need… 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup frozen corn, thawed 8 cherry tomatoes, quartered (gently squeeze out seeds) ½ cup minced onion 2 medium cloves garlic, chopped finely ½ cup diced red bell pepper 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Salt and black pepper to taste Mix all ingredients together. This salad will keep for a couple of days and gets more…

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    A Simple Supper

    I recently got to try some wonderful cooking wines and a pasta recipe that I thought I’d share with you. It’s perfect for a cold winter’s night and when you’ve just returned from holiday shopping. To bring a bold boost of flavor to everyday meals this season, Holland House Cooking Wines has partnered with YouTube cooking show Tatyana’s Everyday Food to create a delectable recipe perfect for sweater weather. Tatyana’s Everyday Food and Holland House’s recipe for Bold and Smoky Pepper Marsala Pasta can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLfQMK-1KvU. Holland House is a line of flavor-enhancing premium cooking wines that enhance sauces, marinades, slow cooker recipes, glazes and more. Bold and Smoky Pepper…

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    Three New Recipes to Try

    I always love the recipes the folks at Pringles send my way. Here are three  that look easy to make but I’m sure delicious. I’m told the chicken fingers are especially good. And with fish going on sale next month when Lent rolls around, the fish nuggets will make an ideal meal. Chicken Pringlers  INGREDIENTS ·   2- 6.38-ounce cans of  Pringles (BBQ, Honey Mustard, Xtreme Blastin Buffalo or any of your favorite Pringles flavors) ·   2 pounds of boneless chicken breast or chicken tenders, cut into 1 1/2” nuggets ·   2 cups of skim milk or buttermilk  DIRECTIONS 1.   Preheat oven to 400°F with a rack in the middle. 2.   Place nuggets in milk. 3.   Puree the…

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