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Thursday, February 24, 2011

After almost thirty-six years, we're on a new eating adventure. We're trying to eat more veggies and less fast-food, pizza, all that. Not an easy switch. Mention pizza night versus leeks/potato soup and there's no contest. Thick spaghetti pasta versus squash, well, it just doesn't sound as appetizing.

Or does it?

Something very strange happened when I entered the grocery store this week. I strolled through the produce aisle and on my way to my usual broccoli/celery/carrots/potatoes run, I spotted a group of spaghetti squash. Feeling adventurous, I decided to make spaghetti squash for dinner, my first time ever fixing such a meal! It was YUMMY!

So now I'm on a mission. I'm supposed to eat lots of veggies and I need recipes. I'm trying different things: butternut squash, leeks (doesn't that sound frightening?), cabbage, more cauliflower, kale, etcetera.

Normally, I'm not the adventurous type when it comes to eating, but searching through foodnetwork.com is making me want to try new things. I'm also experimenting with herbs and seasonings. I haven't enjoyed cooking this much in FOREVER! I love to eat out and we're not doing it so much anymore!

So what's your favorite veggie meal? Got any recipes to share? Any good foodie links? I'm so getting into this and could use your help so I don't fizzle out and fall back into my usual routine of chocolate and vitamins. :-)


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Diann Hunt  
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Monday, September 13, 2010

I have two recipe books--one for meal food, one for desserts. I recently pulled out my books to find something to make for a family get together. When I set them both on the table, I couldn't help but notice the difference.

One is thin, neat, and looks brand new--nary a spill to be seen. The other is fat to the point of being stuffed, scarred, and covered with splotches.

I'm not oblivious to the clues. Hey, I'm Colleen's critique partner. I know how to find and follow clues. And these tell me I do way too little cooking and way too much baking. Of course, you could've just asked my family. Exhibit A, the Tollhouse Cookies in the photo--or what's left of them. Baking is just more fun than cooking. I cook to keep my family alive, but I bake for the joy of it, what can I say?

And just in case you were wondering . . . I made brownies for the family get together.

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Denise Hunter  
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Kristin Billerbeck
Kristin Billerbeck is a proud Californian, wife, mother of four, and connoisseur of the irrelevant. She writes Christian Chick Lit; where she finds need for most of the useless facts lulling about in her head.

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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.

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Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.

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Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.

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Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.

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