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Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Reuben with Cranberry Sauce

by Julie Meyers Pron November 15, 2011

Part 2 of my awarding winning (yes, I’m milking it) Thanksgiving Leftover meals is a Turkey Reuben. I was thrilled when I saw this on the menu for our competition, I know how to make a good Jewish sandwich. (Which, for those of you who don’t know what I’m referring to, we load on the [...]

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Thanksgiving leftovers: Empanadas

by Julie Meyers Pron November 10, 2011

Who doesn’t have leftovers after Thanksgiving? We love them. In the past, we’ve just snacked for lunches and dinners for the following week and called it our meals. This year, however, we’ll be snacking on a few other ideas, thanks to Bottom Dollar Food and Chef Dan D’Angelo who provided me with recipes at an [...]

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California Raisins: healthy, budget conscious snacking and cooking

by Julie Meyers Pron October 20, 2011

While at Blogher in August, I met with representatives from California Raisins. Sadly, the Raisin himself was on a potty break, but I couldn’t help but pose with them. My kids? Big raisin fans. Huge. I wanted to learn more. While posing and discussing, I learned that raisins are said to be one of the [...]

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How to make an Apple Pie Lattice Crust Top

by Julie Meyers Pron October 12, 2011

For some time, Big has been raving about my apple pie. Even while eating at Aromas, a cafe in Wililamsburg known for their apple pie, he proclaimed that it was *almost* as good as my apple pie. Problem is, I don’t remember ever making a delicious apple pie. A decent apple pie, maybe. But a [...]

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Last minute meals and a menu plan

by Julie Meyers Pron September 26, 2011

In Candice’s last Healthy Family from Scratch post, she asked Do those of you who menu plan have an alternative easy option at the ready? Do you have things that are healthy in your house that can be prepared very quickly in case the menu can’t work that night? If you do can you tell [...]

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Make your own Pizza Party + $300 giveaway from @RaguSauce #MomstheWord

by Julie Meyers Pron September 24, 2011

I love entertaining friends. I love the idea of planning, getting set-up and surprising with the fun things we have to eat and experience. But I really like having easy, easy parties. So when I was asked to host a Ragu party, I wanted to go easy. While I first planned a spaghetti night, I [...]