Kidney Bean and Vegetable Salad - An Almost No Cook Easy Vegetarian Recipe

It's getting hot here in the South. When the temperature rises, I feel less and less inclined to turn on my stove. And now my air conditioner is on the fritz. By dinner time the house is muggy and hot. So, until my handy-dandy air repair man gets here, I'll be making dinner ahead during the cool morning hours. This recipe is versatile and easily doubled. It can be used as a main dish or side dish. Great for a BBQ, church get-together, picnic or for the lunch box. Here is my version of an almost no cook vegetarian bean salad....

Chicken Recipe - How to stretch 1 chicken into 8 meals in 7 easy steps

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Yesterday I lucked up on an unbelievable sale! An 8 lb Perdue Whole Roaster Chicken was on sale for $1.08 a pound! This is a vegetarian fed, cage free, antibiotic and hormone free bird. So of course I grabbed one. Instead of oven roasting it, eating what we could hold and freeze the rest, I decided to do this:

National Peanut Butter Cookie Day Is June 12 - A Simple 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

I'll be celebrating by making this recipe from Kraft:

Kale and Tomato Pasta - A Simple 5 Ingredient Recipe

Cooking the pasta and kale in the tomatoes with some added water saves time and is a clever short cut with this recipe. We like this dish as a light lunch or side item. With only 5 ingredients it is full of vitamins and it's cheap! This recipe should feed 4. 

My Favorite Ways To Save Money - A List Of Frugal Ideas For Food

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Don't have enough money to go around? There are only 2 solutions to that problem. Make more money or spend less money.

Disinfectant Spray Cleaner Recipe

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Mix and put in a spray bottle. Use when someone is sick or you need extra cleaning power.

Good Morning Sunshine Smoothie Recipe

So what is a smoothie? A healthful, delicious way to drink your veggies....

Most of my smoothies have the same base ingredients:

The Green Machine Smoothie Recipe

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This smoothie taste like a peanut butter milkshake yum!

So what is a smoothie? A healthful, delicious way to drink your veggies....

Most of my smoothies have the same base ingredients:

Green Clean - Bleach Alternative Recipe

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   'But I love my bleach! Why should I give it up? I normally can get it cheap, it works great and well...I've always used it. So why switch?' Yes this was me. Kicking and crying not wanting to give it up.

    When you research liquid bleach, and products that contain it, you'll find they have a diluted solution of sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlote is a skin irritant and can cause burns or blisters. The fumes can be irritating to the lungs (it should be avoided by those with respiratory or  heart conditions). It can irritate eyes, causing redness and burning.

The Second Chance Quiche Recipe

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This quiche recipe earns it *name by using leftover veggies. I normally have an odd assortment of veggies by the end of the week. This is one way to use them up  A lonely zucchini, three or four mushrooms, a carrot, a forgotten baked potato from a previous dinner, a tomato about to give up...all get a second chance to be something great....

Green Clean - Softearth Scrub

This cleaner can be used in place of the other 'soft scrub' cleaners in your home. It's super easy and cheap to make.  In my experience, this recipe is too thick for a squirt bottle (ie ketchup bottle). I recommend putting it in a plastic container with a large enough opening so you can dip out the cleaner. This makes it easier to use. I use my Softearth Scrub in the bathroom for my primary shower cleaner. I clean my shower daily while I take my shower. So it's important I use something safe and effective.