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Baking my Chicken Pot pies :)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Lane

Oh, darn! One of my jars didn’t seal … and I need lunch. Let’s see: biscuit crust, 425 degrees, 20 minutes. I think I’ll just let the pictures do the talking I’m too busy eating to say much more

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Chicken Pot Pies: or, if it works great one way … try it another way, too :)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Lane

After the rousing approval my canned Beef Pot Pie filling got from my husband, I decided to give Chicken Pot Pie Filling a try, too. I also decided to go a little different in the way I prepared the chicken, … Continue reading →

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Baking my first pot pie from the first beef pot pie experiment

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lane

I decided tonight it was time to try the canned beef pot pies I made earlier in the week. I designed them to be quick and easy … and tonight was their chance to prove it to me! I grabbed … Continue reading →

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Beef Pot Pies :)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lane

I recently ran across something I thought I’d never see again: a KFC chicken pot pie. At one point in my history, they had them in every KFC in the Southeast US, but apparently they weren’t as popular anymore … … Continue reading →

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Dehydrating soup greens … the easy way!

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lane

I can’t take credit for this idea at all. I owe it all to the lovely ladies of Creative Canning Cuisine: my friends Jeanne and Sheila in particular! They’re the ones who told me about taking bags of pre-cut coleslaw–on … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Recipes: Sausage Lentil Soup … with canning instructions, too!

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Lane

It was a lazy day today, and a look ahead at the weather–with snow coming in by the end of the weekend–makes me crave something warm and yummy. I thumbed open my “soup” folder … and the first thing that … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year … Zingerman’s … and Muffaletta!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Lane

First and foremost: Happy 2011 to all my Dear Readers! May your New Year be filled with lots of delicious food journeys of your very own! We decided–pretty much as always–to stay home for New Years Eve. We both did … Continue reading →

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Las Margaritas — Seattle, WA

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lane

My husband and I are typical restaurant patrons. If a restaurant’s good, we vote with our wallets … and if a restaurant’s bad, we vote with our feet. There are faaaaaaar too many good-to-excellent restaurants close nearby for us to … Continue reading →

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Beef Stew, my first canned savory project thickened with Clear Jel® :)

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lane

I went roaming through the meat section of the new WinCo recently, and located their reduced for quick sale section. All good canners–especially those interested in saving pennies–should know where that section is in every grocery store they frequent. They … Continue reading →

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N & T Restaurant — Zion, IL

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Lane

Dad and I decided to visit one of Zion’s local eateries this evening, one he and mom used to enjoy before we lost her to cancer. N&T isn’t what you’d call fancy … but it’s one of Zion’s best loved … Continue reading →

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