Happy Belated Birthday Zoe!!!

Best wishes to my very, very dear friend Zoe whose birthday was yesterday, the 28th.  Zo, I hope you had the MOST wonderful day yesterday and that you have yet another amazing year If I was there I would have baked you a gigantic, amazingly tasty cake or some other sugary concoction. 
xoxoxoxoxoxo
erin

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Coffee Love

I was on the verge of giving up coffee completely (after developing quite the expensive starbucks habit) when a friend of mine from the Big Island sent me a bag of Keopu 100% organic and 100% kona coffee.  I reasoned that because he had been so nice to think of me and take the time/money [...]

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June Nutrition News – Men’s Health Month!

Hi Everyone! June is Men’s Health Month! I just came across a fabulous feature on the American Dietetic Association that I wanted to share with our readers. You can read this article on the EZ Home Cooking Nutrition Page, just click here! Find out what the top five recommendations are to living a fuller, healthier, and [...]

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May Nutrition News – Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day!

We’ve all heard it a million times… “Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day.” Or “Eat Breakfast Like a King, Lunch Like a Prince, and Dinner Like a Pauper.” But how many of us actually do eat breakfast before rushing out the door each morning? I’ll be the first to admit that I [...]

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Spinach Feta Casserole

Here is yet another fabulous recipe from the kitchen of Mom! This is one of my favorite dishes- I love the combination of the spinach, green onions, and cheeses. I’ve been craving it for awhile and since I had all of the ingredients in the fridge, what a better time than today to make it? [...]

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Super Blueberry Muffins

Mmmmmm muffins! I love all muffins, but blueberry and raspberry are my favorite. I had been craving muffins for the past few days and had some extra time on Saturday before I went to work, so I decided to make some! I had frozen blueberries in the freezer and everything else in the panty, so [...]

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Yogurt Shakes

I love love love yogurt shakes! Lately I have been drinking them a lot because they are great to have when I am on the go. All you have to do is shake it up and then drink up! My grocery store sells a brand called of yogurt shakes called Lucerne. They have so many [...]

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Quesadillas with Spanish Rice, Black Beans, and Corn

I was so impressed with these quesadillas that my boyfriend just made that I had to snap a picture and post the recipe on here. My boyfriend is famous for putting together pretty much anything in the fridge and making a yummy meal (well almost always). These quesadillas are no exception. I had made Mexican [...]

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A Taste of Tropical Freshness

One thing that I will forever miss about Hawaii is the wide array of yummy juices made of delicious tropical fruits- Pass-O-Guava, Passion Orange, Strawberry Guava, I could go on and on and on! I am a huge fan of juice and I love to have a big 16oz glass whenever I am really thirsty [...]

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Oregano

I thought I would share a paper that I wrote on oregano for my Food Selection & Identification class… Hopefully this will be interesting to some of you- it sure was to me! Before this paper, I really didn’t know too much about oregano except that I always added it to my tomato sauces and [...]

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