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Luscious, Meatless and Fun! Veggie Soup with Cornbread
Crockpot Veggie Soup and Cornbread This time of year, the slow cooker makes me happy. Not only is it cold and yucky...
Luscious, Meatless, Fun
Sweet Potato Burgers with Apple Slaw Sigh. Passion for cooking and eating better can get me in trouble. Information...
The NFL and Quinoa!
There's nothing like a room of retired NFL football players to make you feel small and a little nervous. But I...
“Leaning” into the New Year Lunch
What a fun lunch today at Cancer Wellness at Piedmont West. More than a dozen of us gathered to talk about “Leaning”...
Perfectly Easy Last Minute Gift from the Kitchen.
WOO HOO! The kitchen at Cancer Wellness was the site of a chocolate festival this afternoon, led by yours truly....
Market Tour Today Chef Nancy and I took a group of Cancer Wellness participants on a tour around the Buford County...
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