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  • Melon Ball Salad

    Melon Ball Salad

    The Facts of Melons In a single cup of cantaloupe there is over 108% of the daily value of Vitamin A and Vitamin C!  It has a good source of potassium too.  Watermelon also has substantial amount of Vitamin A and C, but not nearly as much cantaloupe.  Honeydew has a significant amount of Vitamin C,…

  • Mushroom Spinach Frittata

    Mushroom Spinach Frittata

    Mushrooms If you didn’t know, the SUN is the best source of Vitamin D!  Mushrooms are also very high in Vitamin D too!  You need Vitamin D to help synthesize your hormones.  Vitamin D is also responsible for increasing your mood.  It is needed to maintain strong bones and regulate your calcium levels.  Vitamin D is important…

  • Curry Shredded Chicken Salad

    Curry Shredded Chicken Salad

    Shredded Chicken Curry shredded chicken is another recipe that is high protein.  It is grain free and only seasoned with quality ingredients.  It’s extremely versatile and makes for great on-the-go meals.  Shredded chicken salad is best served chilled.  This is perfect if you don’t like to reheat food, like myself.  Chicken salad can be made numerous ways. …

  • Dehydrating Food

    Dehydrating Food

    Dehydrating Food Dehydrating food…what does that mean?  If the name doesn’t give it away…simply, it is the process of taking the water out of the food.  This inhibits the growth of bacteria or microorganisms.  Because of this, dehydrated food allows it to store better and for much longer.  Beef jerky is one of the…

  • Basic Beef Jerky

    Basic Beef Jerky

    Beef Jerky My favorite meat jerky’s are beef jerky and bison jerky.  Salmon jerky is very tasty too, but I haven’t quite mastered that recipe.  It is really hard to mess up beef jerky unless you entirely forget you put it in the dehydrator.  I recommend finding a local butcher that you can custom…

  • Spinach and Sun Dried Tomato Quiche

    Spinach and Sun Dried Tomato Quiche

    This is the perfect morning quiche for a relaxing weekend brunch or an early morning meeting.  Warning: this quiche is FULL of flavor. My favorite part of this recipe is the roasted garlic! Even if you are not a garlic fan, let me try and persuade you.  Roasted garlic has a much different flavor profile than…