Fix-It and Forget-It

Maybe by the time we post the photo, this sheep will be shorn of its gorgeous thick fleece. It’s springtime, after all!

In case you’re ever stumped with a slow cooker question, we have some solid and surprising advice! It comes from an army of home cooks. I mean, really, who knows more?!
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So this week a grandma showed up with two of her granddaughters at the cooking class Rebecca and I taught together in our Good Cooking Store. It was the grandma’s Christmas gift to the two kids. The three of them kept watching our cooking class calendar, waiting for a class that they were all interested in, held on a day when they could all attend.
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Quinoa (KEEN-wah) is basically a grain (technically it’s a seed, but there’s no need to get so picky in this blog post). It comes from South America, and has risen to popularity over the past few years, meaning you can now find it in most big grocery stores. Quinoa is full of nutrients which are great additions to a vegetarian diet.
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It isn’t quite grilling season yet, though some of us do grill even in the snow! But here is a recipe that offers a meatless grilling alternative. You bake these burgers instead of grilling them and, as the tips suggest, they are easy to make ahead and freeze.
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It’s here! Buy the Book Week is upon us and we're pretty excited! Fix-It and Forget-It Vegetarian Cookbook is now available wherever you purchase your cookbooks. Buy the book this week and join the eating fun.
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We don’t have a festival for them, but we have cherry blossoms. The orchards are pink and beautiful. . . and our thoughts turn to their fruits in a few months. How we love spring!

How do you spend your lunch break when you’re at work? Seems like a dumb question – most of us eat lunch! Well, some of us eat at our desks and keep on working.
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It is National Pretzel Day! Here in Lancaster County we are surrounded by homemade hard pretzels and hand-rolled soft pretzels. We love our pretzels.
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We dream of this soup, we love it so much. The soup is beautiful and it tastes delicious. The topping gives good texture to the dish and the combination of tastes just makes you want to go back for more. Hopefully it will become one of your favorites as well!
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