Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Feb 10, 2012, 8:30 am
I picked up 3 lbs. of farm fresh tomatoes today and when I got home, I realized that i still had four of them left from last week.  I knew I needed to use them so I decided to make a fresh tomato sauce. I happened to have 2 boxes of frozen artichoke hearts, so they got added as well. Add a side sal...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Feb 9, 2012, 11:11 am
I consider myself a fairly competent woman.  When I decide I want to do, or learn something, it’s usually not hard for me to accomplish. Lately however, there have been two things that are giving me a little bit of trouble; photography and sewing. Don’t get me wrong – I know how to use the se...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Feb 3, 2012, 8:30 am
So, I went to get my fish for the weekend and my eggs and my co-op share and I wanted to make something like this recipe for mustard roasted fish from Ina Garten, but I also had broccoli greens and I really didn’t know what I wanted to do with them.  I searched for some ideas and found and this ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Feb 1, 2012, 9:30 am
We got our first order of grass fed, hormone free, pasture raised beef and I was so excited, but a little bit nervous about getting my family used to the difference in taste. When you grow up eating one thing, sometimes the thing that’s better for you is a bit of an acquired taste.  I did find ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 30, 2012, 10:00 am
Since we actually committed to getting three fish meals in a week (at home!), it hasn’t been as difficult as I thought. The fish market is very near to where Haley has guitar lessons on Tuesday and almost directly next door to my CSA pick up location on Thursday – so I get whatever they’ve got...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 28, 2012, 3:21 pm
One of my favorite places on the planet, Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is just a wonderful way to spend the day.  The kids and I have gone there many times over the years and there’s always something new and interesting.  There weren’t many manatee to photograph this time, but we spent...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 26, 2012, 8:24 pm
In our effort to get more fish into our diets, we have obviously needed to broaden our horizons as far as types of fish that I cook. We’ll eat anything, but I don’t know how to cook it best… yet. So today when I went to our local fish market – I saw what I thought was salmon and decided to g...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 21, 2012, 8:24 pm
So back in the beginning of January, I talked a bit about the things I was looking to change, create, or get rid, of in my post about my resolutions.  One of the first things I did was go see the doctor and I’m mostly on track with that – I may have had a bad day yesterday, but mostly on track...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 16, 2012, 10:00 am
This is the kind of thing that I imagine eating around a campfire, cooked in an iron skillet with a bunch of cowboys after a particularly grueling round up. You don’t?  Just me then? Well, ok. I have mentioned before that we love a good Breakfast for Dinner every once in a while and this one was...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 14, 2012, 3:39 pm
All the New Year’s resolutions made, I’m following up on most and I’m pretty happy with my follow through so far.  Although we’re not even two weeks into the new year, so I’m not going to strain too hard to pat myself on the back. This week, I followed through with my blood work at the d...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 12, 2012, 11:15 am
In our effort to be healthier this year, not only are we limiting our carb intake, but we’re also trying to eat less meat and more vegetables with each meal.  I have found that the easiest way to do this, is to fill a plate with all kinds of interesting tastes alongside the protein.  This gives ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 10, 2012, 10:04 am
I believe this is going to be a year of some serious “re-reading”.  Not of fiction – I don’t have much patience for rereading a work of fiction.  Not that I don’t read them, I certainly do – but I’m more of a devourer.  I devour a piece of fiction and either love it, or don’t fini...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Jan 9, 2012, 3:16 pm
We are a Johnson & Johnson family; always have been. We don’t use adhesive bandages, we use Band-Aids, we don’t use cotton swabs, we use Q-Tips, we don’t use mouth wash, we use Listerine.  I tried bargain brands and immediately came back to the real thing.  I know I can always count on the q...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Nov 3, 2011, 9:58 pm
  I love being the host of great, big get togethers.  Our home has been the site of many a gathering and that’s just the way I like it. However, that also means that there are lots of messes to clean up, both before and after the party! I love Clorox and I use it for everything.  Seriously. �...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Nov 1, 2011, 1:35 pm
I’m tired. We had a lovely time at a friend’s home last night.  The kids went trick or treating, the grown ups enjoyed some cocktails and then laughed at the sugar induced mania that ensued. It was really a fun night – and you can see the pictures here. We have a lot of get togethers with th...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 27, 2011, 9:14 pm
I have never made chili before.  As a matter of fact, I don’t even eat it that often, but when I do – I always enjoy it.  Stew meat was on sale this week, so I decided to give it a whirl.  Here’s what I did: Ok, here’s what I did eventually.  I kept tasting and adjusting and here’s th...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 25, 2011, 2:15 pm
More and more I think we all are coming to agree that we live in a global community and that we’re all connected and responsible for one another and the choices we make. That includes the products that we buy. I for one, want to know that the coffee, cocoa, vanilla, clothing and other products tha...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 21, 2011, 11:00 am
  Campari Tomatoes are expensive, really expensive, so I usually pass them by.  This week they were on sale though, two containers for $5.00 – so I splurged. They were perfectly round, plump little beauties and I happen to have an abundance of fresh basil in my garden, so I bought some fresh mo...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 19, 2011, 11:05 am
  I have a very well stocked pantry.  I don’t worry much about what’s in it, because I’m always buying supplies when they’re on sale.  I always have what I need in the pantry… except when I don’t. That’s what happened here. I was going to make a goat cheese sauce and use vegetable...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 17, 2011, 11:30 am
  Watching The Chew last week, Michael Symon made some lamb kebabs and I could not get them out of my head.  I love lamb, but almost never have it and I’ve never cooked it before.  I decided that it was high time to remedy that so here’s what I did. For the Lamb: 2 lbs. lamb cut into cubes...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 15, 2011, 5:52 pm
Inspired by Adam Richman’s Soup on the Chew. When I saw this soup, I knew I had to make it.  Of course I had to change things up a little and when I went to the store I couldn’t find Duck Sauce that didn’t contain the dreaded HFCS (pretend I said it in a big bellowing voice, ok?).  So what�...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 12, 2011, 3:55 pm
I’m so excited!  I was featured today on Crock-Pot’s Facebook page for Crock-Star Confessions   I’m only featured today, (October 12th, 2011), but after that you can see the video in their YouTube library. Here’s the recipe: Crockpot Beef with Tomato, Pearl Onions, and Mushroom • 1 ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 11, 2011, 11:28 pm
  Last week, I think I stumbled upon a treasure… Shoebox Herb Gardens is a start up in Dunnellon, FL and if you know me, you know I’m obsessed with fresh herbs and local foods and businesses, so I knew I needed to feature her here.  I’ll let her tell you about it (from her website): The i...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 10, 2011, 11:30 am
Restaurant.com is having a really fun contest. Each entrant creates a 30-60 second video about their sweetest or sauciest restaurant experience. The winner in each category wins $1000.00!  Check out the rules and enter on their Facebook Page or watch their video. Of course I had to enter!  I ha...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 7, 2011, 10:23 am
  The other night we made roasted potatoes and onions.  I only used about half the bag, so I knew I had to come up with something for the rest. I thought a dinner of tuna salad, cole slaw and potato salad would be nice as we just love salad for dinner.  This dinner feels like a picnic in the din...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 6, 2011, 11:39 am
  In our ongoing effort to eat a more healthy, whole, unprocessed diet, there are certain things we really miss. One of them is deli meat.  My family absolutely loves cold cuts and occasionally we buy them, but really… The nitrates, the over abundance of sodium, the fillers… yuck. So, when I ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 5, 2011, 11:28 am
Warning:  This one’s for the women; women of a certain *ahem* age. I may need to rant. If you’re a little shy about women’s health issues, click here to read about football. Still here?  Ok please don’t say I didn’t warn you. I would like to file a complaint. I’m just not sure who t...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Oct 4, 2011, 11:46 am
  The other night my husband called and asked me to meet him for dinner.  I jumped at the chance to go out, but I still had to make sure my children were fed, so I made them a very quick and tasty pasta dish.  Of course I cooked enough to feed an army, but this heats up beautifully for lunch the...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 30, 2011, 11:20 am
  Still cutting down on our carb intake, we decided that we wanted portabella pizza.  I haven’t made this in years, but I also had eggplant and asparagus that needed to be used, so I decided to combine the whole thing. 4 large portabella mushroom caps 1/2 an eggplant (I roasted the whole thing...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 28, 2011, 11:59 am
  This is a strange time of year for me.  The calendar says fall, but it’s still 90 degrees here in Florida. So while I am looking forward to more soups and stews and roasts and the fall vegetable season, we still have beautiful tomatoes. It was so humid here today that I decided that salad for...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 26, 2011, 8:30 am
  Broccoli has been on sale the last few weeks and that always makes me happy as I just love broccoli. I decided to do a little something different here just to see what we could come up with. With this recipe, it’s really important to do all your prep work before you start to cook, things start...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 23, 2011, 7:11 pm
Two weeks ago, my husband and I went to one of our favorite restaurants, Bonefish Grill.  We left the kids home and just went out to enjoy ourselves. The food is so good and so consistant that when we’re going to splurge, we usually go there.  It’s not too, too expensive, but it’s not cheap ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 19, 2011, 11:05 am
  So, I haven’t been feeling great lately and I really wanted some comfort food.  I hadn’t done much cooking this weekend and when I went into the kitchen I realized that I had all kinds of ingredients that needed to be used. I pulled it all out of the fridge and created this: 2 lbs. whole w...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 16, 2011, 3:45 pm
This is so satisfying and delicious that you’ll feel like you’re doing something very bad, when in fact you’re doing something very, very good. 1 package shelled edamame 1 bunch asparagus, rinsed and trimmed and cut into thirds 1 bunch sugar snap peas, rinsed and trimmed 1 cucumber peeled and...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 15, 2011, 1:19 pm
  We all know how hard it is to achieve balance in our lives. Work, home, children, health, friends, spouses, it’s exhausting. I know that I’m out of balance when I stop exercising, start making unhealthy food choices, staying up too late —  Imbalance shows itself in myriad ways in my lif...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 13, 2011, 2:00 pm
oh Yum!  This is one of our favorite dishes. It’s so good and so easy and you will love it.  There’s a reason that Mexican food is so popular, the flavors are terrific and the ingredients are simple and straight forward. olive oil 2 onions, peeled and chopped 4 cloves garlic peeled and choppe...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 9, 2011, 7:06 pm
Inspired by an episode of Everyday Exotic, that had my mouth watering – I decided to shake it up a little bit and make a healthy, summery, delightful dinner. 6 chicken breasts dried basil and parsley Kosher or sea salt 1 small seedless watermelon 4 medium tomatoes 4 ears of corn 3 scallions a han...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Sep 7, 2011, 1:21 pm
Update!  We have winners!  The rep. from Mario Olives randomly picked five winners and they are: Darcy B, Donna Sweigart, Esperanza, Tonya Zoutes, and Crystle Tellerday I’ve notified the winners, thanks to all who entered! ________________________________________________   Remember about a...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 30, 2011, 10:42 am
  I’m a big fan of mnemonics, songs and poems for learning.  Anything that can help a child (or me!) remember information and keep learning fun is a terrific thing. When I came across William Avery’s site YESnack.com I knew I had to share it. An obviously accomplished young man, William tau...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 27, 2011, 3:41 pm
  When I was a kid on Long Island, every summer there were “feasts” everywhere.  St. Anthony’s Feast, St. Christopher’s Feast, pretty much any Catholic church and basically it was just Italian food vendors on church grounds.  The whole town would go and you would really just eat the whol...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 23, 2011, 12:24 pm
  A few years ago, my husband came home from work, completely in love with a song that he did not know the title or artist of.  We spent the evening Googling snippets of the lyrics that he could remember.  This went on for a couple of days, he’d remember every time he heard the song and he was...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 22, 2011, 1:24 pm
    Oh my.  Sometimes just a little bit of effort results in something so delicious, so luscious that you can’t imagine that you don’t make this every day.  Then you remember that it’s an entire stick of butter and it doesn’t last very long because it’s so good – so you decide t...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 19, 2011, 11:00 am
  One of the hardest things about trying to eat more local, organic, sustainable food is that you eat “in season”. That means that you have quite a bit of time where a particular fruit or vegetable is very abundant and you might get sick of it. I find that it challenges me to come up with meal...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 16, 2011, 7:08 am
Remember when I was talking about not using cans anymore? And how happy I was to have found a tomato product packed in boxes without the threat of BPAs leaching into the tomatoes?  Well. The other day I realized that tomato paste as far as I have found ONLY comes in cans and while I don’t use it ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 15, 2011, 11:25 am
  Full disclosure:  I did not love the Orange Roughy, but I ate every bit of it off my plate.  I will make this again, but I’ll use a different fish. 1/2 cup soy sauce juice of 1 lime couple dashes of hot sauce (we used Crystal) 4 filets of orange roughy 1 cucumber 2 ripe avocados 2 nectarine...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 12, 2011, 11:24 am
  There are just certain flavors that make me happy.  Garlic, tomatoes, broccoli – I love that combination.  I’m sure if you searched my archives I have dozens of recipes with that flavor profile.  I just love it.  And this was no exception.  As a matter of fact, I did a few things differ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 10, 2011, 11:45 am
  You know I love olives, right?  I mean I really olives. So when I had the opportunity to sample some olives that were a little bit different, I truly jumped at the opportunity. I mean, it’s olives, right?  And have I mentioned that I love olives?  Look!  I have FIVE PAGES of recipes with ...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 8, 2011, 11:07 am
For the Slaw 1 head napa cabbage thinly sliced 2 red bell peppers thinly sliced 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup sriracha 4 tablespoons soy sauce (we didn’t have soy sauce, so I used some worcestershire – but then Jim went to the store and I had him buy some soy sauc...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 6, 2011, 5:28 pm
  This afternoon, Haley came running out of the music room (which is a converted garage) looking pretty freaked out. “Mom, I think someone is outside the house and they were there yesterday too”, she said with wide eyes. I asked why and she told me that she had heard a very clear voice say, �...
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Christine S. posted an article on ColorMePink! - Aug 5, 2011, 11:55 am
I think the carbohydrate police are going to be showing up to my house pretty soon. I’m really trying hard not to buy anything but organic meats, grass fed beef and wild caught sustainable fish, but my schedule has not been cooperating on the subject of driving up to get those products (it’s abo...
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