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By 15mhhm15
Very easy to make, refreshing to eat and pairs perfectly as a side dish to your main meal.
By wordswork
Fresh vegetables sometimes get soft or soggy before we use them, right? Spinach always does and bell peppers often do. Even celery gets limp after a while, particularly for those of us who buy it by the bunch. What to do so as not to waste hard-earned money? Freeze those veggies.
By Judy
Tender, falling-off-the bone ribs is what you will get when you make this. I clipped this recipe a while ago: a Christmas gift of red wine and a sale on short ribs resulted in a great dinner tonight.
Re-Weigh Premeasured Fruits and Veggies
By Marjorie
Instead of just picking up the prepackaged produce and throwing it into my cart, I take the extra time and weigh four packages of lettuce, four packages of tomatoes and different bunches of celery. The weights are not all equal and some weigh more than others.
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