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How to Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet for Optimal Health

How to Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet for Optimal Health

Dian Thomas2025-01-14T21:21:07+00:00January 14th, 2025|Delicious Food, Healthy Eating Habits, Weight Loss|

Why Fruits and Vegetables Are Key to a Healthy Diet This is my favorite time of the year for fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are the mainstay of Chinese meals, and meats are used as a condiment. Very few Chinese people have extra weight [...]

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Festive Shamrock Loaf of Bread

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Festive Shamrock Loaf of Bread

Dian Thomas2025-01-14T21:21:07+00:00January 14th, 2025|Delicious Food, Family Fun, St. Patrick's Day|

This holiday honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and is celebrated by Americans of Irish descent and many other nationalities with parades, dinners, Irish jigs, and songs. There are more people of Irish descent in the United States than there are in Ireland. [...]

Food Creates Special Memories When You Travel

Food Creates Special Memories When You Travel

Dian Thomas2024-12-09T22:55:32+00:00January 11th, 2025|Career, Delicious Food, Travel|

Food Creates Special Memories When You Travel Whenever I travel, my mind flashes back to my favorite class at Brigham Young University. As I neared my senior year I had missed taking a class in the nutrition department. The only class that I can work [...]

Meat Loaf in an Onion: A Unique and Tasty Family Treat

Meat Loaf in an Onion: A Unique and Tasty Family Treat

Dian Thomas2025-01-07T22:35:54+00:00January 7th, 2025|Camping, Delicious Food, Outdoor Meals|

Meat Loaf in an Onion - An Unusual Family Treat Method: Foil cooking Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 egg 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 4 medium onions 2 tablespoons chopped onion (from centers) Instructions: Prepare the Onions: [...]

Dutch Oven Enchilada Pie—Simple, Cheesy, and Delicious!

Dutch Oven Enchilada Pie—Simple, Cheesy, and Delicious!

Dian Thomas2025-01-07T22:35:21+00:00January 7th, 2025|Camping, Delicious Food, Dutch Oven|

Enchilada Pie—A Super Supper Method: Dutch oven | Time: 30 minutes Looking for a quick and delicious meal that the whole family will love? This Enchilada Pie, made in a Dutch oven, is an easy, savory dish that combines the flavors of enchiladas with the [...]

Hike and Cook: Backpack Barbecue Chicken Recipe

Hike and Cook: Backpack Barbecue Chicken Recipe

Dian Thomas2025-01-07T20:29:37+00:00January 7th, 2025|Camping, Delicious Food|

With summer in full swing, it's time to turn down the heat on the kitchen stove and heat things up in the woods. Bring a backpack, a chicken, and several newspapers to enjoy this traditional outdoor barbecue chicken favorite. While you enjoy a leisurely hike, [...]

Mastering Dutch Oven Cooking: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Mastering Dutch Oven Cooking: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Dian Thomas2024-12-28T22:06:00+00:00December 28th, 2024|Camping, Dutch Oven, Homesteading and Heritage|

There is nothing better than something cooked in a Dutch oven. Dutch ovens were the main pot used when the pioneers came across the plains. Today Utah has more Dutch ovens per capita that any other state. There are even contests at fairs and trade [...]

Cooking Outdoors: Unique Recipes Using Natural Ingredients

Cooking Outdoors: Unique Recipes Using Natural Ingredients

Dian Thomas2024-12-28T22:06:11+00:00December 28th, 2024|Camping, Delicious Food, Family Fun|

My father was a forest ranger and I grew up loving the mountains and the outdoors. With all the water we have had this year in Utah, the mountains are really green.In the west we are blessed with an abundance of great placess to go [...]

Make Your Own Delicious Tomato Sauce

Make Your Own Delicious Tomato Sauce

Dian Thomas2024-11-30T22:17:45+00:00December 16th, 2024|Delicious Food, Food Preservation|

Home canning and freezing are good ways to have nutritious food products on hand. Fresh, quality produce preserves well for later use. It’s even better when you are able to grow your own. Be sure to follow a reputable canning guide to avoid food safety [...]

Dry It, You’ll Like It

Dry It, You’ll Like It

Dian Thomas2024-11-30T22:17:00+00:00December 9th, 2024|Delicious Food, Food Preservation|

Drying is the oldest method of preserving food. Ancient peoples didn’t have refrigerators, freezers, tin cans, or jars. They simply used the sun to dry berries and meat for jerky. Today, drying still has advantages. If you come back from a farmer’s market with a [...]

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Festive Shamrock Loaf of Bread

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Festive Shamrock Loaf of Bread

Food Creates Special Memories When You Travel

Food Creates Special Memories When You Travel

Meat Loaf in an Onion: A Unique and Tasty Family Treat

Meat Loaf in an Onion: A Unique and Tasty Family Treat

Dutch Oven Enchilada Pie—Simple, Cheesy, and Delicious!

Dutch Oven Enchilada Pie—Simple, Cheesy, and Delicious!

Hike and Cook: Backpack Barbecue Chicken Recipe

Hike and Cook: Backpack Barbecue Chicken Recipe

Mastering Dutch Oven Cooking: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Mastering Dutch Oven Cooking: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Cooking Outdoors: Unique Recipes Using Natural Ingredients

Cooking Outdoors: Unique Recipes Using Natural Ingredients

Make Your Own Delicious Tomato Sauce

Make Your Own Delicious Tomato Sauce

Dry It, You’ll Like It

Dry It, You’ll Like It

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