Author Archives: Shannon

About Shannon

Shannon is a stay at home mom to one rambunctious daughter. She spends her days playing, crafting and cooking. She also blogs at Pineapples & Artichokes

Acorn Squash and Almond Milk Macaroni and Cheese

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Shannon

Last night when I was gathering supplies to make macaroni and cheese, I seriously considered using egg nog in place of the milk. I managed to convince myself that was a horrible idea, but the combination of almond milk, acorn … Continue reading →

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Green Pepper Chicken

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Shannon

This doesn’t look terribly appetizing, especially when I photograph it in a green bowl, but I promise it is as delicious as it is ugly. I made very few changes to the original recipe, mostly it called to slice the … Continue reading →

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Chili

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Shannon

Chili is one of my favorite meals when I’m tired or stressed out. I eat it with cheese and chips so it’s as unhealthy as possible. Of course, I had to go and ruin that by using better and better … Continue reading →

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Chicken (or Veggie) stock

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Shannon

This is definitely more of a process then a recipe, but since I’ve posted two recipes recently that call for chicken stock, I figured I would write up how I make my own here. I have two gallon bags in … Continue reading →

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Creamy potato zucchini soup

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Shannon

Our blender got broken back in the spring, and I only just replaced it in August. I decided to get an immersion blender for a replacement, because I love creamy soups, and they are such a pain to make with … Continue reading →

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Challa stuffing

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Shannon

I love bread, and I especially like bread I can pretend is a balanced meal. This weekend we celebrated my husband’s 40th birthday with a faux Canadian Thanksgiving meal. Friends brought stuffing and stuffed acorn squash, but we ended up … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Shannon

Ingredients: 2 cans tomato sauce (I use sauce because I have a problem with cooked tomato pieces, but if you like them, they work just as well.) 1 lb ground beef (I have easily cut this amount in half an … Continue reading →

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End of summer soup

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Shannon

Somehow over the last week, we ended up with tons of small containers in our fridge containing chopped uncooked veggies, sausage and chicken stock. That combined with me getting a small cold made me want to have soup. I’m trying … Continue reading →

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Apricot Vanilla Jam

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Shannon

I love making jam. And now that my daughter is older, it’s turning out to be a fine activity to do on days where we are both cranky and Walker isn’t coming home for dinner. She alternates between watching and … Continue reading →

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