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6 Reasons To Cook At Home

October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Cooking at home is being looked at from a fresh perspective nowadays, and with good reasons. The number one reason for cooking at home is MONEY! Anyone who has been to a restaurant lately and looked at menu prices knows that that eating out costs a lot more money than cooking at home.

Another reason to cook at home is that cooking reduces stress. Coming home, kicking off your shoes and playing your favorite music while whipping up some comfort foods is a great way to reduce the stress of the day.

Cooking at home helps you watch your calorie intake and maintain a healthy weight for you and your family. Those who eat out frequently and much more apt to be obese than those that cook at home.

Cooking at home is an ego booster. Nothing can boost your ego like cooking up a good meal and have your family sing your praises.

Cooking at home also makes you unforgettable. All it takes is one signature food item to make a lasting memory. Think of the food your grandmother cooked or your aunt, or someone else who made those special cookies, cakes or your favorite fried chicken. You will never forget them, always being reminded of them through the smell, sight and taste of their signature food item.

Cooking at home allows your creative side to emerge. You adapt and create recipes to suite your taste and your families.

Save money, reduce stress, watch calories, boost your ego, become unforgettable and creative, 6 very good reasons to cook at home.

Written by SueDoeNim

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Home Cooked Meals For Dogs

October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

 

A while back someone asked me about dogs’ ears having a foul odor. Well, for the last ten years and still continuing. Our family cocker spaniel, Brandy, has also had his ears medicated off and on for chromic ear infections. Many people stand by the fact that home cooked meals for their dogs has helped very much to lessen or remove ear infections.

 

Yes, he has had his ears cleaned and deep cleaned by the vet and all of the above have relieved the symptoms, but none have cured his ear infections.

 

Are you continuing to have the same problems with your floppy eared dogs?

 

Through the years he has built a resistance to the medications and I am exasperated. I too have turned to home cooked meals and raw meat. Now I am one of those people who swear that the change in nutrition has made a big difference.

 

Foods which are harmful to dogs and should not be included are:

 

Alcohol
Chocolates
Caffeine
Macadamia nuts
Grapes
Raisins
Salt, sugar, artificial sugars
Flour
Yeast
Corn on the cob
Onions and garlic
Mushrooms
Nutmeg
Avocados
Dairy products

 

As you may well know, whenever you change foods for your pets it needs to be a gradual process.

I have been giving my dog both raw meats and home cooked foods. Make changes slowly in order to observe changes.

 

Unexpected Results:

 

No hot spots
Minimizing or completely removing cysts
Pleasant breath

 

Ear Infections Results:

 

The ear infections have been greatly reduced. Ears need to be cleaned a minimum of twice a week.

 

Some people are skittish working with raw meat. Prepare raw meat the same way you prepare for your family. Work with fresh meat, clean utensils, clean cutting board, and keep doggies dishes clean. I cut meat at one time and portion into serving sizes and freeze what is not being used for the day.

 

There are excellent home cooked recipes which can be found in many books, pet trade magazines, and Online.

 

It needs repeating that chocolate is toxic to dogs because it contains a chemical called Theo bromine. In the office of my veterinarian is a special poster available for the public to read.

 

There is a new garden mulch product which contains Theo bromine. The mulch product supposedly retards cats from entering your garden and dogs are said not to eat it. It has been discovered dogs are dying from this mulch. The poster indicated that death can occur within a few hours or about eighteen hours after ingestion.

 

Are you tired of struggling with infected ears or other health maladies?

 

Discover how home cooked foods are a blessing for correcting health maladies caused by poor nutrition. Visit the pet section at http://www.Infotrish.com and review Dog Food Secrets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Delicious home cooked meals at Bob Evans

October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hungry for home cooking try Bob Evans Clarksville Indiana

Hungry for some good home cooking, why not try Bob Evans in Clarksville Indiana. We have eaten at Bob Evans, once a week for about a month. The word that comes to mind is a very pleasant surprise. We are always greeted at the door, by a very proficient hostess at Bob Evans. The waitress always comes in a timely manor with menus and drink orders. Since we are regulars, we know the menu pretty good, they do have specials, so if you go regular, there will be something new to try.

The menu choices are huge; I’ve highlighted some of their specials below.

Beverages
Arnold Palmer
Blend of half lemonade, half ice tea

Carmel mocha
Blend of hot chocolate, splash of caramel syrup, finished with whip cream.

Breakfast
Aside from the regular bacon, egg, and sausage breakfast they have many others to choose from.

Farmers Market
A blend of Bob Evans sausage, diced ham and bacon is cooked right in the eggs with vegetable mixture of diced tomatoes, onion and fresh baby spinach. Then the omelet is stuffed with montery-jack cheese and topped with shredded cheese, hollandaise sauce and scallions.

Bob Evans also offers a fit version of the Farmers market. It consist of a no cholesterol egg blend of a turkey sausage link, that’s served with a choice of a mini fruit yogurt parfait, one fruit and yogurt crepe or a cup of oatmeal.
(Oatmeal only on weekends 11:00-2:00 pm.

Lunch Highlights
Big farm salads
Specialty sandwich platters

Dinner Highlights
Pastas
Seafood
Slow roasted dinners

We were there for dinner around 5:30 we know the menu from our numerous visits to this location in Clarksville, Indiana, on our last visit we ordered our favorites of.
(2) Piece southern fried chicken breast dinner, (2) sides your choice. I chose the dressing and carrots. The other members ordered the country fried steak with choice of gravy and (2) vegetables. The turkey and dressing is very good to. The total for 3 dinners including drinks came to .76

We consider this to be the best bargain around, a restaurant with good home cooking. A basket of bread (your choice), we love the banana bread. The waitress kept the glasses filled and the bread basket full. The waitress even gave us a few extra pieces of bread to take home. The waitress also offered to give us refills on our drinks to take with us. Not only was the food good at Bob Evans, the waitress friendly, and the restaurant clean.

Desserts
Seasonal desserts available along with delicious regulars.

Bob Evans also offers a 55  and over menu, for the light eater and
A children’s menu.

Family meal deals to go.
Example:

Bob-B-Q Meal Deal
Includes 1-½ pounds of Bob-B-Q pulled pork 12 mini sandwich buns, cole slaw, all for 10.99 serves 3-4

Bob Evans also offers 30 meals for 5.99 or less
Carry out meals- call ahead and it will be waiting and hot when you arrive.

They also offer a nutritional guide for all those health conscious people.

Bob Evans Hours Sun. 7-9:30 Mon.-Thur. -6-9:30 Fri.-Sat. 6-10:00
Bob Evans is located at  1101 Lewis and Clark Parkway, Clarksville Indiana. Ph: 812-282-8299

Written by CandaceManning

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