Author: Short Girl Farm
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Italian Sausage Soup
Winter is upon us, and at our house that means comfort food — yummy soups and hearty vegetables that warm us from the inside out. But tasty, comforting soups don’t have to be loaded with calories and fat. Spices and carefully chosen carbs make this lighter Italian Sausage Soup a winner in my book. It’s…
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Chinese 5 Spice Applesauce Bread
*This recipe is nut and peanut-free.” Our family has breakfast for dinner at least once a week. This delicious bread was born out of a desire to replace our store-bought muffin mixes with a healthier, tastier option. It’s all about the spice. I discovered Chinese 5 Spice in 2016, and since then have been incorporating…
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Dresser Flip
I wanted a long dresser for my new office/guest room. I loved the simple design of this one, and I really liked the color, a bluish gray, because it went well with the rug already in my room. (By the way, when you’re looking for furniture, don’t overlook Facebook Marketplace. I jumped on this piece…
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Lotsa Apples Cake… Easy!
*This recipe is nut and peanut-free.” It’s fall, and if you’re anything like me you start to crave apples. We like to go every year up to the North Georgia mountains and either pick or just go into the apple orchard stores and buy a bushel of apples. The small, sweet, crisp ones are my…
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Saucy and Spicy Sloppy Joes with Ground Chicken
*This recipe is nut and peanut-free.” On my hunt for a great sloppy joe recipe, I kept running across recipes that had great flavor but they didn’t really provide enough sauce. Plenty of sauce is important when you are feeding a large family and want to stretch your recipe. Plus, everyone loves sloppy joe sauce!…
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Easy and Tender Fajita Stew Beef (Instant Pot)
It’s not just for Stews! Recipe What you will need: Put stew beef in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. You don’t need to put it on a trivet or add any additional water. Add the rest of the ingredients and give it a little stir. Set the IP on manual, high pressure for…
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Skinny Sausage & Pasta Bolognese
By switching out the pork sausage in favor of chicken or turkey sausage, eliminating the olive oil, reducing the amount of cheese, and using half-and-half over heavy whipping cream this lighter version is only 424 calories per serving with the pasta. (Traditional Bolognese Pasta with sausage ranges between 700-1000 calories per serving.) This makes A…
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Sugar-Free, Low-Calorie Coleslaw
edited 2/17/23 Remember the coleslaw at Chick-fil-A? It was sooo good. They’ve since replaced it with an equally delicious kale salad, but I’ll never forget the awesomeness of their coleslaw. In fact, I liked it so much, I made my own sugar-free low-calorie coleslaw masterpiece. I’m pretty picky about my coleslaw. In fact, there are…