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Wholewheat Braided Bread…

June 15, 2012 by Ariel 6 Comments

Making bread can be intimidating but it’s really not THAT complicated as long a you follow the instructions.  Plus there is such gratification that comes from taking your homemade bread out of the oven.  Also don’t even get me started on the amazing smell that it will fill your house with.  MMmmmm just to think about it, I’m seriously melting.

I hope you’ll enjoy this basic recipe.  It’s actually one of the easiest bread recipe I’ve made so far and the result is a hit every time!  You only need a few basic ingredient that you can find anywhere and some upper body strength for the kneading.  Most bread recipes I will be posting are all to be made by hand without a bread machine like in the good old days 😉  It’s after making your first bread that you realize how comfortable we are these days to have everything so easily accessible and worry free.  I think we should all be very grateful for what we have and to live in such comfortable era…

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Grilled Brussels Sprouts with Garlic and Parmesan

April 25, 2012 by Ariel 5 Comments

I know what most of you are going to say… “I don’t like Brussels Sprouts” but think again.. when was the last time you tried?  You were probably very young and now that your taste have changed you didn’t think about trying them again?  Give it a shot, it’s worth it!

I asked myself the same question, not too long ago, when I saw a bag of these little things at the grocery.  I looked at them for a moment than I thought about all the food that I was not eating as a kid that I now enjoy… maybe it was going to be the same for the sprouts?  I decided to give them a shot but I was very skeptical about the whole thing.. I remembered my mom making some when I was younger and I  HATED my first experience with Brussels Sprouts, till I tried this very simple recipe…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Salads, Side Dish, Vegetables Tagged With: ariel rebel, arielrebel, brussels sprouts, cheese, dish, fresh, garlic, green, healthy, meal, parmesan, recipe, side dish, super food, vegetables, veggies, wholesome

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