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Breyer’s Smooth and Dreamy Review

July 31, 2010

Mom Central sent me some coupons to try the new Breyer’s Smooth and Dreamy.  There are both sandwiches and bars available, so of course I had to try one of each.  It’s a hard job but someone has to do it. I tasted the Vanilla Fudge Brownie Sandwiches first.  Meh.  They were good, in a [...]

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UnderWAY

July 16, 2010

I am Fat. I have never been ashamed of that fact or embarrassed by it. Would I rather be “skinny”?  No, but I would prefer to not be as fat as I am. Mom Central offered me a chance to try a new weight loss program called UnderWay. The box arrived on the Friday before [...]

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The Moment I knew

July 8, 2010

It was February 7, 1986, the day before my 18th birthday, I had spent the night at my brother’s house and his wife had just come home from working the overnight shift at the local drug store.  We sat around and chatted for a while while I ate breakfast and she had her coffee.  Suddenly [...]

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Mediterranean Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

July 3, 2010

Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Makes: 6-8, depending on the size of the mushrooms Ingredients 1 cup UNCLE BEN’S® Natural Whole Grain Brown Rice 1 tablespoon oil 1 cup onion, diced ½ cup green peppers, diced 2 cups low-fat, reduced sodium chicken broth ½ teaspoon dried oregano 1 can (2.25) ounce can [...]

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TUNA TOMATO MELT CASSEROLE

July 2, 2010

Serves: 6 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 3 cups UNCLE BEN’S® Whole Grain White Rice Sweet Tomato, cooked 15-ounce can of white beans (cannellini, white kidney, or butter beans) 3 to 4 Tbsp. water 1/2 cup Evaporated Skim Milk 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. Worcester sauce 2 [...]

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SNEAKY VANILLA RICE PUDDING

July 1, 2010

Servings: 6 Serving size: 6.9 ounces Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 3 cups UNCLE BEN’S® Whole Grain White Rice Long Grain, cooked 1 can (15 oz) White bean* (Great Northern, navy, butter, or cannellini) 1-2 Tbsp. water 2 cups skim milk 2 cups evaporated skim milk 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. [...]

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SNEAKY CHEF PIZZA RICE BALLS

June 30, 2010

Servings: 8 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups UNCLE BEN’S® Whole Grain White Rice Sweet Tomato 1 whole medium sweet potato or yam, peeled and coarsely chopped 3 whole medium carrots, peeled and sliced into thick chunks 2-3 Tbsp. water 1 large egg 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1 [...]

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BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA ON UNCLE BEN’S® WHOLE GRAIN WHITE RICE CRUST

June 29, 2010

Make: 1 large pizza Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups UNCLE BEN’S® Whole Grain White Rice Long Grain, cooked 15 oz can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 3 to 4 Tbsp. water 1 large egg 1/2 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (or gluten-free brown [...]

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Yummy Rice

June 28, 2010

The new Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain White Rice is now available in your local grocery store (at least it is in mine, and this store is always the LAST one to get new things). So every day this week I will be posting a new recipe. Enjoy! Related articles by Zemanta Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain [...]

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Brown is Back

June 22, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Earlier this month (or maybe it was last) I told you about Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain White Rice.  White Rice with all the fiber and goodness of Brown Rice but without the color (which turns some people {read me} off because it “looks” healthy) Because I tried the Whole Grain White Rice, [...]

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