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March 2020 GIVEAWAY

It’s time to celebrate and spoil my new friends, fans and followers! I could seriously pinch myself! I started my food blog 4 years ago and worked to build up a small following of 400 people. In the past week my page has reached SO many people through sharing, recommendations and word of mouth. I […]
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Kids Cooking Class Week 2

Hey friends! My kids and I are having SO much fun cooking with you! Thank you for showing up every morning and participating with us. I just published the next 5 events, they will each take place LIVE on my Facebook page at 10:00 am Central Standard Time. Remember if you miss the live event […]
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Kids Cooking Class Week 1

Hey friends! I just published the first 5 events, they will each take place LIVE at 10:00 am Central Standard Time, starting on Wednesday March 18. Remember if you miss the live event the replay will be available to watch. The ingredient list can be downloaded below. I am so excited to cook with my […]
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FREE KIDS COOKING CLASSES

Since we are going to be staying home for at least the next 2 weeks, I thought it would be a fun idea to do a FREE live kids cooking class. This is a great time to teach your kids some very basic recipes and techniques so that they can prepare food for themselves. Is […]
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How to prep 3 pounds of chicken in less than 15 minutes

Tuesday’s Tip of the Day : Buy rotisserie chickens to use for meal prepping to save you time, energy and money. About once a month I will go to Costco and buy 2 rotisserie chickens to use for meal prepping. If you don’t have a membership to Costco or Sam’s club you can buy rotisserie […]
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Thaw Frozen Chicken in 2 Hours

It’s 5:00 and you go to start making dinner and you realize….the chicken is still frozen. Da Da Daaaaaaaaa……. I can’t be the only mom out there trying frantically to thaw chicken at the dreaded witching hour. I don’t have time for this and you don’t either! So, I wanted to show you how I […]
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Jump on the Baked Bacon Train with me!

This is a tip I give people all the time – bake your bacon! Yes, you read that correctly, I really think baked bacon is the best. I promise, you won’t be disappointed! This is the best way to cook a large amount of bacon quickly and evenly. You won’t have grease splatter all over your […]
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#Leanin with me

Hey friends! I am still here, I promise. But I have just been digging in deep with my family and enjoying really slow time. Time where we stay in pajamas and eat lots of take out and play board games and snuggle and build forts and make boxed muffins and canned cinnamon rolls. I sure […]
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Instant Pot Beef Barley Soup

UPDATE: As of January 2021 I have updated the printable recipes for my Beef Barley Soup to include directions for both the Instant Pot and Slow Cooker. This post has the Instant Pot directions. Instant Pots, or instapots for short, are all the rage these days. They are marketed for busy people looking to make […]
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Becoming a colander

Hi friends! My life has changed A LOT since I started The Green Giraffe Eats…time for blog posts and recipe creation has all but disappeared from my life. I still try to carve out time in my day to do what I love – cook and create. And sometimes I still even make a little […]
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