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I love dried peas and beans, but hate the whole soak all night, cook an hour thing. Little did I know that I could put them in the crock pot on low all day and they would cook perfectly! This recipe takes 5 ingredients. boneless pork chops (could use bone in) 2 cups of dried …

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Blackened Fish Sandwich on a wheat french roll. This is right up there with fish tacos. They used a dill cucumber yogurt spread instead of mayo. It was light but very filling. This is one of many breakfast smoothies I enjoyed over the 12 days. Fresh trout from Beaver Lake in Marble. Bony little creatures. …

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I LOVE this place!! Is it the crisp mountain air? The sounds of the Fall River? The spectacular views? Yes……most of the time. But check out this. And after driving all day and getting soaked in a cold rain……I spent an hour in this with the fireplace going and my kindle. Utter abandonment. My mother …

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14,110 ft.   This morning, I was sooooo excited. I was in Goodland, Kansas, which is flatter than flat. The drive to Colorado Springs seemed to take FOREVER, but all of a sudden, the mountains began to sneak through the clouds. We were here last June and it felt like I never left the small …

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I was so excited to go, I almost forgot to sleep. I love everything about Colorado. I have been looking forward to this trip since I got home from Colorado last summer. Counting down the days….literally. Eating on the road is tricky. I had oatmeal bars, Amazing grass w/ fruit juice drinks, and lots of …

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This was so easy and so good! The chicken was in the crockpot with the following: I package of taco seasoning 1 cup of salsa 1 can of cream of mushroom soup Cook that all day, turn off the heat stir in 1 cup of low fat sour cream The rice was brown rice with …

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