Potts and Pans

Being More Economically Granola

Fresh spring air means time for outdoor activities,  so whether you’re watching a baseball game, hiking or studying at the park, homemade granola is a scrumptiously cheap snack to take along on your adventures. The good news is that you …

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Strawberries, A Sweet Supplement

When the weather warms up, an abundance of produce is available and better than ever. One warm weather standby is the strawberry. Strawberries are not just delicious, but also healthy. They can help contribute to your daily servings of fruits …

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Making the Most of Spring Produce: Rhubarb Crumb Cake

After months and months of coldness and darkness, it’s finally that time of year again: Spring. Spring is not only a beautiful time of year but also an amazing time for produce. Spring is just warm enough so that the …

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Living Gluten Free, Facts and Recipes to Cut Carbs

A few years ago, very few people even knew what gluten was and even fewer even thought about eating or not eating it. In the past year or so a new trend has swept through the diet and health community, …

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Substitutions Provide Healthy Alternatives when Cooking

When cooking or baking, it’s pretty easy to get swept up in the process and not really think about what’s going into your food. Sometimes substituting a fairly standard ingredient, like butter or flour, can make a difference in the …

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Spruce up Cold-Weather Cuisine with February Produce

February is not known for having an abundance of produce, or even plants. It is a rather gray and bleak time of the year, even in temperate Arkansas. Some produce, though, is quite good in February; it just takes a …

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Refuel the Right Way with Healthy Snacks

Eating healthily is a challenge for anyone, but when you are pressed for time, it becomes even more difficult. The biggest culprit in ruining a day of healthy eating is snacks. Creating a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner is usually …

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Valentine’s Day Sweets: Strawberry Pecan Fudge

Valentine’s Day — the one day of the year when it’s acceptable to publicly display your affection, surprise the one you love with flowers and chocolate, and generally feel good about the people you are surrounded by. I love the …

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Making a Healthier and Better Breakfast

It’s been said for years that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But it usually depends on what kind of breakfast you eat. Many people believe that eating a healthy breakfast is essential to a healthy lifestyle. …

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Hearty Recipes: Make the Most of Winter Produce

Winter is often seen as a barren, icy season with little vegetation making it past the first big freeze. When entering the grocery store in the winter, people are often disappointed by the lack of quality in the produce they …

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Survive the Winter Season with Soup

Despite the recent warm weather, winter is coming to Ozarks whether we like it or not. With the cold weather comes blistering, icy winds that chill you from the inside out. At the end of the day, after walking around …

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Tailgating Recipe: Cajun Shrimp Pasta

I am from south Louisiana, so the LSU game has a special place in my heart. One, because I like to trash talk with my LSU friends, and two, because of the wonderful memories I have made attending and watching …

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Cinnamon Butterscotch Cookies

Halloween is the one holiday a year where it is completely acceptable to break all dietary limitations and stuff your face with candy, sweets and really anything that contains large quantities of sugar. Decorations are hung, our neighborhoods and apartment …

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Halloween at Home: Plan a Spooky Night In

With Halloween falling on a Wednesday, many students have already shown off their costumes and celebrated All Hallow’s Eve this past weekend. This gives people the opportunity to celebrate twice. After the raucous parties of Halloween Part One, many prefer …

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Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

If there is something that I love to do in the beautiful Arkansas fall weather, it’s to camp. Morning hikes, setting up the campsite, hanging the hammocks and sitting by the fire – there really is nothing better than leaving …

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