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YUMMY, EASY, & "SAVE"-ORY: GRILLED TOP SIRLOIN

GRILLED TOP SIRLOIN by Morgan Switzer-McGinley Ingredients: 2 top sirloin steak (or your choice of cut) 2 tsp olive oil 2-3 tsp OBTC African Spice Directions: Coat the steak with oil and seasoning while preheating grill to high.  Sear steaks 1 minute per side, then turn heat to medium and cook for 4 minutes each side (or your preferred likeness for how you like them finished).

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YUMMY, EASY, & "SAVE"-ORY: GRILLED SHRIMP SKEWERS

GRILLED SHRIMP SKEWERS by Morgan Switzer-McGinley Ingredients: 2 lbs jumbo shrimp (or whatever size you prefer) 3 Tbsp garlic oil 2 Tbsp OBTC Chile Lime Rub Directions: Clean and devein shrimp, if needed. Place clean shrimp in a bowl and add the oil and seasoning to shrimp. Make sure each one is fully coated. Next, while your grill is being heated at medium heat, skewer shrimp, about 5 per skewer. Cook on medium heat, 4 minutes each side.  Serve with a nice garden salad or with this tomato salad.

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YUMMY, EASY, & "SAVE"-ORY: OVEN ROASTED POTATOES & CUCUMBER TOMATO SUMMER SALAD

Oven Roasted Potatoes & Cucumber Tomato Summer Salad by Morgan Switzer-McGinley Oven Roasted Potatoes Ingredients: 1 lb to 1 1/2 lb tri-colored fingerling potatoes 1 1/2 tsp OBTC Hickory Smoked Sea Salt 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp thyme (fresh or dried) 1 1/2 tsp rosemary (fresh or dried) Black pepper, to taste Olive oil Directions: Preheat oven to 400℉. Coat a baking pan in oil and place to the side. In a medium mixing bowl, cut up potatoes into quarters (roughly 1” bites).  Generously coat the potatoes with olive oil and mix. Add all the spices and mix well. Add the coated potatoes to the prepared baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes, making sure to flip them over at 20 minutes. Add additional OBTC Hickory Smoked...

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YUMMY, EASY, & "SAVE"-ORY: CHICKEN & ZUCCHINI

Yummy, Easy, & "Save"-ory by Morgan Switzer-McGinley   When I first met my now husband, he had this novel of a celeb cookbook at his house. I won't name her (cough RR cough cough) but it was crazy. There wasn't a recipe in the book that was less than 12 ingredients, and some of which I don't think are even things. Were they from a fantasy novel? I said, "Nope - this gal isn't gonna have me running all over the place looking for a unicorn horn to make pickled peaches. I can make something just as good without all that fuss, and money." We get it. Struggling to manage family-time, budgets, jobs, and grocery shopping, even in lock down,...

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LAVENDER EVERYTHING

MORE LAVENDER ➜ MORE MELLOW LAVENDER Floral. Clean. Intoxicating. Lavender adds a brilliant flavor to desserts and teas and provides wonderful health benefits! Lavender is antioxidant rich, combats infection, and promotes feelings of well-being. Check out this tea party appropriate recipe using lavender flowers: Lavender Tea Loaf But does it really work? Lavender is famously used for alleviating anxiety, but does it really work? Check out these findings from recent studies on Lavender Essential Oil: Studies are showing that continuous exposure to Lavender Essential Oil reduces anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors, decreases aggressive behaviors, and increases social interaction.  Do you think the world could use a big Lavender Essential Oil bath? We do! Check out our recipe for homemade lavender perfume...

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