Tofu and Eggplant Hobo Bundles

These vegetarian packets with fresh herbs and Asian flavors beat out your basic meat-and-veg hobo bundles

Mascarpone French Toast with Warm Blackberry Syrup Why shouldn't your campsite breakfast be a decadent affair? :D you can put with all emoticon style :) :P =))

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Best Home Organization Tips

These vegetarian packets with fresh herbs and Asian flavors beat out your basic meat-and-veg hobo bundles

Mascarpone French Toast with Warm Blackberry Syrup Why shouldn't your campsite breakfast be a decadent affair?

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9 easy summer flowers

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Few plants can brighten a tired corner like these tough perennials. They thrive through summer and bloom nearly nonstop into fall if you keep the spent flowers picked.  Full article

Starting in June, you'll find the plants at nurseries, usually in 1-gallon cans (though the best selection of dahlias is available in spring, when you can plant them from tubers).
These daisylike flowers are available in lavender, pink, or white. Three varieties we like: A. cordifolius 'Cape Cod' (Sunset climate zones 1-10, 14-21), A. c. 'Little Carlow' (zones 1-10, 14-21), and A. novi-belgii 'Melody' (zones 1-24).

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Because Of Love Like Water

Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the western half of the horizon, i.e. at an azimuth greater than 180 degrees, as a result of Earth's rotation.
The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon. The ray path of light from the setting Sun is highly distorted near the horizon because of atmospheric refraction, making the sunset appear to occur when the Sun’s disk is already about one diameter below the horizon. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the time at which the sky becomes completely dark, which occurs when the Sun is approximately eighteen degrees below the horizon. The period between sunset and dusk is called twilight.
Locations north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle experience no sunset or sunrise at least one day of the year, when the polar day or the polar night persists continuously for 24 hours.
Sunset creates unique atmospheric conditions such as the often intense orange and red colors of the Sun and the surrounding sky.

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Special Buttercream Frosting

"Make perfect pizza pockets by wrapping pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni in crescent dough and baking until golden brown." — Pillsbury® Crescents 

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Unroll dough on cookie sheet and separate into 4 rectangles; press each into 6x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal.
Spread 1 tablespoon pizza sauce on half of each rectangle to within 1 inch of edge. Sprinkle each with 3 tablespoons cheese; top with 6 slices pepperoni. Fold dough diagonally over filling; firmly press edges with fork to seal. Sprinkle each triangle with 1/4 teaspoon grated cheese. With fork, prick top of each to allow steam to escape.
Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until deep golden brown. Serve warm.

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Mexican Tortilla Lasagna

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1/2 onion
1/2 clove garlic
1 can re-fried beans
1 can diced jalapenos
1 jar salsa
5+ tortillas (enough to cover layers)
4 cups Cheddar Cheese
1 tomato chopped
2 green onions chopped
Directions
preheat oven to 375 degrees F
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until browned. Drain.
In same pan saute onions and garlic until slightly brown. Add beef back to pan, add taco seasoning and re-fried beans. Stir. Heat until warm.
layer ingredients in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
salsa/tortillas/beef/jalapenos/cheese (repeat x2) top final tortilla layer with salsa until moistened.
Bake 35 minutes until heated through. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Top with shredded cheese, green onions and tomatoes. Serve with sour cream.

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