PRESERVED LEMON RECIPES & A SAGA OF 3 LEMON TREES

My kids planned a special gift for me for Mother’s Day. They know how much I like Meyer lemons so they ordered me a Meyer lemon tree and a kit with everything needed to successfully grow it indoors. It almost made it, but just about the time it should have arrived, there were reports of a terrible accident near Fife that backed up traffic for miles. All lanes on northbound Interstate 5 where closed for nine hours in a crash that involved two semi-trucks loaded…

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SLOPPY JOE STUFFED PEPPERS

SLOPPY JOE STUFFED PEPPERS Trade those soggy buns for tender-crisp, baked red peppers! 1 pound ground beef ¼ cup chopped onion, about 1 ounce 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in garlic oil, snipped or diced* ¾ cup tomato sauce Sugar substitute equal to 1 teaspoon sugar 1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce ½ teaspoon dry mustard ½ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 3 red bell…

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