Monday, November 20, 2017

#2,024: Banana Bread

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After a friend gifted us with some bananas (and I mean a lot of bananas), I knew I needed to make some banana bread for my kids for break...

#2,023: Crockpot Cranberry Sauce infused with Essential Oils

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I tried so hard to use very little sugar with this recipe and started out just using some agave in it.  But it was so tart, I just could...

#2,022: Grands Pizza Calzones

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My family loves t hese pizza calzones !  They are so easy to make, and it's also a great way to use up any meat filling you happen t...
Sunday, November 19, 2017

#2,021: Tuscan Kale and Farro Soup

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I've made several recipes using farro, and I absolutely love this nutty grain.  Its texture is a little chewy after it's cooked, ...

#2,020: Cauliflower Soup with Farro

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I had a bunch of veggies and a little bit of farro that I wanted to use up and make a soup for my lunches this week.  So I threw a whol...

#2,019: Banana Breakfast Cookies

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I had a huge amount of bananas getting very ripe on my counter, so after making banana bread, I decided to try and find a healthier breakf...

#2,018: Essential Oil Infused Apple Cider

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I love warm apple cider.  I don't buy it often because my family doesn't love it as much as I do and I can drink the gallon a lit...

#2,017: Fresh pasta with Brown Butter Sage Sauce

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So a few weekends ago we had our 37th (I think) annual ravioli day where we get together with my dad's side of the family and we make ...
Saturday, November 18, 2017

#2,016: Linguine with Ham and Peas

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I bought some ham for my family to eat for dinner this week and I was really in the mood for some pasta so I quickly whipped up this re...

#2,015: Light and Fluffy Homemade Waffles

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So we have a waffle maker (which my family loves!), but I always buy the store mix where you just add water and oil.  I don't lov...

#2,014: One Pot Spaghetti (aka United Way Spaghetti)

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I came across this recipe in a recent issue of Real Simple magazine, and since my family is a spaghetti loving group, I figured I'd...

#2,013: Sweet Potato Stew

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I found this recipe in a recent issue of Taste of Home magazine , and I was drawn to it because it pretty much only requires 6 ingredien...

#2,012: Pumpkin Cake Muffins (or Doughnuts)

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I had a bag of self-rising flour that I wanted to try and use up, so when I found this recipe for pumpkin muffins, I knew they would be p...
Saturday, October 14, 2017

#2,011: 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Biscuits and Gravy

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One of my sweet students shared some recipes with me, and told me that this was the one that I had to make first.  So of course I made ...
Friday, October 13, 2017

#2,010: BBQ Chicken Supper Pie

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I found this THREE INGREDIENT main dish in a recent issues of Taste of Home edition of Name Brand Hacks.  What?!  A super fast dinner I...

#2,009: Fresh (and fast) Cherry Tomato Sauce

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When you have a whole garden full of tomatoes, you make fresh tomato sauce!  I loved this recipe because it used ingredients I already ha...

#2,008: Rigatoni with Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprouts and Bacon

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I love brussel sprouts, bacon, and butternut squash.  The three are such a perfect fall combo!  So when I found a recipe that adds it ...

Recipe Revisited: Cherry Tomato and Cucumber Salsa

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I had an abundance of cherry tomatoes in my garden, and a friend gave me a gigantic cucumber from her garden, so I knew that I needed to ...

#2,007: Bacon Ranch Cauliflower Muffins

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I had some riced cauliflower in my freezer and normally I add it into taco meats, chili, etc. to pump it up with vegetables.  I wanted a ...

#2,006: Spinach-Almond Rice

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I love using my Young Living essential oil vitality line when I'm cooking, so I'm always looking for different recipes to try it ...