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Manuela

An Autumn Treat – Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Aren’t you ready to bake and eat all things pumpkin! I know I am! I have been on the search for a healthy pumpkin oatmeal cookie recipe for the past few months. In my search for the perfect healthy pumpkin oatmeal cookie, I’ve eaten some really dry cookies and some

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Clayzmama

Put On Your Cape and Try These Superfoods!

Want vitality? Need a little weight loss here and there? Well, climb aboard the Superfoods train! Some foods can be described as healthy, then there are those that are super healthy! Salmon can safegaurd the heart. Avocados can lower cholesterol. And berries? They are loaded with antioxidants that fight cancer!

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A Delightsome Life

Pansies and Pumpkins

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. It is gorgeously overcast today. The birds are singing and the squirrels are chasing each other up and down the trees

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Ali Katz

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seeds

Most people that were around in the 80s and 90s can sing that little diddy in their head! I never had a chia pet, but I can assure you I wanted one and thought they were ridiculously cool. Although many things have changed since then, such as my makeup, the

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Jennifer Cote

A Love for Lavender- Shortbread Cookie Recipe

By Jennifer Cote – With several lavender bushes in full bloom, I was intrigued by a recipe calling for lavender. As with most recipes, I had to streamline. My recipes have to be as simple as possible to make, using ingredients I have on hand, or it’s not going to

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Clayzmama

It’s Time For More FALL FAVORITES…

Yummy fall drinks and comfort foods… sound good? How about… the “not so fattening” favorites??? That’s what I’m talking about… PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE 1 cup coffee 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1 packet Stevia 2 Tbs. Pumpkin Puree 1 tsp. Pumpkin Spice Blend together milk, puree and spices, then

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Home Cooking with Sonya

Pretzel Bread and Buns

  Right before my husbands two week vacation I made a list of things that I wanted us to get done together. I am not one for the whole honey-do lists because he’s pretty good about getting things done when they need it..or avoiding it for months on end… or

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Home Cooking with Sonya

Healthy Gingerbread Muffins

My Monday morning was a mad dash to send the youngest off to school,to walk the dogs that are staying with us for a month,complete my 5 mile walk/run, bake muffins, clean the house and shower all before lunch time. The older I get the more my get up and

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Home Cooking with Sonya

English Crumpets

I really miss the Food Network channel… I mean really really miss it. It’s a cruel thing for someone like me who adores cooking and baking to live in a country that doesn’t really care about it. It’s not to say that the Dutch do not like food..they do, but

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Home Cooking with Sonya

Southwestern Quinoa Casserole

Every time I make a new quinoa recipe I am constantly reminded why I am so in love with it. It’s versatile, packs a great protein punch and you can use it in place of recipes that call for rice. If you haven’t tried using it yet,please give this recipe

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Ciao Chow Linda

From the Grill: Pasta with Clams

While there’s still some summer weather left for a short while, and grape tomatoes are still ripening on the vine, here’s a chance to put the grill to a little more use. Everything is cooked outdoors — even the water for the pasta is boiled on a separate burner beside

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lb50

Everyday Superfoods: Why You Should Really Try … Beans

Completely You: Food By Hillary Tonken for Completely You – If you’re like most people, you probably don’t eat a lot of beans. Perhaps you think they’re a chore to cook, and when you do, they turn to mush. The truth is, creating a delicious bean dish is almost as

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Ciao Chow Linda

Zucchini Crostata

As much as I love stuffing those globe zucchini growing in my garden, it was time for a change and Panini Girl gave me just the inspiration I needed for those cute little green orbs. Yes, you can make this with the regular long zucchini too, but you’ll need to line

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Brenda Nuland

My Bread Recipe

Since a few asked for the bread recipe, I brought it over from my recipe blog to show you here. The loaf is made with my tried and true bread machine recipe that I let go through the dough cycle and then shape by hand and bake in the oven.

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Ciao Chow Linda

Lemony Fig Olive Oil Cake

I know, I know. I just posted a grilled fig pizza, but figs are still in the market for a short time, and for those of you with fig trees, you may be up to your ears in these sensuous beauties and looking for ways other than fig pizza or

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Ciao Chow Linda

Frozen Peachy and Mango Treats

  I don’t go out of my way to buy mangoes. I’m never sure about their ripeness and always cut into them too soon. If you’ve ever bitten into an unripe mango, you know that sensation of puckering your mouth around a chemical taste. Native to India, mangoes are common

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A Delightsome Life

Something Sweet

TAKING A NOTION TO BAKE Our house is quiet this afternoon, Dearest is napping and I am getting some much needed catching up on my blog and visiting blogs. Early this morning my husband blithely asked, ‘you know you’re out of sugar don’t you?’ No, I did not. He used the last of

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Meredith Kimelblatt

Start Cooking Vegetarian!—Asian Noodle Bowl with Seared Tempeh

By Meredith Kimelblatt – A lot of people, especially those who have been grilling chicken breasts their entire lives, are intimidated to cook vegetarian meals. There are two major misconceptions: the first is that the products needed for balanced, vegetarian meals are extraordinarily expensive and the second is that vegetarian

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Home Cooking with Sonya

Nectarine Muffins

Stop the presses… we hit almost 100 degrees this weekend!! Some places in The Netherlands actually did hit that and then slightly more. I guess it hasn’t been this hot since 1994. I barely moved this weekend. The type of place we lived in holds the heat like an oven.

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A Delightsome Life

Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes

Cookbook Review I have been following and cooking from the Taste of Home recipe for years. I have stacks of back issue magazines and several cookbooks that I return to time after time for well loved recipes that have now become family favorites. Taste of Home is now celebrating 20 years

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