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The Quick Christmas Dessert That is Sure to Bring Holiday Cheer!
Although there are plenty of Pinterest pictures and recipes out there for the dessert that I am about to give you, I believe that I was the first to “invent” this recipe 🙂 It is so easy and people won’t believe just how easy after they taste how delicious this is!
PEPPERMINT PATTIE BROWNIES!
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Read MoreChristmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies
What could possibly be more FUN than decorating a batch of Christmas sugar cookies with 3 two years olds?
One mandatory activity on the agenda this week while 5 of the 6 grand kids are visiting was to bake and decorate the famous Christmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies that I have been making with my girls for the past 25 plus years. So here is the secret recipe!
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Vegetable Delight Lentil Soup
It’s cold out there! What better than a warm bowl of soup for dinner. I love soup, but I have a hard time with the cold and dark weather of the winter. So I try to make new recipes for wonderful healthy soups to cheer up my days. Then I get warmed up from the inside out. Here is a recipe I adapted for a healthy lentil soup.
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Read MoreCrock Pot “Coq Au Vin”-French Chicken Stew
When I was growing up, one of my favorite fall dinners was a simple french chicken stew that my mom made. Before the invention of the wonderful and convenient Crock Pot, we made one pot meals in big metal stew/stock pots and they simmered on the stove for hours. I took our family favorite Coq Au Vin and modified it for a crock pot and it was fantastic. The same delectable aromas filled our home and the savory flavor was just as I remembered it.
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Harvest Apple Crisp
Apples, apples, apples…..crunchy, flavorful, tart, sweet, Fuji, Honey Crisp, Pink Lady, Golden Delicious, Pippin, Jazz……so many choices, such a versatile fall fruit. You can slice them, dice, them, bake them, make pies, muffins, cakes. One of my all time favorite recipes to make with apples is old fashioned apple crisp. I will give you the original recipe and them suggest a few healthier options in bold
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
As you can see from our last few cooking posts, we LOVE pumpkin! So, surprise, surprise, I’m sharing another pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls! I like my healthy breakfasts- scrambled eggs, oatmeal, homemade granola. But, every once in a while, I really like making a “Fun Breakfast” aka not as healthy but still delicious 🙂 So, I figured fall would be the perfect time to try making pumpkin cinnamon rolls! They taste really good, and, also have a great consistency! I cannot always find healthy alternative ingredients, so I will give you the ingredients I used, but also include a few healthy alternatives to try if you want!
INGREDIENTS (Adapted from Chocolate-Covered Katie: The Healthy Dessert Blog) Makes approx 12 cinnamon rolls …
Read MorePumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN…who doesn’t love pumpkin baked goods at this time of year. This one is a show stopper. I modified an old family favorite recipe to bring you this healthier version with just as much taste and a wonderful texture. It is hard to eat just one!
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies…
Read MorePumpkin Pie Cake
It’s that time of year. Fall smells are filling the air, rain is beginning to fall, and holidays are just around the corner. Baked goods are pouring out of ovens, tummies are filling up with warm hearty good food, and warm drinks are warming up those cold nights. But there is still always room for dessert. And why make a traditional pumpkin pie when you can switch it up and make a pumpkin pie cake. …
Read MoreWhite Vegetarian Chili
This easy chili recipe is a perfect dinner for Fall weather. It can easily stay vegetarian by using vegetable broth, or be a meat chili by adding chicken and substituting chicken broth.…
Read MoreTricks for a Healthy Pumpkin Bread Treat
When the fall leaves start changing color and the nights start cooling down, we LOVE to begin our Autumn baking traditions. I absolutely love PUMPKIN everything-pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin butter, pumpkin soup and even pumpkin yogurt. so this year I decided to try my hand at modifying my favorite pumpkin bread recipe to make a healthier version. …
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