Almond Biscotti
Our Almond Biscotti from our cookie party last weekend was delicious! It was flavorful, crunchy and had just the right amount of sweetness. Ashley found the recipe from JoyofBaking and she followed it to a tee. 🙂 Almond Biscotti:recipe adapted from Joy of Baking.com...
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Love for Lettuce
I am always up for a salad. Any day, anytime of the week, anytime of the year and many times day, sometimes. My love for salad started long ago and grows still. I have been known to put lettuce/salad on anything and everything. From pizza to stir fry, potatoes to...
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Lentil Veggie Soup
For our veggie soup for Sunday night (it's good to eat extra healthy when you are baking cookies!) I made up my recipe as I went. I started with chopping tons of veggies with my food chopper. Thanks to Red Gold for sending me some tomatoes to try - I didn't have to...
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Italian Veggie Chicken
Here is a fun and super simple recipe for a festive dinner! Italian Veggie Chicken chicken breast (trimmed and cut into small pieces - I used 5 breasts for Brady and our neighbors) 1 can of diced tomatoes (I used garlic and OO) 3 cups of fresh baby spinach 1 - 2 cups...
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Tomato Basil Soup
One of our Thanksgiving appetizers this year was a delicious soup that my cousin Patty made! It may not be the healthiest (cream/butter) but it tasted great and would make a perfect warm dinner, paired with a fresh salad. 4c. coarse ground tomatoes ( 28oz....
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Beer Cheese Dip
Katie brought this great appetizer to our beer tasting last weekend. It was quite a hit! It's simple and tasty! A similar recipe can be found in this magazine! Beer Cheese Dip 2 block reduced fat cream cheese 1 bag 2% milk cheddar cheese 1 packet of ranch seasoning...
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Vegetarian or Chicken Lettuce Wraps
1 package of white mushrooms - washed and diced 2 large onions, diced 2 can of water chestnuts, diced 1 can of bamboo shoots, diced 1/2 small head of green cabbage(about 2 cups) diced 1/2 c. teryaki glaze 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 1/2 tsp. minced ginger 2 tbsp. low...
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Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Tarts
Brady was home for Veteran's Day yesterday so we got to relax, do leaves, play with Anna, go for a run and do some errands together. It was such a nice middle-of-the-week change! I also got to go to a lunch at my friend Tamara's house with Anna. She was having her...
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Homemade Baby food: Pears
My freezer is full of baby food I have made in the past few weeks! Here is a simple recipe for pears: organic pears Wash pears and remove any spots you see. (I didn't take off the skin because it doesn't hurt the baby and is easily digestible and full of good...
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Holiday Festive Layered Dip
I started a new adventure in the world of Pampered Chef! Last night was my first "show" if you will. I invited a few neighbors over to have a glass of wine and be my first audience. We had a good time, despite a few beginner mishaps. Anna was upstairs with Brady and...
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