Nutrition
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Delicious and Easy CREPE Recipe
Every single Sunday I make crepes for my family. The crepe making started out as a weekend treat when my kids were little and gradually became our Sunday tradition. Preparing the crepes, and the fillings that go with them, makes me grateful I can create something my family loves and gives me hope that my kids will remember these mornings when they are off to college and beyond (which is creeping up really, really fast). As my kids, and often their friends, stand around the kitchen asking if the crepes are “ready yet”, I stare into their sleepy faces and hear about the week. My true love…
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Recipe for Homemade All-Purpose Dough
Dependable All-Purpose Dough PIZZA * CINNAMON ROLLS * PRETZEL BITES * FOCACCIA * CIABATTA This dough is dependable, all-purpose, quick and easy. It takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare with very little mess…. one bowl, one liquid measure cup, one dough hook. This dough recipe can be adapted in many different ways. Check out a few of my favorite recipe ideas below. Ingredients & Instructions: 2 cups warm water 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast 1 tsp sugar Measure warm (not hot!) water in a large liquid measuring cup. Add yeast and sugar, stir gently to mix. Let mixture rest while you prepare the other ingredients…
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5 Delicious Gluten-Free Holiday Desserts
For many, choosing a gluten-free diet is a necessity due to health issues. I do find I feel better if I minimize the amount of foods that contain gluten. You don’t need to feel deprived this holiday season with these yummy treats! Here are some of our favorite gluten-free and vegan sweets we found. Which recipe do you want to try out this holiday season? Gluten-free and Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake A friend made some of these and posted some pictures on her Instagram feed. Anything to do with chocolate draws me in and she was sweet and dropped one off at my doorstep (Thank you Megan!). Our…
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Delicious Spinach and Beef Lasagna Recipe
Years ago I had a friend tell me she’d make homemade lasagna all the time using the no boiling lasagna noodles and that it tasted great! Inspired, I ventured to try to make this rather intimidating dish. It was intimidating to me since it seemed so difficult to make but using the no boiling noodles makes all the difference in the world! Since then, we make this dish every once in a while and last night we whipped it up within 20 minutes! It is really tasty with the spinach and fresh herbs and you’ll probably have leftovers for lunch the next day. Here’s our favorite recipe! You’ll…
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Thanksgiving-inspired Lunch and Snack Ideas
It is a challenge everyday to come up with some healthy yet easy school lunch ideas that my daughter will actually eat! I always know if we did good packing her lunch because she’ll come home with an empty lunchbox (assuming she isn’t trading food and/or throwing it out) but I am always looking for some fun ways to add in a little excitement during the week. Here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving-inspired lunch ideas that look pretty easy to put together. That is my kind of lunch! Gooble gooble! Thanksgiving-inspired Lunch Ideas: It doesn’t get much easier or cuter than this! You can even use…
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Delicious Roasted Garlic Chicken and Brie Sandwich Recipe
I wish I could say I came up with this recipe all by myself but this delicious sandwich idea comes from one of my favorite sandwich cafes here in town. I figured I could use my leftover roasted garlic chicken breast from the night before and with just a few ingredients duplicate it at home. Friends, it was SO easy to make and goes far on taste. This is the perfect day after meal if you have leftover chicken or even turkey! I’m thinking of ways to keep eating turkey after the big meal. Yummy Roasted Chicken and Brie Sandwich: What You Need: Cooked chicken breast (see my…
