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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Looking for a banana muffin that is moist and full of banana flavor? This recipe (slightly adapted from Cook’s Illustrated) is your answer. It packs FIVE bananas into a single loaf of bread (or batch of 15-18 muffins). I like … Continue reading
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Dinner in under 30 minutes: Southwest Chicken and Zucchini Sauté
Sometimes we all need a quick fix dinner that can be on the table in under 30 minutes. But we still want something healthy and delicious. This sautéed chicken and zucchini meal satisfies our entire family: I love that it … Continue reading
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Candy Cane Kisses Cookies
DAY 12: Candy Cane Kisses Cookies Fun little Christmas colored cookies topped with candy cane flavored Hershey’s Kisses. These are great for making with kids. They love rolling the dough balls in colored sugar and pressing the Kisses into the … Continue reading
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
DAY 10: Chocolate Peppermint Cookies These fun cookies are from Martha Stewart. If you dip them in dark chocolate, they taste a lot like Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies. Martha’s recipe is quite labor intensive, involving three refrigerator/freezer periods, dough … Continue reading
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Walnut Puddle Cookies
DAY 9: Chocolate Walnut Puddle Cookies Gluten-free. Butter-free. Sugar? OK, not exactly sugar-free. But with only 6 easy-to-find ingredients that can be mixed in one bowl without a mixer, cookies don’t get much easier than this! Made with chopped toasted … Continue reading
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Covered Pretzels
DAY 5: Chocolate Covered Pretzels It is usually the simplest treats that are my kids’ favorites. These chocolate covered pretzels definitely fall into that category. They are easy to make, and fun for kids to help with. Adding the sprinkles … Continue reading
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chinese Almond Cookies
DAY 4: Chinese Almond Cookies A soft, delicious cookie especially for the almond lover (that’s me!). The dough contains almond meal (ground almonds) and is flavored with almond extract. The cookies are then topped with blanched almonds before baking. A … Continue reading
