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  • Lemon Pepper Garbanzo Salad

    Since I’m a big fan of hummus, I’ve been interested in making more recipes using garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas). Like this Lemon Pepper Garbanzo Salad. I love all the healthy, colorful ingredients that this salad has in it!

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  • Minty Frozen Yogurt Shake

    If you like the Shamrock Shake at McDonald’s, then you may want to try this minty shake that’s a little healthier because it’s made with frozen yogurt and low-fat milk or soy milk. The peppermint or mint flavoring is really refreshing in this shake, too. It’s a nice St. Patrick’s Day treat, especially if it St. Pat’s…

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  • Sunken Apple Pie Bread

    This recipe was kind of an experiment one day when I was craving an apple dessert. I didn’t have time to make a pie and didn’t have any apples, but I did have a can of apple pie filling. So I tried making this apple bread. I peeked at it while it was baking, and…

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  • New Every Morning

    The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.  LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 NRSV

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  • Loaded Hash Brown Potato Casserole

    A loaded baked potato is one of my favorite lunch or dinner meals. If you like them, too, now you can have that great loaded baked potato taste for breakfast with this casserole! It isn’t the healthiest of recipes, but it sure is good! You can make this Loaded Hash Brown Potato Casserole a little healthier by…

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  • Trieste’s Seasoned Turkey Burger and Homemade Cajun Spice Blend

    The other week, as we were heating up our lunches in the little kitchen area at work, Trieste told me about a really good turkey burger she had made. I had never made a turkey burger myself…I’m not sure why—I guess I just think of beef when it comes to burgers, and never thought about…

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