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  • Banana Oat Muffins with Maple Syrup

    I always seem to have ripe bananas in the kitchen and these muffins are a wonderful way to use them! These aren’t super-sweet muffins, but they’re sweetened with some brown sugar in the batter and a drizzle of maple syrup on top after baking, which makes them a great muffin for fall! The batter has…

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  • Apple Baked Oatmeal

    When fall comes around, baked oatmeal makes a great breakfast! It’s actually good any time of the year, but I tend to make it more often in the cooler fall and winter months. This Apple Baked Oatmeal is especially perfect for autumn! It’s sweetened with brown sugar, applesauce, and diced apples. You don’t even have…

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  • Autumn a Mosaic

    Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all. —STANLEY HOROWITZ Hope you are enjoying your First Day of Fall and having a blessed and beautiful day! 🙂

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  • Butterscotch-Pecan Banana Bread

    When autumn comes around, I crave butterscotch-flavored goodies. I think of butterscotch as an autumn flavor, right along with apples and pumpkin. So I decided to make an autumny type of banana bread with butterscotch chips and pecans…and a yummy butterscotch drizzle!

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  • Apple-Kale Smoothie

    Thought I would throw in a healthy-ish recipe to balance out the sweet cakes and cookies I’ve been sharing! It’s all about balance, right? So if you like making smoothies, this is a good and healthy one to try! You might be skeptical about using kale in a smoothie, but it really does taste good—the…

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  • Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies with Creamy Glaze

    I like cookies of all kinds…crispy, crunchy, chewy, gooey…you name it! These cookies happen to be soft and puffy, with a cake-like texture. And they are yummy! These Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies are topped with an extra-rich and thick, creamy glaze, along with a pecan half. You can also add some finely-chopped pecans to the cookie batter…

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