Author Archives: nancyc

Tomato Veggie Garbanzo Soup

Soup is always good on a chilly day and if you like tomato-based soups, this Tomato Veggie Garbanzo Soup would be a great one to try. When you combine tomatoes with veggies and garbanzo beans, you end up with a really great-tasting, healthy soup! In addition to diced tomatoes and garbanzo beans, this soup is also made with some leeks, zucchini, garlic, tomato paste, chicken broth, and fresh baby spinach leaves.

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Just about everyone loves banana bread, and when you add in some chocolate chips, it’s even better! 🙂 So that’s why I made this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread—it’s dense and moist, and there are lots of yummy chocolate chips in every slice! I like using mini semi-sweet chocolate chips because sometimes regular-size chips sink in the batter while the quick bread is baking.

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Secret Ingredient Chili

You can never have too many chili recipes, right? And this one has a secret ingredient—something you wouldn’t typically think of adding to chili! This Secret Ingrecient Chili makes a great meal for lunch or dinner—serve it with crusty bread, cornbread, or even garlic bread, and a salad, too, for a well-rounded meal!

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Chocolate Chip Toffee Brownies

I wish I could tell you that these Chocolate Chip Toffee Brownies are healthy and low-calorie…but they are definitely not! What they are is dense and very, very rich. Probably the only healthy ingredient is the unsweetened cocoa powder, which gives them a great chocolate flavor. Then there’s the chocolate chips, which make them extra chocolatey. And finally, the toffee bits, which bake into the batter and give these brownies a subtle caramel flavor.

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Apple Pie Bread

If you like apple pie, this quick bread has great apple pie flavor and it’s so easy to make! It’s made with apple pie filling so there’s no apple-peeling! This is an update of a recipe I had made awhile back, Sunken Apple Pie Bread. I added more cinnamon, plus some cloves and nutmeg to give this version a richer flavor.

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