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Strawberry Salad
This salad is a refreshing one to enjoy during the warm-weather months! It’s made with a mix of baby spinach leaves and Romaine lettuce, along with sliced strawberries, cucumber, red onion, sliced almonds, and feta cheese. So many good things! And this Strawberry Salad is topped with Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette—you can use your favorite pre-made…
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Broccoli Slaw
Broccoli is such a healthy veggie, and I love coleslaw, so I thought I’d put the two together and try making Broccoli Slaw. It sounded like a win-win idea! 🙂 I saw a package of pre-shredded broccoli slaw mix at the grocery store, so using that instead of shredding your own really saves a lot…
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Berry-Bran Muffins
The combination of bran cereal and fresh berries makes these muffins really good! And they’re probably a little healthier than other kinds of muffins because of the bran. They’re also sweetened with honey and brown sugar, for a lightly-sweet flavor.
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Your Life Has a Plot
Sharing a favorite quote of mine from Max Lucado: Your life has a plot; your years have a theme. You can do something in a manner that no one else can. —Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life You are uniquely created and gifted—there’s no one else like you who can do the things you…
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Spinach-Artichoke Strata
Stratas, like this Spinach-Artichoke Strata, are just the thing to enjoy on the weekends for breakfast or brunch. You could serve this dish any day of the week, but weekends are nice, when you have time to relax and enjoy your morning meal without having to worry about rushing off to work. And now that…
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Bacon-Ranch Cheeseball
Cheeseballs make great party food and appetizers and they’re also perfect when you need an easy snack for your family or a group of friends! This Bacon-Ranch Cheeseball is made with lots of my favorite ingredients—cream cheese, Ranch dressing mix, green onions, bacon pieces, cheddar cheese, and chopped pecans. With all those yummy add-ins, you…
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Easy Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Lemon-flavored cookies make a wonderful dessert for the spring and summer months! And these Easy Lemon Crinkle Cookies have lots of lemon flavor! Lemon extract adds to the lemony taste, and you can even add more lemon flavor by adding in some lemon zest if you like. These cookies are also easy to whip up…
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Fudgy Brownies
For those of you who like your brownies rich and fudgy, these Fudgy Brownies are for you! They’re thinner brownies as opposed to thicker, cake-like brownies—and they’re dense, moist, and very chocolatey! I found a brownie recipe a few months ago in the Jan/Feb issue of Better Homes & Gardens, and I tweaked it just…
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Quick Hummus
Here’s a healthy recipe I meant to post a few months ago, but better late than never! 🙂 If you’re a fan of hummus, you’ll enjoy this Quick Hummus from a cookbook called UNWIND: A Devotional Cookbook for the Harried and Hungry by cooking show host Aarti Sequeira. In this book, you’ll find recipes from…
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Chipotle Chili
I’m a big fan of chili and I realized that I had not made any homemade chili this winter season! So, while it’s still the tail end of winter, I made a pot of chili. This Chipotle Chili has a deep, rich, smoky flavor, thanks to the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, unsweetened cocoa powder,…
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Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
I’ve been in a muffin-making mood lately! And here’s another recipe for all you muffin-lovers out there, who are also banana-lovers and chocolate-lovers: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins! Some muffins are made with sour cream, but these muffins happen to be made with cream cheese! They don’t have a cream cheese filling though—the cream cheese is…
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Bakery Blueberry Muffins
Who doesn’t love going to a bakery and enjoying a fresh-baked muffin with a cup of coffee or tea? But when you can’t make it to a bakery, make a batch of these Bakery Blueberry Muffins to enjoy at home! I found this recipe at SouthernLiving.com and made a few small changes—I really liked the…
