Category: Food and Recipes
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Zucchini Spice Bread
I’m always looking for zucchini recipes to try in the summer because they’re so plentiful—sometimes I grow some in my garden or I have friends who do, and they’re always happy to share them with me. It’s fun to try out different things you can make with this squash. I tried this zucchini recipe out…
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The Amazing Cucumber
I found out some pretty interesting things about cucumbers from a blog called Stir, Laugh, Repeat. For instance, did you know that cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day? One cuke contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Zinc!
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Pound Cake Muffins with Strawberries
This is a muffin you can really sink your teeth into! 🙂 It’s actually a yummy, rich mini–pound cake disguised as a muffin and topped with cream cheese frosting and a juicy red strawberry.  Because the batter is rich and dense, the baking time is longer than it is for a typical muffin, but when…
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Feast Your Eyes on…Flavored Water!
I’ve always liked drinking my water with a slice or two of lemon–that extra little touch of flavor just makes water more appealing to me. There are a lot of other ways you canflavor water naturally. You can get really creative with it! Here are some ideas…
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Orange–Honey Muffins
These Orange-Honey Muffins are dapted from a recipe in a book called Greetings from Knit Cafe by Susan Mischer, which is actually a knitting book. It can never hurt to have a tasty muffin recipe in a knitting book, right? 🙂 I heard this was a good recipe, so I tried it out and made…
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Sprinkle on some Cinnamon Sugar!
Every now and then, I make a recipe that calls for cinnamon sugar and sometimes I don’t have the pre-made version on hand. But it’s really easy to make: Just blend 1/2 cup sugar with 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon. You need to stir this thoroughly to blend it well. Store your cinnamon sugar in a clean…
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Iced Tea on a Hot Day
I’ve been drinking a lot of iced tea during this hot summer weather. I’ve tried some herbal teas by Twinings of London and really like them. The three flavors that I’ve enjoyed so far are African Honeybush with Mandarin and Orange, Lemon and Chinese Ginger, and Cherries and Madagascan Cinnamon.
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The Farm Chicks
I first heard of The Farm Chicks in Country Living magazine. I noticed they had come out with a fun-looking cookbook, The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen. It has lots of down-home recipes, personal stories, and even some sewing and craft projects.
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The Primrose Bakery
While I’m on the subject of baking and cupcakes, it seemed like the perfect time to tell you about the Primrose Bakery, a quaint little place I discovered on the web. There are two locations in London, and they make some really delicious–looking cupcakes. They have a cute, clever little logo, too! It looks like just…
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Bake It Pretty
Bake it Pretty is an online shop of  “sweet supplies for inspired bakers.” They also have a blog where they share baking-related recipes, tips, decorating ideas, and inspiration. I submitted my recipe for Dark Chocolate Cupcakes and they posted my cupcake photo and link to the recipe a few days ago! There are other great…
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Caramel-Banana Muffins
This is one of those recipes that I’ve had in my “stack of recipes to try” for some time now, meaning to try it and just never getting around to it. But the good news is, I finally got around to it, and I’m glad I did—this is a really good muffin recipe! It’s from Midwest…
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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
I am a big fan of dark chocolate. I actually prefer 60% cacao or even 72% or even 80% to milk chocolate! I love the rich cocoa flavor without it being overly sweet. Do any of you feel the same way? If you like dark chocolate, or even if you just plain like chocolate, I…
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