Category: Food and Recipes
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Olive Tapenade
I love olives and have bought olive tapenade many times, but never made it myself, until I made this recipe from a cookbook that I reviewed some years back called Clean Food by Terry Walters. Olive Tapenade is delicious and so easy to make. It makes a great snack that’s healthier than chips and dip, or…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup
When the weather is chilly and rainy or cold and snowy, soup makes an especially good meal that really warms you up! When I decided to make some chicken soup at the spur of the moment, I didn’t have a lot of fresh veggies on hand, but I did have a large can of homestyle chunky veggies.…
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Easy Lasagna Soup
If you’re craving lasagna but don’t have the time to make it, this soup just might be the next best thing. Not only is it easy to make, it doesn’t take a whole lot of time. And it really does have that delicious lasagna flavor!
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Corn Dog Muffins
If you’re a fan of corn dogs, you’d probably enjoy starting your day with a nice and tasty Corn Dog Muffin for breakfast! 🙂 It took me baking several batches to get the recipe the way I liked it. The first time, I made them with a cornbread batter that had cheese and honey in…
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Apple-Pear Salad
Now that we’re well into the new year, have you made any plans to eat a little healthier? If you have, I think you’ll enjoy this Apple-Pear Salad! It’s a great salad for this time of year, sweetened with chopped apples, pears, and dried cranberries, which give it a nice crunchy texture and naturally sweet…
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