Category: Seasonal
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Autumn Apples
When the Year from fruitful labor turns to rest… Founts of warmth and comfort in my being flow…. —C. B. GALBREATH, “Autumn Afternoon” Some of my favorite things about autumn are apples and apple cider–and those freshly-made donuts you can buy at some cider mills! But freshly-picked apples are always a treat, and these rustic organic apples…
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Ginger-Pear Muffins with Crumb Topping
Now that it feels like autumn is in the air, I thought I’d make some muffins with one of my favorite autumn fruits—fresh pears! A friend and I did some pear-picking, and I picked enough to make these muffins. If you like moist muffins filled with lots of small chunks of fresh fruit and topped with…
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Easter Trail Mix
As I’ve mentioned before, something that’s hard for me to resist when I see the long aisle of Easter candy at the store are those malted milk speckled eggs–malt balls covered with a candy coating. I eat way too many of them! One year, I told myself I would not buy any of those eggs unless…
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Green Pistachio Smoothie
Because of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve been seeing lots of green when it comes to recipes the last few weeks! A lot of them have pistachios as an ingredient, and I love pistachios! So I thought I’d try them in a smoothie. A green smoothie, of course, with a healthy blend of milk, yogurt, honey, frozen banana,…
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Irish Stew
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, I thought it would be the perfect time to make some Irish Stew. I don’t make stew very often, but I love a bowl of good, thick, chunky stew, and that’s exactly what this is!
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Spring WILL Come!
Yesterday snowflakes were softly falling and it was looking more like a December winter wonderland outside than an almost-spring day, especially considering I’m in the south. My friends and I are so ready for spring to come–it’s just 3 weeks away, but when you see all the snow you wonder if it will ever get here. And…
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Egg Nog Mini Loaves
Egg Nog is one of those foods that signal the beginning of the holiday season. I usually buy a few cartons during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and typically have some extra—which is great, because it gives me an excuse to bake some egg nog goodies! Like these Egg Nog Mini Loaves, for example.
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Mini Fiesta Cups
This yummy appetizer or snack is easy to make, and it’s actually made with Nasoya® Won Ton Wraps! When I was developing this recipe, I was thinking about the great flavors that are in Tex-Mex style layered dips. So I thought, why not make a mini version—a little bite-size portion of all those great flavors nestled…
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Mini Cannoli Cups
Here’s an easy recipe I made with Nasoya® Won Ton Wraps. I had never used these wraps before, so I was interested in trying them out when I was offered some complimentary product from Nasoya®. I decided to try a dessert-like recipe from their site called Cannoli Cups and I also created my own recipe for an appetizer, which I’ll…
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Cranberry Pumpkin Bread and Mini Loaves
I hadn’t made anything with fresh cranberries yet this year, so I decided it was time to do something about that! Plus, I still needed to make more mini-loaves for holiday giving. My Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread turned out well, so I decided to try making some pumpkin bread with fresh cranberries added in–it sounded like a…
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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread and Mini Loaves
I’ve been wanting to make pumpkin bread with chocolate chips in it for quite some time and I thought while I was at it, I’d make some mini-loaves too. Mini-loaves make great food gifts for the holidays, and just about everyone I know loves pumpkin bread and chocolate chips. So you can’t go wrong when you…
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