Category: Spring/Easter
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Strawberry Crisp
If you’re a strawberry-lover, Strawberry Crisp makes a wonderful dessert for spring and summer! This recipe is made using six 6-ounce ramekins, which is a great size for a smaller dessert—I think it’s just the right amount! The topping is a sweet, crumbly mix of oats, a little flour, brown sugar, and butter.
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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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Fruit-Filled Cantaloupe Baskets
The last few days have been beautiful outside—blue skies, warm, and sunny—so I’m using that as an excuse to post a recipe that’s perfect for spring and summer, although you could really enjoy it all year long! This Fruit-Filled Cantaloupe Basket is made with cantaloupe halves, lined with green leaf lettuce, and filled with cantaloupe…
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Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
If you like lemon-flavored treats, these Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins have a great lemony flavor! I had never made this kind of muffin before, but I do like them alot, so I thought it was about time I made some! These muffins are made with lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract to make them…
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Breakfast Berry Cake and Yogurt
I first made this Breakfast Berry Cake several years ago when I reviewed the Two-Step Diabetes Cookbook by Nancy S. Hughes. The recipes in this book are simple, quick, flavorful and healthy, along with being diabetic-friendly. And this Breakfast Berry Cake looked really good, so that’s what I chose to make! It seemed like a good time…
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Fruity Lemonade
The weather is starting to warm up, and some days have been downright hot and humid! And on those kind of days, a nice tall glass of lemonade tastes really good! So why not make it Fruity Lemonade? I add fruit to water, so why not add it to lemonade too? It really is refreshing…
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Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Wraps
These Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Wraps make a tasty and easy meal on a warm day—perfect in the spring and summer seasons! They have lots of good and healthy things in them…lean turkey, a mix of baby spinach and lettuce, julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes (from an oil-packed jar)—or roasted red pepper strips, cucumber strips, and some…
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BLT Roll-Ups
Have you ever made “roll-ups”? Sometimes they’re called “pinwheels.” I’ve made a few different recipes like that: Salsa Roll-Ups and Veggie Tortilla Pinwheels. And here’s another really good roll-ups recipe that’s perfect for springtime—it’s light, fresh, and really tasty! It’s a recipe called BLT Roll-Ups, and it’s from a cookbook called The Living Table: Recipes…
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Veggie Crescent Pizza
Everyone loves pizza, right? This “pizza” is a little different because it’s made with refrigerated crescent rolls for the crust. And instead of a tomato-based pizza sauce, this has a cool and creamy Ranch-flavored filling. It’s a cold-style pizza (the crust is the only thing that’s baked), with toppings of fresh veggies and cheddar cheese…
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Lemon Filled Cupcakes
If you’re a lemon-lover, this is an easy and yummy dessert you can make! Lemon treats are great for spring and summer, and everyone loves cupcakes, right? These Lemon Filled Cupcakes are extra yummy because they have a sweet filling which gives them even more wonderful flavor! And these cupcakes are really easy to make—they’re…
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Spinach-Mushroom Quiche
I am a big fan of quiche, and it’s been awhile since I made one, so it was definitely time to bake one up! And the nice thing about this recipe is that it makes TWO quiche, so you can serve one right away and save one in the freezer for later! This is a…
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Zucchini-Mushroom Pasta
If you’re growing zucchini in your garden this summer (or if you have friends who share their garden bounty), here’s a delicious pasta recipe you can use it in! This recipe, in addition to zucchini, has mushrooms, green onions, and cherry tomatoes, all sauteed in minced garlic, butter, and olive oil. It’s also flavored with…
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