Tag: carrots
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Hearty Vegetable Soup
We’ve been having some cold winter days lately and those are the kind of days we want a nice hot bowl of soup to warm us up, right? This Hearty Vegetable Soup is filled with a good variety of chunky, tasty veggies and it’s easy to make when you use frozen veggies because there’s very…
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Honey-Roasted Carrots with Goat Cheese and Thyme
I like lots of different veggies, but I’ve never been very crazy about raw carrots, unless they’re shredded—I have no idea why shredding them makes them more appealing to me! I also like carrots if they are cooked with some kind of glaze on them—like these Honey-Roasted Carrots with Goat Cheese and Thyme! I became…
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Roasted Carrots, Beets, and Onions
I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of certain raw veggies. Sugar snap peas are my favorite veggies to eat raw, but there’s one way I love to eat all veggies, and that is when they are roasted! There’s something about the taste of roasted veggies that I never get tired of!
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Carrot Cupcakes
Have you ever noticed that cupcakes seem to make just about everyone smile with delight? Kids and adults alike can’t seem to resist these tasty treats! That’s probably why there are so many popular bakeries that specialize in cupcakes…like Sprinkles, Magnolia Bakery, Primrose Bakery, and Polkadots.
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Tomato Carrot Soup with Basil
If you’re a fan of tomato soup, here’s a great variation to try—Tomato Carrot Soup with Basil. It makes a great soup for any time of the year, especially for spring and summer when fresh tomatoes are available in abundance. So, make it in spring and summer with fresh tomatoes. And during the winter you…
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Granola-Carrot Bread
I’ve never heard a quick bread being described as “rustic,” but I think that’s the perfect description for this Granola-Carrot Bread. It’s a real down-to earth quick bread, made with whole wheat flour, grated carrots, granola, light olive oil, and chopped nuts. And it looks kind of rustic, with the texture of the nuts, carrots…
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Carrot Cake
When I think of Amish food, I think of good, homestyle comfort food. That’s why I was interested in reviewing the recently published Amish Community Cookbook: Simply Delicious Recipes from Amish and Mennonite Homes. I was in the mood for some comfort food and there are lots of comfort food-type recipes in this book…breakfast items, casseroles, main dishes, sides,…
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Cinnamon-Glazed Carrots
I’ve never been very crazy about raw carrots. But I do like them cooked or roasted. So when I found this recipe for Cinnamon-Glazed Carrots in my review copy of No Excuses Detox, I knew I wanted to make them! As the subtitle says, this book includes 100 recipes to help you eat healthy every day. Written…
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Retro Beef Stew
I found a beef stew recipe in a vintage promotional cookbook that was published in 1961, the Cutco Cook Book. I found the cookbook at a flea market for $1.00, so I couldn’t pass it up! I love the vintage illustrations in these old cookbooks and it’s always fun to try recipes from them. I first…
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Rejuvenating Beet Smoothie (Non-Dairy)
There sure are a lot of big food-related holidays and events during the winter…Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day—no wonder it’s so hard to diet this time of year! If you feel like you’re needing a little dose of something healthy, this is just the thing. I…
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Carrot-Zucchini Bread
I’m a big fan of carrot cake and zucchini bread, so I came up with this recipe that combines the two! It’s a really tasty way to eat your veggies! 🙂 Topping this moist, flavorful bread with a yummy cream cheese frosting just seemed like the right thing to do, and I decided I might…
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