Recipes

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REFRESHING WATERMELON MANGO SMOOTHIE

When I think of summer I think of watermelon. Eating it as a child and spitting out the black seeds with the juice dripping down my arms. Now I enjoy it with my family, just without the seeds. In an effort to increase my fluids while nursing,…
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STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE BARS FOR SPRING

As we get closer to outdoor farmers market season, I’m excited to enjoy some fresh, local ingredients again. Two of my favorites are strawberry and rhubarb. We had a large rhubarb patch in our yard growing up and I have fond memories of my…
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Pizza Dough Bread Machine Recipe
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Homemade Pizza Dough With A Bread Machine

How many of you eat pizza at home at least once a week? Do you tend to make it yourself or buy it? If you are a regular reader here, you know we have pizza every Friday night on our weekly meal plan. For a long time, we made our pizzas at home…
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Green Smoothie Recipes Your Kids will Love
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Green Smoothies Your Kids Will Love to Drink

I pulled together our list of green smoothies your kids will love. My kid's favorite snack lately is a smoothie, always with a dose of greens. My two year old runs into the kitchen saying "moothie" until I make him one. Smoothies are a great…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt
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Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt

We are big peanut butter fans in our house. We go through tons of it on sandwiches, on bananas, in smoothies or on apples. I'm also a big fan of chocolate so I decided to combine the two and create a Chocolate Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt recipe.…
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Green Machine Smoothie RandomRecycling.com
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A Smoothie Throw-down at Whole Foods

Ever since we received a Blendtec blender, smoothies have become a regular part of our day. Sometimes it becomes a meal replacement on busy days, other times it's the perfect snack in the afternoon to hold us over till dinner. The kids get…
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Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

If you are stuck inside during a blizzard, you must make cookies. Not only is it a fun activity to keep the kids busy, but it makes the whole house smell delicious. In honor of Valentine's Day, I made these red and white Cranberry White Chocolate…
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Spiced Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe

It may be winter, but a delicious smoothie still is a perfect snack. My kids are loving them and I am happy to use up some leftovers produce from the refrigerator. Our new favorite recipe is the spiced pumpkin smoothie recipe. It offers a healthy…
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Why do kids love food served on skewers?

We recently found ourselves in a little eating rut. The kids were being picky, which is a bit unlike them. Time for a secret tool~ the skewer. Both kids are old enough to manage them with some adult supervision. At lunch, we included small…
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DIY Vanilla Extract
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Make Your Own Homemade Vanilla Extract

You are going to learn how to make your own homemade vanilla extract in the steps ahead. I'm going to guess a few of you do a fair amount of baking. Did you have to buy vanilla extract at the store? It's expensive and it's not always that healthy…
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Kid Approved Granola Bars

I started making homemade granola bars about a year ago and have been tweaking the original recipe ever since.  It's finally ready to share with all of you.  Our whole family enjoys them and it's a healthy, hearty snack for mid-afternoon to…
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Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
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Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I just can't get enough pumpkin these days. Muffins, breads, lattes and finally, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.  I created this recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies using Stonyfield yogurt to replace the butter and fats called for…
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Zucchini Bread Recipe
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Soup Recipe Roundup

It's finally soup season around here.  The air is chilly and it's (sadly) getting dark early in the evening. Now is the time for warm and hearty soup.Here are my favorite recipes I've posted here...Slow Cooker Tomato SoupSausage, Bean and…
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Pumpkin Gingersnap Cookies
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Pumpkin Gingersnap Cookies

Next to apples, pumpkins are my second favorite fall flavor.  Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks and pumpkin candy corn are some of my seasonal must-haves. This year I loved seeing all the many pumpkin spiced desserts around…
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No Crust Apple Pie
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No Crust Apple Pie

I took the kids apple picking last Friday and came home with a bag full of Macintosh apples.  I usally make apple pie, but this time I tried a new, or rather old, family recipe.  My Nana's No Crust Apple Pie sounded perfect for my girl's…
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DIY Foaming Hand Soap
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Shhh...we make our own hand soap

After I mentioned making our own foaming hand soap in yesterday's post about household cleaners, more than a couple people have asked how to make it. Here is the super easy recipe I use to make the foaming hand soap. I use Dr. Bronner's…
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Zucchini Bread Recipe
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Beat the Snack Slump

I am always looking for new ideas for healthy snacks.  There are just some days when we all need something to bridge the afternoon gap from lunch to dinner.  In our house, we often do a late dinner so we can sit down as a family. I…
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Zucchini Bread Recipe
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Blackberry Elixir to Kick a Cold

I know no one wants to think about cold and flu season, but now is the time to get ahead of the game.  Blackberries are coming into season here in the Northeast.  While they can be a bit strong tasting on their own, they pack a powerful…
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Zoku Popsicle Fun

My kids are popsicle crazy.  Morning, noon and night they want to make popsicles.  In my quest to avoid unnatural food dyes and excess sugar, we started making our own popsicles.  Welcome Zoku to the family. Zoku makes popsicles super fast.…
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canning tomatoes
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How to Host a Canning Party

Please welcome my guest writer Mary who shares her experience of hosting a canning party, plus her recipe for Sassy Tomato Salsa.  Many hands make less work.  Leave a comment and share what you would make at your canning party.   When…
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Zucchini Bread Recipe
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Nana's Zucchini Bread

When I think of my Nana, I usually think of her in the kitchen.  Amazing things came out of that kitchen, including a fair share of baked goods.  I recently found her Zucchini Bread recipe and gave it a try.  Zucchini is in abundance…
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