Zucchini & Red Pepper Salad with Spinach “Pesto”
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Loosely based on a salad from an old Atkins cookbook, I make this every year for an Easter Dinner salad (or something similar – I tend to change it a bit every year). The "pesto" is a simple green dressing made from spinach and dried basil. Its nothing like traditional pesto, I just didn’t know what else to call it. lol
Today I made it as run through before servings it to my whole family on Sunday. I’m super happy with the results. So happy, I ate my whole experiment batch today! Click here to continue reading Zucchini & Red Pepper Salad with Spinach “Pesto” >>>
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Breakfast Smoothie - Video Post
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I may have the only 2 year old on the planet who requests to make a smoothie video at 7:30 in the morning. I’m not kidding. He came into my bedroom this morning talking about breakfast. We decided on a smoothie and then he told me he was getting the camera! I burst out laughing and then realized what a fabulous idea! He took the pressure of me to come up with a video idea this week!
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St. Patty’s Day ‘Yelatin’ Treat - Video Post
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Yelatin
I love making up my own words. I do it all the time. This one is to describe the jello-yogurt concoction I came up with for St. Patty’s day. It’s green, it’s fun and it’s lite. You can’t beat that!
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Baked Ham with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots
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Boneless cured ham is something I tend to overlook. It never really occurred to me that it could be an easy light dish until I picked one up this weekend and noticed it was only 90 calories for 3oz. The problem is they are normally too large to deal with but I noticed 3-5 pound sizes at my local grocery store. Why can’t I cut one in half for the three of us? It’s prefect!
So that’s what I did and I had fun combining it with some sweet flavors that went perfectly with sweet potatoes and carrots. The dish was a hit all around, toddler and all! Except the husband who doesn’t like sweet potatoes but that’s his loss, they were to die for! Click here to continue reading Baked Ham with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots >>>
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Spicy Peach Bran Muffins Contest Finalist 5
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Pumpkin, peach, and blueberry, what an awesome combination! Using the muffin mix was a great base for this flavor combination. The muffins came out super moist, tasty and even the toddler was a fan.
The husband’s response was, “eh”. This type of muffin isn’t his cup of tea, but he ate one. Oh well, more for me! Click here to continue reading Spicy Peach Bran Muffins Contest Finalist 5 >>>
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Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins Contest Finalist 4
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I was super psyched to make these. The combination of a sweet cream cheese, cheesecake like filling with blueberry bran muffins sounded delectable. And the husband was excited as the cheesecake part reminded him of the filling in his favorite dessert, the pumpkin roll.
I made them last night and split the tasty results with a friend. Let’s just say Good stuff! Everyone enjoyed them except the toddler, he was a bit turned off by the look of them, but that’s fickle 2 year old for you. Click here to continue reading Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins Contest Finalist 4 >>>
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VitaBrownie Pizza Contest Finalist 3
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Hmmmm Pizza and chocolate. Ok, who’s bright idea was this?!? Oh yeah, it was Christie our third featured VitaMix Contest Finalist.
I was really looking forward to making this one with the toddler but the brownies took so long to cool; he had to go to bed! That being said, the husband acted like a toddler when he saw it, so I guess that kinds counts as kid approved. He was like, “WOW, it really looks like pizza!”
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Thin Crust Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
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The husband is SICK of pizza, and honestly, I think I am too! I’ve been experimenting for months! But this last week I’ve really been trying to finalize the recipe. I promised it for too long and I wanted to finalize it.
Now, I have to be honest. I’ve NEVER worked with yeast before. I NEVER baked a bread and I had NO idea what I was doing when I started this adventure. So I would appreciate any feedback, good or bad.
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Gooey Surprise Deep Double Chocolate Muffins – Contest Finalist 2
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I’ve been waiting to make this finalist. Such a simple idea and who doesn’t like GOOEY CHOCOLATE?!?
Well after dinner the toddler and I hit the kitchen. We had a blast making them (he was able to help a lot) and the results were tasty! The addition of just 3 little chips and marshmallows really did make this delisciously gooey center! Click here to continue reading Gooey Surprise Deep Double Chocolate Muffins – Contest Finalist 2 >>>









