Blueberry Muffins

Muffins are a good excuse to have cake for breakfast. Let’s face it, muffins are really like cupcakes without frosting.  I’d like to think that these muffins are a tad healthier than cupcakes since I’ve filled them with fruit, but in truth a lot of good cakes have fruit in them too.  Since fruit is healthy I hereby deem that muffins are healthy for breakfast.  Okay, probably not, but they sure are tasty.  😉 Muffins, being pre-portioned, are a great thing to bring for a crowd to eat.  No need for silverware to eat them with or cutting tools for …

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Cucumber Quinoa Spinach Salad and Lake George Vacation

Salads are a great way to recover from a food coma. Last weekend was our annual vacation to Lake George, NY with my family.   My family and I used to go when I was kid and now we’ve made it a tradition to go once a year as adults with everyone’s families.  We eat, swim (or in my case lay out by the pool), shop, and eat some more.  It is great to get away from reality and relax.  No agenda.  No calorie counting. Every year I bring a variety of homemade goodies, which always includes cookies of some sort like these …

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