Category: Recipes

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

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I can’t resist chocolate, even if it’s for breakfast.  Can you? I made double chocolate banana bread topped with peanut butter icing and mini peanut butter cups a couple of years ago.  Oh, it IS as delicious as it sounds.  I’ve been meaning to turn the recipe into muffins because who wouldn’t want the same tasty deal in a convenient grab it and go form? It might not look like it from these muffins but I’m still trying to stick to my “new year’s resolution” of eating healthier.  I use that phrase in quotes because I make that resolution on a …

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Mimosa

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Calling all brunch lovers…  I’ve got “the” cocktail recipe for you.  Of course I’m talking about a mimosa.  It’s part breakfast and part happy hour all combined into one snazzy drink. Happy New Year everyone!  Here’s to a fantastic 2017!  I started the new year with a mimosa (and a fantastic breakfast coming later this week to the blog).  My husband and I spent a cozy night at home for new year’s eve and we had some champagne leftover.  We had orange juice handy too.  Champagne… orange juice… do you see where this is going? A mimosa is the easiest cocktail …

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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

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It’s soup season.  You know, cold out and stuff. If you’re suffering from a post holiday food coma and you’re tired of being in the kitchen like I am then this bean soup couldn’t come at a better time.  This soup is a great way to get back on track for healthy eating because it’s made of beans and veggies.  That’s all healthy stuff all the time. You cook this soup in a slow cooker.  I’m not really drawn to slow cooker recipes because I don’t mind cooking soup on the stove.  Oh, plus, I don’t like to leave the house when the crock pot is on.  …

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Cheers!

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It’s almost 2017!  Are you going out or staying in for New Year’s eve?  Sometimes my husband and I go out for dinner and head home to watch the ball drop in Times Square.  Other times we skip the restaurant and make a nice dinner at home.  I’m not sure what we’ll do this year.  I have a feeling that we’ll make a decision based on whether I want to get out of my pajamas.  😉 If you’re hosting a party on New Year’s eve (even if it’s a party of 2) then cocktails are a must.  I wanted to …

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Red Quinoa with Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella

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It’s a mad dash to the holiday finish line. The other day I looked in the fridge and noticed that it was basically empty.  When did that happen?  I had butter and eggs (and everything else that I needed in the cabinets to make cookies), but I had nothing to make “real food.”  You know, something to eat for dinner (aside from cookies of course).  Please tell me someone else can relate. I went to grocery store yesterday and got something other than cookie ingredients, but I’m still left with the thought of “I don’t want to cook or I don’t have time to …

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