Almond Cranberry Granola Poppers

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Are these cookies? Are they miniature granola bars?  Call them whatever you want, but I call them amazing!  I love, love, love “things”.  Shocker, I know.  I post a ton of cookie recipes and I’m still on my quest to lose those last darn 10 pounds.  Not the best combo when you think about it.  I wanted to create something that would satisfy a sweet craving and I wouldn’t feel guilty eating it. I used my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bar recipe for inspiration, replaced parts of it with healthier goodies and turned it into these crazy amazing bite …

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Fashion Trend: Black, White & Gold

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Fashion Week in New York City has just ended.  Seeing all the fabulous designs has reminded me how much I love fashion and it’s inspired me to write a post about it.  I’ve focused on food lately because I love to cook, I love to eat, and frankly it gets me the the most feedback.  However, I realized that some of my other passions, like fashion and home decor, have taken a back seat to food.  (And specifically baked goodies.)  That’s okay.  It’s my blog and I can do whatever I want.  (As my husband points out fairly regularly.)   …

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Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups

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Some cookie recipes require that you chill the dough before you bake them in order to help prevent them from spreading.  What if you really want to make that kind of cookie but you don’t have the time (some require three or four hours, and others are overnight which is even worse)?  Well I suppose you could not bake it and choose something else.  I like my solution better which is to turn them into cookie cups!  Since the cookie bakes inside of a muffin cup there is no way it can spread into thin disks. I needed to bake something …

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Quinoa and Black Beans

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About three years ago I made quinoa.  I cooked it in water and didn’t add any spices. It was incredibly bland and tasted…well, “gross” was the only word that came to mind.  In other words, I said to myself “I’m never making this again.”  For that reason, I’m really not selling quinoa to you, but stay with me here.  I kept hearing that quinoa is so healthy and I know a bunch of people that really like it, so I thought I’d give it another try with this recipe.  It may have taken me a few years to get here …

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Chicken Chili Soup

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It was cool this past weekend here in CT and I was not mentally prepared for it.  I feel like the cooler temperature came out of no where, maybe because we had a really hot and humid summer.  It seemed like it was time to drag out my over sized sweatshirt, which used to belong to my husband.  When I first met him about 7 years ago, he used to wear this orange sweatshirt  quite often.  Once we got to a certain level in our relationship, I “suggested” that he retire that sweatshirt because it had seen better days.  He …

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