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No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

You can add whatever you want to the recipe – nutella, dried fruit, mini chocolate chips, almond butter, wheat germ, etc. You can play with the portions and add a little more or a little less of any of the ingredients – whatever suits you and your child’s taste. This recipe made about 30 small [...]

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Easy Lentil Soup

Got Lentils? Do you know the healthy benefits of lentils- 30% of their calories come from protein! Dr. Fox shares this easy, hearty recipe for lentil soup with a only a few ingredients that you might already have in your pantry. “Lentils are a very good source of cholesterol lowering fiber. Not only do lentils [...]

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Grandma’s Granola

Born in 1919, my mother was way ahead of trends. This was back when granola was not on the shelves of the local market. We always had a version of this in our house to munch on as breakfast or as a sprinkle on yogurt, ice cream or applesauce. It is also a fun additive [...]

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Fast Potato Soup

1/2 Yellow Onion, diced 1 Stalk Celery, diced 1/2 a Sweet (Green, Red or Yellow) Pepper, diced Saute in Olive oil until translucent and a bit browned. Add Salt and Pepper. (You can add another spice here, I do, such as a bit of nutmeg, or cumin or cayenne.) Add 4 Potatoes, diced to 3/4 [...]

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Warm Crab Dip

Super Bowl Appetizer! Mince: 1/4 c chopped scallions 1 TB chopped fresh ginger 2 TB chopped fresh cilantro 1 tsp. sugar Add: 2 pkg. non-dairy cream cheese 2 TB fresh lime juice salt to taste Gently Fold: 2 cans lump crabmeat (6.5 oz) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking dish with non-stick spray. Mix [...]

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Bueler’s Vegetable Broth

Ingredients In a large cooking pot combine: 6-8 Large Carrots 2 zucchini 1/3 bunch of celery 2 tomatoes 1 wedge of cabbage (optional) Cover with water, cook for 1 1/2 hours, sip as a tea. You may add parsley or greens.

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Get Cookin’ With Our Winter Recipe Contest

Our Sweet Treat Poll in September was so much fun (got to love those Chocolate Blonde Brownies) that we’re at it again! Are you a creative cook? Do people always ask for your recipes? Have you been looking for your moment of fame? Well here it is! This is your opportunity to have one of [...]

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Non-Alcoholic Holiday Punch

Even the kids can enjoy! Ingredients: 1 (64 fl. oz) cranberry juice 4 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage (from Trader Joe’s) 3 oranges, sliced into rounds 8 C crushed ice 4 C raspberry juice or crush fresh raspberries and add 2 TB of agave syrup Sprinkle fresh cranberries on top for color  

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Fantastic GF Fall Banana Walnut Muffins

Ingredients Combine the following ingredients in a large bowl mixing well: 2 1/2 C brown rice flour 1/2 C tapioca flour 1/2 C date sugar 2 tsp xanthan gum 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp sea salt Add to a separate bowl and whisk together: 3 C smooth pureed banana 1/4 [...]

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Yogurt Oatmeal Mask

A recipe for beautiful skin Ingredients 1 TB oatmeal, finely ground 1 TB live, organic plain yogurt (non-flavored) A few drops of honey 1 tsp olive oil Instructions Mix well. Apply mask thickly across face. Leaving it on for 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly and apply moisturizer.

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