Thanksgiving is just around the corner…

… so it’s time to start planning what to make! Here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving recipes that your friends and family will love, trust us! From pumpkin bread to green bean casserole to a pumpkin patch cocktail at the end of the night, here are some yummy suggestions to make your Thanksgiving dinner [...]

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Cranberry Walnut Muffins

During the fall, I love to bake with seasonal ingredients, like pumpkin and cranberries. I experimented with these cranberry muffins today and they turned out delicious! The recipe makes 24 muffins, which is a lot for 2 people, so I froze half of them and kept the other half out for us to eat this [...]

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Coconut Banana Muffins

This yummy sounding recipe comes from the American Dietetic Association’s Cooking Healthy Acorss American Cookbook. I can’t wait to make these!
Recipe courtesy of: Beverlee Kell, R.D. 
This fusion of all-American banana bread with an Asian flair-so common in California cuisine-provided by coconut and wheat germ to provide a touch of health is a wonderfullly unique version of an [...]

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Pumpkin Muffins/Cupcakes

These pumpkin muffins are so yummy and healthy and can be made into pumpkin cupcakes by adding frosting and sprinkles! The more healthy ingredients, the less guilt, so I add raisins and walnuts to the mix. Pumpkin is also super healthy for you- it is high in beta carotene, zinc, potassium, and fiber. So if [...]

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Apple Sweetbread Pudding

Here ya go.  I promise, once you make this once, you will absolutely, without a doubt fall in love…
 
Serves 8-10
Oven temp: 350 degrees
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 30 minutes
 
Ingredients:

2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon cinnamon
One 1lb loaf of sweetbread
1 cup [...]

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Nectarine and Banana Muffins

Like me, my cousin Natalie has grown to love cooking as a result of always being around our moms (who are sisters) and our late grandmother who were/are always cooking up the most delicious things.  She left a comment about the No Pudge Brownies Zoe featured a week or so ago, and also included a recipe [...]

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Versatile Muffin Recipe

If you love to make muffins as much as I do, you need to try my super versatile muffin recipe! I’ve used it with several kinds of berry muffins and most recently zucchini muffins. I’ve found that it works well with pretty much any type of add-in you want to include with your muffins (just [...]

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Peanut Butter & … ???

Now that I am on campus 5 days a week, I know that it is way out of my budget to buy lunch every day. Lunch can be anywhere from $6-$10, so I figure this saves me about $30-$50 a week! The most affordable and healthy type of sandwich I can think of is one with [...]

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Zucchini Bread

This recipe for zucchini bread follows the banana/mango bread recipe from my mom that Erin posted a few days ago, with a few slight modifications. You can use the recipe to make bread or muffins. I made both!
Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs, beaten (or [...]

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Mango/Banana Bread

Here is another favorite recipe of Auntie Martha’s that my mom sent me.  She made me a loaf of mango bread last year…which I ate ALL by myself!  With mango season about to be here in full force (I can barely contain my excitement!), I thought I would share.
Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp. [...]

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