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My hubby has been asking for some of my banana chip muffins for breakfast lately.  So, I dug out some of the ripe bananas that I have stashed (or should I say stockpiled) in the freezer with full intentions of making some muffins.  When I got started, though, I realized that I wasn’t really in [...]

As promised, for today’s Ten in 10 update post, I will be announcing the winner of the FlaxMatters.com giveaway.  But first, I thought I’d share another recipe that uses the milled golden flax that the winner will be receiving!
Saturday’s are a great day for a nice homemade breakfast. Most mornings I eat yogurt and fruit [...]

Don’t you just love frittatas? They are one of my go-to meals for two reasons… Making a frittata is not only quick and easy (and a dinner that I can manage even on the busiest nights), but it is also a great way to use up leftover veggies and other odds and ends that are [...]

You may think that pumpkin is only for the fall, but I could eat pumpkin all year long. I made lots of my own pumpkin puree with the fresh pumpkins from our CSA this fall, and stocked up on a few extra cans, too… Just in case!
I’ve been on a bit of a quest to [...]

I have been craving scones for a while now. Honestly, I’m not sure why I didn’t make them sooner.
Yesterday, I got up early with great intentions of making doughnuts for Fasnacht Day.  The more I thought about deep frying doughnuts and the inevitable mess that would result, the less inspired I felt.  So, I pulled [...]

You’re probably thinking that I’ve lost it… “What is she doing posting cranberry relish in February?!”
Well, I’m posting my cranberry relish recipe because it’s a part of one of my favorite #10in10 breakfasts.  You see, when I started the #10in10 challenge a few weeks ago, I still had some cranberry relish hanging out in my [...]

It’s time for my update on the third week of the Ten in 10 (#10in10) Challenge!  Fortunately, this week wasn’t nearly as busy for me as last week was.  Even though I baked a red velvet cake last weekend (and I’m working on a chocolate peanut butter cake right now…), I feel like I have [...]

You are probably looking at this post thinking, “I though she’s participating in the Ten in 10 challenge…” And yes, I am.
Or maybe, “Those pancakes can’t possibly be healthy.” Well, they aren’t nearly as bad as you think!  They aren’t the yogurt that I typically eat for breakfast, but these apple filled pancakes are a [...]

We had a few chilly mornings last week which got me thinking about baked oatmeal.  It’s kind of strange that I immediately wanted baked oatmeal, though, because I’ve never been much of an oatmeal eater – baked or not.  It just sounded like a nice warm treat after my early morning walks with our yellow [...]

Every week at the grocery store, I buy a large bunch of bananas. About 4 days later, I always have 2 or 3 bananas sitting on my counter that are too ripe to eat.  You would think that, after countless weeks of having overly ripe bananas left over, I would learn to buy a smaller bunch [...]