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Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts and Dates

March 1, 2012

I sure hope you love apples and nuts as much as I do. I am nuts for nuts and sweet-tangy apples paired together. If you make this recipe your home will smell amazing! Pinky promise. These stuffed apples take hardly any effort to prepare and the results are splendid. This treat is great no matter [...]

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Creamy Roasted Carrot Coconut Shakes – Vegan

February 27, 2012

A funny thing happened yesterday. I mentioned to my husband that people are crazy for all kinds of smoothies and shakes. I also said that I didn’t share the passion. As a great husband who is always honest and forthcoming he responded back “Are you nuts? You have at least one shake per day, usually [...]

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1 Minute Blueberry Citrus Shake

February 5, 2012

This post is a test. A simple test to see how quickly I can share a truly tasty little something. I just got back from spending a super fun day with my kids. We had a fun lunch out, a trip to Barnes and Noble for some new books & my expensive international food + [...]

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Valentine’s Treats by Rosa’s Yummy Yums – Guest Post

January 22, 2012

If there is one place in the world that I must travel to some day it is Switzerland. I dream often of this gorgeous land with snowy peaks, cows with bells, stunning farmland, warm people and of course the food! Thankfully I feel like I am whisked to destinations around Europe every time I visit [...]

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Gluten Free Chocolate Vanilla Muffin-Cakes

September 11, 2011

There she is Lady Liberty. Perched on a muffin with a coconut dress. Standing tall to honor peace and freedom. Today we all reflect on a day where our world was vandalized. Today we come together to remember, heal, hug and love. It has been a decade since the horrific 9-11 terrorist attacks. Earlier this week [...]

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Happy Post: Summer 2011- Recipes for Labor Day Weekend

September 2, 2011

Labor Day. The last long weekend of summer is here. Can someone please tell me where the time went? This summer flew by in one big whoosh. Now we are about to welcome fall. My daughter is back in school and my son waits in the wings for pre-school to start next week. With a [...]

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Sunflower Seed Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies – Gluten Free & Vegan

August 29, 2011

Another round of the Secret Recipe Club is here! I love this group and I always look forward to the great reveal. This month I was given the lovely blog The Boys Made Me Do It. There are some great recipes over there. The first recipe that caught my eye were these awesome Peanut Butter [...]

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Nutty Apple Tarts – Gluten Free & Vegan

August 24, 2011

There has been a wispy bit of cool air blowing around here in the San Juan mountains. With the crispness in the air I get really excited for fall and of course my favorite season winter. Flavors that swoon include apples, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. I created this Nutty Apple Tart with cool days in [...]

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Lemon Basil Ice Cream & A Visit From Georgia Pellegrini

August 5, 2011

Oh friends do I have an amazing treat for you today…ICE CREAM. Make that two amazing treats. I have my awesome pal Georgia Pellegrini guest posting with her gorgeous homemade Lemon Basil Ice Cream! *happy dance* If you have never met Georgia before then here is your chance to hang with one of the finest [...]

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Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins – Gluten Free

August 3, 2011

It has been a few months since I posted with the Gluten Free Ratio Rally group and I am so pleased to be back in the mix this month. I could not resist with the cake theme. As you know cake is one of my all time favorite foods. In my book, muffins are just [...]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Compote Parfaits

July 27, 2011

It is about time I cooked up some rhubarb around here. I have been oohing and ahhing all of the delightful posts people have been sharing for the past month using these bright red stalks. We had rhubarb in my backyard growing up. I have not had it in years. Until now. It has a [...]

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pizzas

July 20, 2011

If you have been hanging out here for a little while you would know how obsessed I am with dessert pizzas lately. In our house they also make great hand held snacks and breakfast. Yes, even with chocolate. A small square of chocolate goes a long way. Especially when it is high quality dark chocolate. [...]

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Chocolate Cherry Ricotta Grilled Pizzas

July 10, 2011

Before we get into talking about gooey and sweet dessert pizza I need to thank you for being such awesome grill buddies. We have come to the final week of Get Grillin’, Cookin’ Canuck and I had a blast collaborating with you for our first virtual summer BBQ. We have worked our way through 5 weeks [...]

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Peaches ‘n Cream Cake with Walnuts – Gluten Free

June 11, 2011

I created this peach cake for a super cool event hosted by Amanda from Amanda’s Cookin’ blog. The Secret Recipe Club is a food blogger event in which we are given the name of a blog and we create a recipe based off something in their recipe box. Participants need to keep the info secret [...]

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Double Chocolate Banana Scones – Vegan and Gluten Free

May 12, 2011

Raise you hands if you know what this weekend is…..the second annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale! Across the nation bloggers are baking up their finest treats to sell and raise money for the awesome charity Share Our Strength. My friend Gaby from What’s Gaby Cooking organizes and puts this event together to help raise [...]

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