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Chicken Meatloaf

May 16, 2012
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Are you looking for a quick, convenient, healthy and delicious meal for busy days? Not a problem at all. Bake up some Chicken Meatloaf! Serve this recipe for dinner and then be sure to pack some up in your lunchbox too. This is healthy comfort food your whole family will love. It is also gluten [...]

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ColorFresh { Scone }

May 10, 2012
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How about baking up a batch of Double Chocolate Banana Scones? Which by the way are vegan and gluten free. No excuses for anyone not to have one, or two! Don’t forget to eat the crumbs… Be sure to check out and follow my Pinterest inspiration board too with color theme related pins. You can also learn more about [...]

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Project Lunch Box: 30 Days of Healthy Meals

March 28, 2012
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I have been loving your enthusiasm for Project Lunch Box. Together we have been helping each other pack healthy homemade meals. You guys have been saving money, eating less fast food, staying in shape and losing weight. A BIG congrats to you!! In order to keep up the momentum I will be launching a brand [...]

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Easy Herbed Sugar Snap Peas

March 23, 2012
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Easy Herbed Sugar Snap Peas. 5 very simple words that are easy to say and even easier to eat! Recently McCormick spices reached out to me to share a recipe from their website. There are many great ones to choose from. I chose these spring peas in celebration of the imminent arrival of warmer weather, the beautiful color green, [...]

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Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

November 10, 2011
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Let’s say this together…I love fall & winter food. This oatmeal is the quintessential cold weather breakfast. Make up a big batch of this and you will never need to grab one of those overly sweetened little packets of instant oats again. Besides if you are like me then you want to taste all of [...]

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Breakfast Cookie French Toast – Gluten Free

August 20, 2011
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Sometimes we need to show off our quirks. Allow me to welcome the weekend by admitting this: I know Breakfast Cookie French Toast is a little silly. This is one of those funky & delicious things I do often and could not resist sharing with you. Given the chance I would add an egg to just [...]

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Indian Spiced Sweet Potato Fries with Curry Aioli

July 16, 2011
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If there is a constant in my life then it would be that I love sweet potatoes. Almost as much as I love coffee. And salmon. Well cake is a favorite too. The Alexia Foods Reinvent a Classic French Fry contest is coming to a close in a few days. I have been whittling away my time baking [...]

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Blueberry Lemon Muffins – Gluten Free

June 30, 2011
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Two things you need to know before I talk about Blueberry Lemon Muffins. I have never had anything other than coffee at Panera Bread. I am part of a Gluten Free Panera Dream Day food blogger event. So I guess you could say, if they started baking up healthy muffins like these you might find [...]

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Mango Muffins – Gluten Free Cupcakes book review

May 22, 2011
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Mango is a sweet and tangy fruit that we love to eat on it’s own, in baked goodies and sweet-savory sauces. This tender, moist muffin I came up with is decadent, satisfying and fueled with high-energy ingredients. I finally got my hands on a jumbo five pound bag of blanched almond flour, a gluten free ingredient [...]

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Homemade Mayonnaise

May 15, 2011
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Today I am gonna share with you the simplest recipe ever….a precursor to my larger post tomorrow. I figured a good homemade mayonnaise  is worthy of it’s own recipe page. This spread will be great for summer entertaining, egg salad, pasta salad, BLT’s, juicy burgers, sandwiches and anywhere else you might like a dab of [...]

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Double Chocolate Banana Scones – Vegan and Gluten Free

May 12, 2011
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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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Cheesy Bacon Apple Frittata

May 11, 2011
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On the heels of all kinds of vegan goodies now I am bringing back eggs, cheese and bacon. All together in one happy frittata. The apples add a little sweet with the savory. A winning combo. With school ending soon and the weather heating up we want lots of protein to burn. Nothing like a [...]

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Oh She Glows – Guest Post with Angela Liddon

May 8, 2011
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I am thrilled to announce the very first guest post to appear on the pages of Family Fresh Cooking. I met Angela Liddon via her amazing blog Oh She Glows earlier this year. Love this girl. Angela’s vegan blog is a huge success and it is obvious why. Her recipes are amazing, her wit, candor [...]

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Sesame Tofu with Spring Vegetables and Quinoa

April 28, 2011
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Now that the Easter bunny has hopped on to other places, it is time to embrace Spring (unless you live in Utah and are still covered in snow.) You guys can enjoy sunny flavors virtually with us here in California. The market are filled with fresh vegetables, fruits and loads of things grown under the [...]

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Apple Pie Grilled Cheese

April 24, 2011
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What do you get when you take sweet apples, crunchy walnuts and tangy, creamy cheddar cheese? Over here we call this Apple Pie Grilled Cheese. This sweet-savory sandwich is a healthy nod to honor National Grilled Cheese Month. I am grateful that Kerrygold sent me a timely package of fine cheese and butter to explore. It [...]

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