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Tuscan White Bean Soup

This is a great soup recipe I have been making for 20 years now. I make it on a nice cool crisp fall or winter day, and it really helps heat-up the family. I really enjoy serving this with a nice loaf of fresh Italian bread that has been warmed up in a 350  oven…

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Garlic Roasted Salmon & Brussels Sprouts

Roasting salmon on top of Brussels sprouts and garlic, flavored with wine and fresh oregano, is a meal that is simple enough for a weeknight meal yet sophisticated enough to serve to company. If you are ambitious and want, you can even grill this outdoors (if you have those mad-grilling skills). This is delightful when…

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Easy Healthy Gluten-free Pumpkin Muffins

I look forward to the Fall when pumpkins are in season, and I get to make this with fresh pumpkin. I am happy when I get to puree some pumpkin to use in these muffins. Here is a little bonus—after Halloween, you can still get fresh pumpkins at a discount price! If you are going to…

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Tomato Bisque

The weather here in New Jersey is starting to cool down – Fall is on its way for sure! And with the fall weather, that means soup-time! For me, nothing beats a good homemade Tomato Bisque soup when it is accompanied by a fresh, hot, grilled cheese sandwich. Yum! An added benefit? Kids love to…

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Delicious Hummus

I really love hummus. I especially love hummus that is homemade.  I can use ingredients that I pick and it doesn’t include inflammatory oils that many of the commercial brands contain. You can flavor it with anything you like in hummus, red peppers, hot spices, or whatever lights up your tastebuds. This is so quick…

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Date Nut Balls

I made this recipe up to replace some overpriced date nut balls I found in a specialty store. I think mine are better. Remember, I don’t use measurements so go crazy and do what feels good to you. If you decide to use the Five Spice Powder, a little goes a long way. I would…

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Did You Leave Room For Chocolate Pudding?

If you have a sweet tooth and also want to make some healthy choices, these two concepts don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Want to know how that’s possible? Stay tuned. Nothing better than chocolate Do you just love chocolate? How about a creamy chocolate pudding? If you ate the prepackaged puddings of our collective…

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