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Healthy Chicken Waldorf Salad

Chicken Waldorf Salad is a fresh and filling salad packed with vibrant flavors of apple, lemon and grapes. Perfect for a lite lunch or hot summer day dinner. Crunchy celery and walnuts pair wonderfully with the creamy homemade dressing and cold chicken or turkey meat. What is Chicken Waldorf Salad? This creamy, crunchy chicken salad…

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Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These carrot cake cupcakes are topped with delicious, maple syrup-sweetened cream cheese frosting. They make fantastic Easter desserts, but are equally delicious any time of the year! Made with unrefined sugar substitutes, these delicious cupcakes have fewer calories and low carb diet friendly. With just two people in the house, I tend to make cupcake…

Healthier Foods | Healthier Side Dishes | Recipes | Salads | Vegetarian

Farro Salad w/ Citrus Vinaigrette {Heart Healthy Recipes}

Farro salad with citrus-basil vinagrette is one of my favorite heart healthy recipes. Once you try it, will likely become one of your favorites, too. Nutty, whole grain farro, dried cranberries, and fresh apples are tossed with a fresh and tangy vinaigrette. The texture and flavors in this salad will have you in side dish delight! During rough times in my…

Brunch | Recipes

Brown Butter Walnut Pancake Muffins

Brown butter walnut pancake muffins will give you all of the pancake fluffiness without all of the time investment, because there’s no flipping involved! Add a few brown butter glazed walnuts to the party and you’re looking at a breakfast or brunch treat made for a king or queen! Before I jump in to the delicious…

Desserts | Fruit Desserts | Recipes | Thanksgiving | Vegetarian

Pear Crumble with Walnuts (Gluten Free)

Pear Crumble with Walnuts is a gluten free cast iron skillet recipe that’ll make your dessert dreams come true! Tender pears, crunchy walnuts, and oats are seasoned and baked so they’re crispy on the outside and sweet inside. It’s the perfect fall dessert, perfect for a brunch treat, or even for Mother’s Day! I am the first to admit that I’m a bit of…

Desserts | Recipes

Nutty German Chocolate Pie Squares

When you combine chocolate, coconut, espresso, and pie crust, your heart will sing and your stomach will do a happy dance over these delicious nutty German chocolate pie squares! This fun twist on a German chocolate pie was created by an incredibly sweet and talented friend of mine. Marnely Rodriguez-Murray is a formally trained chef…

Cookies | Desserts | Easter | Recipes

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe for carrot cake cookies with cream cheese frosting is from the Better Homes and Gardens Ultimate Cookie Book. These cookies have all of the taste of a rich piece of carrot cake, right down to the creamy cream cheese frosting, but in a portion controlled size! I was provided with a copy of…

Cookies | Recipes

Triple Chocolate Cookies

Triple chocolate cookies will satisfy the deepest of chocolate cravings! Rich cocoa cookies are stuffed with nuts & 2 more types of chocolate. That’s triple chocolate love! The Creative Cookie Exchange theme this month is comfort food cookies. When you’re feeling sad or lonely, grab a cold glass of milk, a cup of coffee, or hot…

Brunch | Easter | Recipes

Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oatmeal

Steel cut oatmeal flavored with raisins, carrots, and walnuts, then cooked up so it tastes like a slice of creamy carrot cake. Sign me up for some of that goodness! This is the start of a tasty week filled with brunch recipes. I’m kicking things off with a recipe for carrot cake steel cut oatmeal. It’s…

Quick Breads | Recipes | Snacks

Banana Nut Cookie Butter Muffins

Did you know that today is National Potato Chip Day? Me neither, hence the reason for today’s post having absolutely nothing to do with potato chips. Or potatoes. Or chips, for that matter. IMHO, I don’t think potato chips deserve their own national holiday anyway. Why take an every day treat and put it up…

Brunch | Healthier Foods | Recipes | Vegetarian

Banana Walnut Oatmeal with Nutella

Banana walnut oatmeal with swirls of Nutella is an easy oatmeal recipe that makes for a sweet breakfast your kids will love! I’ve always been a believer in the policy “all good things in moderation”. Now if you’re thinking that I’m a girl who consistently walks the walk AND talks the talk, I’m afraid…