Banana Chocolate Chip Bread (Plus a Special Message from Hunter Bear)

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“Waking up too early Maybe we can sleep in Make you banana pancakes Pretend like it’s the weekend now” So the entire time I was making this crazy good bread I couldn’t stop singing Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes”.  I had those nearly rotten bananas on my  brain all day and every time I thought about [...]

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Coconut & Mango Sweet Rice

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Last week I shared this Coconut & Mango Sweet Rice recipe on What’s Cooking with Ruthie and today I’m sharing it with you!!   As you all well know, we recently moved and in an effort to truly clean out the pantry, I came across my bag of Jasmine rice way back in the back of the [...]

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Grilled Flatbread Pizza Two Ways – Flat Out Good!!!

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Pizza! Pizza! I love pizza!! Pizza for breakfast, pizza for lunch, pizza for dinner, pizza for snack! I LOVE PIZZA!  You know what else I love even more than pizza?! HEALTHY PIZZA!!!! And that’s what you’re gonna get with these two pizza recipes!  I used Flatout Flatbread’s new thin crust flatbread that come in at [...]

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Strawberry Muffins

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I absolutely love strawberry season!!!   I especially LOVE that Hunter Bear will eat them! Since we have moved our mornings are a bit different and I have to make breakfast every morning before school.  I sent Drew to the store for a few things and he came back with his idea of breakfast that [...]

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Strawberry Bellini

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It is that glorious time of year where the strawberries are in overabundance and the stores practically give them away.  They are ripe and delicious and can be used for so many dishes.  Before Steeplechase this last weekend, we had our crew over to our house for brunch and we got the day started with [...]

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“Heluva Good!” Creamy Cajun Pasta

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Never one to shy away from a challenge, I was recently asked by Heluva Good! the maker of delicious sour cream dips to participate in a recipe contest using their products they provided me.  The recipe could have no more than 5 main ingredients and needed to be fairly easy to make.  I have had [...]

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Easy Brownies for Teacher Appreciation

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This week is Teacher Appreciation week and if you think you don’t have time to make something homemade and special for your little one’s teachers, think again.  This quick and easy brownie recipe can be made in less than 40 minutes.  The ingredients are simple, but still create a delicious treat for some of the [...]

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French-Inspired Crafty Mother’s Day Luncheon

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I originally featured this party in Nashville Lifestyles Magazine in May 2011 and is making a reappearance on the blog to help get your creative energy flowing for your upcoming Mother’s Day brunch!!! “When it comes to party planning, I say it’s better to make it than to buy it.  Digging into your own creativity allows [...]

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Grilled Corn & Black Bean Salsa (with a Cinco de Skinny Recipe Reprise)

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Hola, Amigos! It’s that glorious day of the year where we get to celebrate all things Mexican ALL DAY!! That’s right….ALL DAY! Now, the thing about Cinco de Mayo is Seis de Mayo, which is unofficially known as National Recovery Day on which you will be slightly remorseful for your overindulgent fiesta, but for today [...]

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Derby Day Mint Julep

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It’s Derby Day!!! From the looks of things here in Nashville, I’m pretty content to not be at the races, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t celebrate with a Kentucky Derby classic the Mint Julep!!!! My aunt and uncle come rain, shine, weddings, or floods have a derby party every year and if the [...]

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