Category Archives: Recipes

Oven Pancakes using Coconut Oil

oven pancake using coconut oil

As promised in my previous post on coconut oil, here is my recipe for oven pancakes (a.k.a. puffed oven pancakes, baked pancakes, Dutch babies, german pancakes, etc.). This is the recipe for one batch, but with my teenage boys, and … Continue reading

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Using Coconut Oil–Why and How

I heard about using coconut oil at a dinner with my healthy eating dinner group. My hostess had mixed it with garlic and herbs and served it instead of butter to put on bread. It doesn’t have that buttery flavor, … Continue reading

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Pizza Seven Ways

Does your family love pizza as much as mine does? We typically have pizza once a week, and often in conjunction with “Pizza and a Movie Night”. It’s a fun tradition. But ordering pizza once a week isn’t in our … Continue reading

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

A deliciously dense and fudgy cake for the true chocolate lover. FOR CAKE: 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips or baker’s chocolate, chopped 1 1/2 Sticks (3/4 Cup) Butter 6 large eggs, separated 12 Tbs sugar 2 tsp vanilla FOR GLAZE: … Continue reading

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Green Smoothies for Teens
and Other Green-o-phobes

green smoothie with cabbage and spinach, strawberries etc.

You may have read my post on green smoothies in which I promised a follow up on trying to get my teenagers to drink them. I have been working on the challenge, and this is what I’ve come up with … Continue reading

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My Favorite 2-day Meal

A few months ago, I misread a recipe. Thank goodness. My mistake ended up making the best 2-day meal I have ever had. Yep, a 2-day meal. By my estimation, that means you only have to cook once but you … Continue reading

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Leftover Meal

Have you ever opened the fridge and wondered what you can make with all the random leftover ingredients you have filling all your Tupperwares? I have that moment at least once a week. Thankfully, this meal is a family favorite … Continue reading

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Grilled Teriyaki Kabobs

A simple, delicious recipe that is simply delicious. Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs 1/4 Cup Water 1 Tbs packed brown sugar 3 Tbs soy sauce 1 1/2 Tbs Lemon Juice 1 Tbs canola oil 1/8 tsp ground pepper 1 clove garlic, finely … Continue reading

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Green Smoothies

green smoothie

I know Janae already touched on this in another post, but I want to blog about it anyway. A friend of mine has been battling cancer on a grand scale, and one of her approaches has been to learn voraciously … Continue reading

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Simplify Cooking with Spice Mixes

Have you ever opened a cookbook, found a recipe, and thought “WOW! There are WAY too many ingredients for me to do this right now!” ? I have. Some of my favorite meals require 10 or more spices to be … Continue reading

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