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Dark Chocolate Shortbread

On January 9, 2012 By

This goes in the “I want to try” pile, from “Real Food” free promotional magazine I picked up a local grocery store.

Dark Chocolate Shortbread Ingredients 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, very soft 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup high-quality cocoa Directions Whisk together butter, [...]

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Faux Mac and Cheese

On November 20, 2011 By

This recipe started out from a Tweet I got from someone asking me if I had any ideas for a way to make mac and cheese without noodle. My first thought was “why?” followed shortly by “why me?” But I quickly rebounded and through out a couple of ideas… and this was one of them. [...]

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Hearty White Sandwich Bread

On November 17, 2011 By

This is a nice, basic loaf bread that also works well for rolls and such. Now, I’ve never done “hand-kneaded” breads. Typically I use my bread machine to get through the knead-rise-knead cycle, then take it out and shape it to what I want, let it rise, and bake it in the oven. So if [...]

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Grandma’s Shortbread

On November 8, 2011 By

1 pound unsalted butter
4.5 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 pinches salt

cream sugar in to butter, mix in 4 cups of the flour.. adding more if needed

roll out in to a disc or rectangle, about 1/4 inch thick, score with knife

Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes

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Tuscan Garlic Chicken

On October 22, 2011 By

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
5-4 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 Tbsp garlic (about 4-5 cloves), finely minced
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
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Strawberry Cornbread

On October 17, 2011 By

2 cups sliced frozen unsweetened or fresh strawberries
4 tbsp sucanat, divided
2 tbsp strawberry jam
1 cup plain yellow cornmeal
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 cup nonfat plain greek-style yogurt
1/2 [...]

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This is adapted from a recipe on stuftmama.com

Ingredients

1/3 cup oats (30 grams)
1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons PB2
3 tablespoons applesauce
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
1 teaspoon raw cane sugar
[...]

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Apple-Banana Bread

On October 7, 2011 By

I’ve tried a number of banana breads over the years, and after a bit of tweeking, this has become my favorite. For some variety, instead of baking the nuts in the bread, after it’s been baking about 10 minutes sprinkle the nuts on top. You can’t do it right away or they just sink in [...]

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