• Archive for October, 2008

    Delicious Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

    by  • October 28, 2008 • Breakfasts • 9 Comments

    When I woke up Monday, I had but one thing on my mind: pumpkin pancakes. With leftover canned organic pumpkin puree from Trader Joe’s calling from my fridge, I knew I had to put it to use. What better way than a warm, fluffy pancake? With the pumpkin added and the accompanying spices, these...

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    Iced Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

    by  • October 26, 2008 • Cookies, Recipes • 5 Comments

    It’s been quite a while since I last baked. Baking takes precision, measuring, several bowls … all excesses that I just haven’t had time for recently. I’ve been working hard on writing, taking care of my children all the while. Life, it just keeps moving no matter how much you wish it would slow...

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    Monkey Breakfast, Anyone?

    by  • October 24, 2008 • Healthy Cooking, Healthy Life • 5 Comments

    “Hey, Will, are you hungry?” “Hungry? Yes, I hungry. What am I going to eat?” “How about Monkey Breakfast?” “Monkey Breakfast! Yes! I eat Monkey Breakfast!” K, so truth be told, I didn’t really know what Monkey Breakfast was before I started making it. It just came to me as I was racking my...

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    Roasted Artichoke Hearts

    by  • October 23, 2008 • Recipes, vegetables • 4 Comments

    I was leafing through the November issue of Martha Stewart Living the other morning when I saw a recipe for baked artichoke hearts. It sounded interesting, and as luck would have it, I’d just purchased some frozen artichoke hearts and they were aching to be used. At first, the plan was to serve this...

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    The $7 Dinner Challenge: Week 2

    by  • October 21, 2008 • $7 Dinner Challenge • 3 Comments

    Last week, I planned and primped and prepared for The $7 Dinner Challenge. Blood, sweat and tears went into that menu. Okay, maybe not blood, but you get the idea. This week? Everything pretty much fell into my lap. Seriously. And I didn’t even think about how inexpensive a meal this was until Cate...

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