May 17, 2012

Cranberry Pumpkin Cookies

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Fall is upon us and with it comes squash season! These cookies are perfect for school lunches, soft, nut-free and delicious! For the complete step by step photo directions visit The Kitchen Magpie. But for right now, here is the recipe. Ingredients Needed: 1/2 cup of butter 1 cup of white sugar 1/3 cup of [...]

Chocolate Buttercream Icing

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Delicious chocolate buttercream is the perfect topping for those birthday cakes, cupcakes or really, any occasion cakes. This recipe includes salted butter,cream, cocoa, melted chocolate and coffee, making it rich and decadent! For the complete recipe and step by step instructions, visit  The Kitchen Magpie. Incoming search terms:chocolate buttercream frosting recipebest buttercream chocolate frostingchocolate buttercreamrich [...]

The Perfect Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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  Looking for something fantastic to bake with the kids on a rainy day? Check out these amazing stuffed chocolate chip cookies! No lumps or bumps, the dough manages to hide the inner “treat” (whatever your mind can concoct!) in a smooth delicious looking cookie. These ones were stuffed with Peanut Butter Cups, for the [...]

Grape Chicken Couscous

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This is one of my favorite recipes using grapes. It’s perfect as finger food for your little one! What you’ll need:   1 12 oz. package couscous 1 14 oz. can chicken or vegetable broth Pinch of salt (optional) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup finely mushed grapes 1/2 cup [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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The Tollhouse Chocolate cookie recipe is the best basic chocolate chip cookie recipe there is to be had, bar none. They perfected the perfect base for them and it has been around forever. You can also bake them on a  flat sheet then cut them into bars, which saves moms tons of time, with the [...]

Lemon Cranberry Scones

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These are my newest version of my scones, and our favorite so far. Of course lemon makes everything better, but I had a bag of dried cranberries in my cupboard and decided to use them instead of raisins, and the scones are so flavorful it’s amazing. For the full recipe and step by step instructions [...]

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

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This is a fantastic recipe for kids, not only for kids to actually help you make, but the muffins are excellent for school lunches as well since they are completely nut free. Kids love smashing the bananas up, mixing the ingredients, and there is no better place to start teaching your child about proper nutrition [...]

10 nutrition powerhouses for kids

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  Blueberries Tofu Tomatoes Low-Fat Greek Yogurt Cabbage Salmon Cocoa Black Beans Basil Cinnamon These 10,  according to an article published on CNN‘s website, are supposed to be nutrition powerhouses absolutely vital for your kid’s diet. While blueberry, cocoa and cinnamon sound great, I’m sure a lot of parents would be skeptical about the remaining [...]