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strawberry cheesecake protein smoothie

Here is a tasty protein smoothie I like to make some mornings for breakfast. It contains strawberries, spinach, and protein powder so health-wise it’s not too shabby. 🙂 Strawberries are a great source of fiber, antioxidants, and vitiman C. Among other benefits, spinach is a great source of vitimin A, and you really can’t taste […]

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10 minute cake

I give you fair warning: this is a dangerous recipe. Dangerous because now you’ll use any excuse to celebrate with cake.TGIF? Great, I’ll make a cake.It’s Lincoln’s Birthday? Let’s make that great man a cake.Our potty-training toddler only peed on the floor four times today? Cake time! This “10 minute cake” is cooked in the […]

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lavender vanilla sugar

This flavored sugar is easy to make, wonderfully aromatic, and a sweet little kick in your favorite recipes or your morning cup of tea or coffee.  These are the ingredients you’ll need: Sugar, C&H  sugar is my favorite which you can find in most grocery stores, although when I lived in Texas I found that […]

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cinnamon chocolate crumble cake

This Cinnamon Chocolate Crumble Cake is probably the most moist (say that five times fast) coffee cake you will ever have! I’ve adapted it from a recipe I once found and included even more cinnamon (I especially love Chinese cinnamon, so amazing!), a sprinkling of nutmeg, and some semi-sweet chocolate chips in the crumble. It’s […]

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