Monthly Archives: October 2011

Chinese Crunch Salad

This is definitely one of my new favorite recipes and will become a staple. My friend Virginia gave me this recipe and I made adjustments (or actually deleted ingredients) based on what I had. Ingredients 1 bag coleslaw 1 packet … Continue reading

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Caramel Pecan Bark Mocha

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program and Godiva, I received this in the mail a few weeks ago: So, I experimented with some of the ingredients I had in my pantry to create a warm coffee drink. Ingredients 4 … Continue reading

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Crockpot Lemon Chicken

Another recipe from Plain Chicken, makes a very flavorful and moist chicken. I could have eaten the entire pot in one sitting. I ate mine with some vegetables on the side, but you could serve it on top of brown … Continue reading

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Black Bean and Corn Salsa

  This is a great tailgating dip – makes a very large batch so 1/2 the recipe if you don’t need a lot.   2 cans corn, drained, 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained 2 cans Mexican (Lime & … Continue reading

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Fun Snack

Ingredients Nilla Wafers Pumpkin Fluff Dip Directions 1. Place a spoonful of dip on the flat side of a Nilla wafer and top with another wafer. Do this for as many “sandwiches” as you’d like to make. 2. Stick them … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Fluff Dip

Ingredients 1 package lite whipped topping 1 can (15 oz) pureed pumpkin 1 box sugar free vanilla pudding 2 tsp pumpkin spice (less/more to taste preference) Directions 1. Mix all ingredients together. 2. Serve with apples, nilla wafers, or any … Continue reading

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Healthy Pumpkin Butterscotch Cookies

This recipe is originally from Skinny Taste. Ingredients 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1/8 tsp salt 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 … Continue reading

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Homemade Butterfingers

Such a genius recipe from Plain Chicken… Ingredients 1 lb. candy corn 16oz jar peanut butter Baker’s dipping chocolate or any other candy coating chocolate Directions 1. Melt candy corn in microwave on high 1 minute. 2. Stir and continue … Continue reading

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Crockpot Pulled Pork

Ingredients 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced 
 1 pound pork shoulder blade steak (or you could use a shoulder roast – I used the steak because it was BOGO) 
 1 (12-ounce) bottle tangy barbecue sauce 
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No Mayo Coleslaw

Ingredients 1 bag coleslaw 1/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar (I usually use red wine vinegar, but realized right when I was about to make this that I didn’t have any) 6 oz crumbled feta cheese 2 teaspoons … Continue reading

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