Category Archives: Main Dish

Quick and Comforting Adzuki Bean Soup

   I came up with this recipe when trying to come up with ideas on how to use Adzuki beans. I had never before used them and had only recently had heard of them. I thought though that SOS Kitchen Challenge was the perfect time to try them out! I could only find them canned, …

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Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin) Chocolate Chip Muffins

          I recently came upon a dilemma. Not a large on of sorts, but a tiny small one…. Mom was making Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins tonight. A favorite in our family, if you remember from this post. But here was my dilemma, I haven’t tested chocolate or pumpkin yet! How was I going to be …

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Mom’s Applesauce Muffins

My gluten-free version (also sans raisins) What do you eat on a cold, fall morning? Muffins! What do you eat on a chilly night? I served this warming turkey noodle soup last night with these applesauce muffins. Soup and muffins!  Muffins are great anytime of day. One of my absolute favorite muffins that my mom …

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Best Banana Muffins (Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, etc)

Oh my. These are so good. I’ve eaten way too many. Best of all? These are free from any grains at all….gluten-free or otherwise. And? They involved very little work, contain only one flour, and taste just like “whole-wheat” or regular muffins. 🙂 Tested by my room mates even, and they approve! This recipe came …

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Basic but Hearty Brown Rice Flour Pancakes with Healthy Banana Syrup

What is it about pancakes that makes them so warm and comforting? For General Conference this morning, I wanted to make a special breakfast. I recently realized that I could have brown rice flour. I didn’t think I could have any flours yet because I haven’t tested them yet, but realized that brown rice flour …

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Simple, Homemade Healthy Goulash/Spaghetti

                        First off, I’d like to thank all of you for the love and support I’ve received lately, due to my last post. I’m working on those things personally now, and I’ll update you at a later point.  If you emailed me, and I haven’t emailed you back yet, please know I really do …

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Banana Oat Muffins

  Seems I’m on a muffin kick lately! These are based of the last muffins I made and of course, this original, “Hope for Healing” recipe. I got the idea after trying them (see my last post) and decided to try it today. The result was wonderful! 🙂 I did add the spices this time …

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Recipe Review: An Illustrated Review of HH’s Oatmeal Raisin Smoothie

  I saw this recipe via Happy Herbivore the other day, and decided, I needed to try it out. Oatmeal Cookies for breakfast? Count me in! And amazingly, these are the only ingredients you need…so it’s super frugal and nutritious. 2 frozen bananas…..            1/2 t. cinnamon, 1 T. raisins…….1/4 c. oats………………………and 1/4 …

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Recipe Review: Stephanie’s Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins (GF,DF, vegan) + naturally sweetened

  Who doesn’t love muffins? Seriously, I haven’t meet many people who don’t. Personally, I love them!         I tried these lovely ones out from Stephanie’s Hope For Healing Blog. She also blogs GF, dairy-free, sugar-free (and soy-free) and personally I love her site. I saw this muffin recipe last night and knew I couldn’t …

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Funny Face Salad

(My funny face: tomatoes, eggs,and turkey).              BB’s (carrot “hair”,cheese, cucumber, tomato, ham) Here’s a simple, frugal, nourishing meal. Funny Face Salad BB (Baby Brother) loves salad, vegetables, and fruit! 🙂 (Although he also loves cookies, etc.) but, hey, we are happy that he loves good stuff too. And who …

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