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I am sad to say that, where I live, it is getting to that time of year when the fabulous summer fruits that I have been enjoying for the past several months are slowly starting to reach the end of their peak. When I get home from the farmer’s market to unpack, and I discover [...]

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Plums are pretty unique little fruits. They are relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond (and as most of us know, when they’re dried they are known as prunes). Over 2,000 varieties of plums exist, but over 100 are available in the United States alone! They are usually round, but can also be oval or [...]

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These muffins are very filling and will make a great addition to your “muffin menu”. You really don’t see very many pear recipes now-a-days, which is a shame, because they are a wonderfully delicious, sweet, “nutritional powerhouse” of a fruit! These moist, dense muffins are especially good served warm – so if you are going [...]

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I adore dessert. Especially cake. Especially chocolate cake! It is no wonder I used to be so overweight – if there was dessert to be had – I was having it!! Since losing weight I have realized that I STILL CAN enjoy my dessert. Only now, instead of sampling a piece of every single dessert [...]

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This is, without a doubt, my new favorite breakfast!! I found this recipe a few weeks ago in a very old, handwritten cookbook that was left to me by grandmother (the most incredible cook I have ever known). After a few alterations to make them lower in calories, I finally came up with the perfect [...]

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I received an email last night from Janet (theCPA), explaining that she has an abundance of fresh peaches from the farmer’s market. Being a fellow peach lover myself, I was very excited to help her put them to good use. In my email response to her, I told her that I would do my best [...]

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I made these muffins for John yesterday morning – and the house smelled like a bakery almost all day! It is a recipe that I have been working on for a few weeks now, and I finally decided to test them out, using John (my muffin man) as a guinea pig. The verdict? He said [...]

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This quick and easy recipe is a great accompaniment for both breakfast and dinner. Cornbread is a welcome change to whole wheat toast with your omelet or fruit in the morning – and it is so very versatile, that it’s variations are almost endless. For a really savory treat, add some crumbled bacon, shredded low [...]

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Okay all of you donut lovers – yes, you read that correctly – these muffins really DO taste like donuts!! The beauty of them is that they contain a mere fraction of the calories and fat! They are moist, sweet, and sure to cure any cravings that you may have for a sugared donut. If [...]

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Out of all of the many, many muffin recipes that I have – these are John’s favorite. I truly can not tell you how very many times I have made these muffins (let’s just put it this way – I can whip up these muffins entirely from memory!) This recipe has not been an easy [...]

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