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Monday Morning Mmmm: Snickerdoodle Bread — Giving Up on Perfect. Banana Bread in-a-jar: DIY Wedding Favors. Posted on July 11, 2012 by Christina I’m crazy about DIY wedding favors that are edible, so naturally I love this banana bread in a jar recipe. It’s the perfect favor for a barn wedding – or any rustic wedding! I’ve made banana bread countless times, but this is the first time I attempted it in a jar. I honestly thought it would be much more difficult than it is. Read on for the recipe and wrapping instructions. Also, check out Peach Crisp in a Jar. Banana Bread in a Jar Recipe (adapted from allrecipes.com) (Makes one dozen 250 ml jars) Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening2 2/3 cups white sugar4 eggs2 cups mashed bananas2/3 cup water3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder2 teaspoons baking soda1 1/2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon ground cloves (I used half a teaspoon because I didn’t want mine too ‘clovey’.)2/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts You will also need: 12 250 ml canning jarsfunnel Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Mash bananas. Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips. There are so many things I love about Disney World.

Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips

The highlight for me is always at night on Main Street watching the fireworks and eating Apple Pie Caramel apples. We bought not ONE but TWO of them, at $8.95 a pop, just to make sure they tasted like the ones I make…and they do. Here’s a refreshing fruit salsa that is perfect for BBQs, baby showers…you name it. I brought this to my friend’s baby shower and the hostess of the shower had made the exact same thing. What are the chances? I opted to only put 1 Tablespoon of white sugar and leave out the brown sugar since my fruit was pretty sweet already. Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips Ingredients Cinnamon sugar: 1 cup white sugar 2 Tablespoons cinnamon Instructions. Top Green Smoothie Recipes. Details Strawberry Mint Popsicles Banana-free, Healthy Treats, Kid-friendly Piña Colada Pops 5 Ingredient or less, Banana-free, Healthy Treats, Kid-friendly Tropical Mango-Rita Green Smoothie Banana-free, Seasonal Tropical Skin Cleanser—Fresh Start 21 5 Ingredient or less, Banana-free, Immunity Boosters.

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Apple Shaped Cupcakes. It’s September, so apples are on the brain, can you tell?

Apple Shaped Cupcakes

With apple cards, candy apples, yarn apples, I can’t seem to get enough. Well, as I was browsing Pinterest, which I’m addicted to, I came across this post from Muses of Megret on baking your cupcakes into Valentine hearts. It’s such a cute and clever way to bake these! Brown Sugar Blueberry Cookies. Certain things happen when you bake cookies that taste like muffins.

Brown Sugar Blueberry Cookies

Cookies become breakfast food. Midnight snacks too. You pass them off as two servings of fruit. Or three. Sweet & Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs. Chicken legs are a staple in my menus.

Sweet & Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs

I mean, hello – they are cheap! And, I’m all about some frugal eats! I can buy a ton of them for next to nothing. When I do it up chicken leg style, this recipe is my all-time go-to method to cook them. These are what you call finger lickin’ good. Obviously – we’re going to start off with some chicken legs… You need about 2 pounds, roughly.

Yes, one of my chicken legs is broken. Whisk together your brown sugar & spices along with 1/2 cup olive oil. Place the chicken legs in a gallon sized ziploc bag, and then dump the spice liquid on in. Marinate for 30 minutes. Throw the chicken legs into a 9×13 casserole dish. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Healthy Milkshake Recipe. Keeping with the simple & easy theme, here is another fast recipe that literally takes about 5 mins to make.

Healthy Milkshake Recipe

This rich, chocolaty shake tastes absolutely sinful but without the guilt! As you know, I’m all about meals that are satisfying, delicious, healthy and FAST!! This decadent chocolate shake is no different. You’ll need: Simply add everything together in a blender and blend until smooth. People always ask me what kind of blender I use and recommend. So simple. Crock Pot Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe - Just 2 Sisters. Pasta with Creamy Cajun Sauce. Sunday, April 15, 2007 A few weeks ago, I was doing prepping in the studio kitchen for a class called “Creative Healthy Cooking” for that evening.

Pasta with Creamy Cajun Sauce

On the menu were light, fresh dishes such Creamy Corn Soup, Zucchini “Spaghetti” and Roasted Cauliflower. The back restaurant kitchen door swings open, out comes one of the restaurant’s cooks with two steaming hot plates of creamy, yummy, pasta. One for him…and one for not me. They sat right in front of me as I was cutting the kernals off the corn cob for the soup. This was their conversation: “Wow, this creamy pasta is so delicious! Focus. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread. How do you make bread even better?

Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread

You stuff it with pepperoni and cheese. Then, you bake it in a bundt pan that allows you to pull off little chunks and dip them in pizza sauce. This is the perfect thing to bring to a party (and I did, where it disappeared quickly!) Or to eat during a football game. Or, make it for dinner and serve with a salad. This bread takes a little bit of time to prepare, but in about half an hour I had filled my bundt pan with little dough balls, each with a piece of pepperoni and cheese stuffed within it. My new definition of bliss: warm dough with a cheesy center and a bite of pepperoni. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Breadfrom Confections of a Foodie BrideIngredients: -2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced -4 tbsp butter -2 lbs pizza dough (I used 2 balls of Trader Joe's fresh dough) -6 oz. mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes (about 48 pieces) -pepperoni (about 48 slices) -2-3 cups marinara sauce for serving Directions: 1.