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Clothing. Create/Watch. Foodgawker | feed your eyes. Quesadillas with Chipotle Lime Sour Cream Dip. Clementine Avocado Salad. I came up with this Festive Clementine Avocado Salad recipe as I was thinking about healthy and beautiful side dishes for Thanksgiving. Each ingredient in this elegant salad contributes health benefits as well as flavor and texture.Oranges contain significant quantities of phytonutrients, which are believed to inhibit inflammation and interfere with some of the processes necessary for cancer cell growth.

Oranges are also a good source of heart healthy nutrients including vitamin C, fiber, folate, and potassium.Avocados contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fats (like those found in olive oil), potassium, fiber, folic acid, and vitamin B6, all of which support heart health. Avocados are also a good source of vitamin C and copper, which provide potent antioxidant activity, helping to protect cells from free radical damage.

The vibrant colors in this salad make it especially appealing. Even my son who doesn't like salads loved it! 6 cups mixed baby greens Clementine Dressing: Mini Nutella Cakes. These tasty little cakes only have four ingredients. Yes, four. You can whip these up in no time. Stir the four ingredients together, put them into a cupcake tin and bake for 10 minutes. They’re that easy! These are perfect for when you need something sweet, but you don’t want to overdo it. I found this recipe via a site that I love called foodgazing.com. The original recipe calls for chunks of bittersweet chocolate.

Mini Nutella Cakes Recipe from Photo a Day1/2 cup Nutella spread 1 large egg 5 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (I didn’t have any, so I used mini chocolate chips)Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Print This Recipe. Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies. I finally tried out these brownies. I couldn’t wait any longer because I really wanted one. BAD. And I knew they’d probably be blog-worthy, and I haven’t posted a recipe in a while. The brownie part of these was especially good. Even the batter. I had to make a valiant effort to pry the spatula out of my little girl’s hands before she made a complete mess of herself. It was the first time she’d ever had a spatula to lick all by herself, and you’d think I’d put her in a room with 100 kittens.

I loved the pumpkin-chocolate combination, and I thought the touch of cinnamon in the brownie batter married the two flavors beautifully. Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. Ah, dessert. Who doesn't love it? Ah, vegan dessert, you say? That's where things get tricky. When I first became Vegan I couldn't understand why some Vegan desserts tasted so darn awful. So I decided, "Self - it's time to take things into your own (at the time, very incapable) hands". First up: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. Try these and tell me you're not impressed. Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins* What You Need: (Makes 16) 2 cups all purpose flour 1 and a 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup canola oil 4 ripe bananas, mashed - the riper the better!

1/4 cup water 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup vegan semi sweet chocolate chips What You Do: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Evenly pour the batter into the muffin tins. Enjoy! * Adapted from The Joy of Vegan Baking Cookbook by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcake. What Should I Read Next? 14 websites- intelligent person. Wanderfly.