Kathleen

I am a stay-at-home mom with a 3 yr old daughter (She is a GREAT eater!) and a 3 week old Preemie Boy! I am working with a tight budget, but have expensive taste in food! I rarely follow a recipe... don't like to measure! I love to read cookbooks, magazines and food blogs for new inspiration.
Cinnamon Rolls
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Made by hand (took about 2 hours)...only change was adding 1/4 cup of powdered sugar to the frosting as it was not quite thick enough. Totally amazing taste- rich and wonderful. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

Jo's Rosemary Bread
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Not sure if 5 stars is enough!!! Made by hand and baked in a 375 degree oven. Beautiful bread with a wonderful consistency and amazing flavor! Will be my new go to- awesome dipped in olive oil with cracked pepper :)

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Refried Beans Without the Refry
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Made these tonight for the second time. The first time...I found them a bit bland (followed the recipe to a T). This time, I added a little more jalapeno, 10 large cloves of garlic, an onion, 1 1/2 tsp of cumin, 1/2 tsp chili powder, the recommended salt and pepper and subbed 4 cups of the water with homemade chicken broth. These were a million times better and so flavorful! The base of this recipe is great, and the cooking method is amazing, I just needed a little more "zing". Thanks for an easy recipe!

Soy Ginger Salmon
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Great recipe! I didn't rub the salmon first, just threw it all in the marinade. Wonderful flavor and very moist!

Jellybean Bark
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I don't really like white chocolate/almond bark, but this recipe was too cute not to make!! I added the zest of one lemon to my melted chocolate (which I do love!) and topped with Sassy Sour Jelly Belly beans. It was so tasty and adorable! Thanks for a fun recipe idea!

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Jalapeno Popper Cups
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I thought 2 jalapenos would be too hot, but it needed both. I also found it needed a little garlic salt as it was a lacking a little something. I usually love phyllo shells, but for this recipe, I think I would bake on individual tortilla chips next time. A wonderful foundation...and the mixture was even better after refrigerating for a few days. The bacon is a great bonus (I used real instead of bacon bits). Thanks for a fun idea!

Honey Mustard Chicken with Pretzel Crust
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This is my recipe...and I usually use light mayo for the sauce. The recipe makes more sauce than you will need...so I think the calorie and fat content may be off. The mustard blend in the beginning is just to help the pretzels stick, so you don't need to drench the chicken, just lightly coat both sides. Enjoy :)

Pumpkin Wheat Honey Muffins
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Just pulled these from the oven! I left out the raisins and walnuts, added 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, and used unsweetened apple sauce instead of oil. Also used 1/3 cup of honey instead of 1/2 and increased pumpkin to 1 cup as others suggested. Fluffy and delicious- will make again for sure! This made 12 large muffins and 12 mini muffins.

Monkey Bread Made Easy
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This is my recipe- 2 things: Cooking spray is missing from the ingredient list and you will spoon about 2 TBS of the butter/brown sugar mixture over each muffin. The original recipe was also edited- you should fill each muffin cup until full (8-10 pieces) of biscuits, not the 4-5 pieces as listed here. Enjoy!

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