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Pumpkin Chip Muffins makes 32 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used half chocolate, half white chips) Mix eggs, oil, sugar, pumpkin, vanilla & oil together. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to wet mixture and then stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 400 for 16 to
We make smoothies all the time. It’s a great way to get the kids some fruit in the morning. I use whatever I have on hand. Today I used a banana, cup of strawberries, cup of ice and about 3/4 cup peach mango juice. Put everything in the blender and blend until smooth. Best served immediately. This gave me four small servings.
Our little garden has produced lots of zucchini and I’m running out of ways to use it! This fritatta recipe is a favorite. One small zucchini, sliced and quartered half an onion garlic 6-8 eggs (depending on the size of your saute pan*) 3/4 -1 cup half-half* salt pepper favorite cheese shredded (I used fontina) Saute the zucchini and onion in a olive oil until
Seems like I always have a couple bananas that don’t get eaten. I love banana bread so I thought I’d whip up a loaf for us to enjoy. I used three recipes from Pinterest and adapted them. Here is my recipe below. two ripe bananas 1/2 canola oil 1tsp vanilla 1/3 cup homemade buttermilk (1/3 cup of half-n-half & 1 tsp vinegar, let sit for
I saw this recipe on Jenny Steffens blog and thought the kids would enjoy it (me too). I almost always have pizza dough in the freezer so I thawed it in the fridge last night and made them for breakfast today. One dough ball made 6 little pizzas. I melted the butter and brushed it on so I got every little piece of the dough.
I like breakfast, it’s one of my favorite meals of the day. We have family staying with us this weekend so I thought I’d made some individual breakfast bites inspired by Pinterest. I started with a cupcake pan sprayed with non-stick spray. I lined each cup with shredded hash browns (they come in a bag in the refrigerated section) that I added salt & pepper
