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Quick Glazed Orange Bread

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Quick Glazed Orange Bread is the treat you’ve been looking for!  I made it again for my kids this weekend and then decided you might all want to make it as a treat for your kids.  Or your significant other.  Or make it for yourself. (what a gift!)

But if you’re making it for yourself, you may want to have someone else hide half of it where you can’t find it so you don’t eat all of it in one sitting. Or do eat all of it in one sitting. Trust me, we won’t judge.

After all, after you taste it, we know you’ll want to.

Quick Glazed Orange Bread

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Southwestern Frittata

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This is the frittata of my dreams.  Cheesy, packed with flavor and so, so easy, Southwestern Frittata is a keeper.

Southwestern Frittata

 

Drool alert!

Last weekend was our cabin blogging weekend.  Imagine, two of my besties, a ton of fresh ingredients, wine, a beautiful view and lots of imagination. And with no kids and no husbands to cook for, we had full artistic license!  SO MUCH FUN.  I’m so excited to share all of the new recipes we created, starting with this Southwestern Frittata!

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Instant Pot Maple Apple Steel Cut Oats

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The Instant Pot is my new favorite kitchen tool.  This Instant Pot Maple Apple Steel Cut Oats will make it your favorite as well!

Instant Pot Maple Apple Steel Cut Oats

Remember that Quaker oatmeal?  The kind that came in packets?  The one that came in many different flavors?  I was a particular fan of the Maple Brown Sugar flavor, but the Apple Cinnamon flavor came in a close second.  It was always hard to choose! I don’t know if it’s still around, but I figured it would be probably be pretty easy to make at home.  Always a girl to “want it all”, I decided that if I was making it, I sure wasn’t going to be choosing anymore, because truthfully Maple, Apple, and Cinnamon all worked perfectly together.  Given my current obsession with the Instant Pot, the path was clear.  Instant Pot Maple Apple Steel Cut Oats. Done and Done. …

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Tropical Granola with Macadamia Nuts

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Tropical GranolaLast December, we shared our favorite recipe for Maple Granola with Quinoa and Cranberries. Well, now we’re back with a new version just in time for spring: Tropical Granola with Macadamia Nuts.

Just like our Maple Granola, this tropical version is easy to assemble and uses common ingredients found in any grocery store. Our recipe features dried pineapple, mango, papaya, and bananas but feel free to go wild and add or subtract ingredients that fit your family’s tastes. In addition to the fruits, we’ve tossed in some chopped up macadamia nuts for good fats and a bit more indulgent flavor, but the granola is equally good with cashews! A handful of unsweetened coconut mixed in at the end of baking adds a bit of color and a light, tropical flavor without extra sugar. One word of caution: do not be tempted to mix the coconut in at the beginning. It will definitely burn! …

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Avocado Toast with Bacon and Sriracha

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I just experienced Avocado Toast for the first time.  And definitely not the last time.  In fact it is a new favorite!

Avocado Toast with Bacon and Sriracha

 

So goodness knows this blog isn’t political-after all everyone needs to eat no matter what your political leaning.  And we love all of our friends and viewers regardless.  But that’s not to say that Holly and I don’t have very strong views and opinions (and luckily we agree). The last few months have made it very clear that much needs to be done to bring us together as a country and to heal us as a nation.  The big disagreement seems to be in exactly how to do this.  We need to find common ground and we may need to start small.   Truly though, I think we can all agree that anything that limits our access to avocados is a bad plan.  A bad plan indeed.  This Avocado Toast with Bacon and Sriracha will show you just how bad of a plan……

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Maple Granola with Quinoa and Cranberries

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Maple Granola with Quinoa and Cranberries
Today, I want to talk about granola. Maple Granola with Quinoa and Cranberries, to be exact. I have a long love affair with good granola. Yes, I will admit it. I am a total granola snob. None of that dry, crumbly and bland boxed business. When I was 16 years old, I spent the better part of my summer living at a camp on the beautiful west coast of Norway. In addition to immersing myself in local language and culture, I was treated to a season of amazing Scandinavian foods. From smorbrød (open faced sandwiches) to gjeitøst (Norwegian brown cheese with an amazing caramel like flavor!) and, of course, lefse, I loved every bit of it. One of my favorite meals, though simple, was beautiful local yogurt sprinkled with homemade granola and drizzled with some honey. …

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Apple French Toast Bake

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Apple French Toast Bake

We just celebrated my very favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving.  I don’t know about you, but for me it wasn’t just the Thanksgiving dinner, but also all of the other meals that made the weekend so special.  I hosted the Thanksgiving holiday at my cabin, and that meant that I also needed breakfast for a crowd.  Apple French Toast Bake is one I’ve been making for a few years, and is both adult and kid approved.  And the very best thing about it?  Not only is it foolproof, but you make it ahead of time!…

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Fancy Carrot Cake Muffins

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Fancy Carrot Cake Muffins

I’ve been craving something sweet lately.  Something to fit with the spice of the fall season.  Something simple that my whole family would enjoy.  And then I remembered these Fancy Carrot Cake Muffins.  And who doesn’t love great tasting baked goods full of healthy veggies?…

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Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Egg Bake

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Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Egg Bake

You know how sometimes you make those mistakes that you look back on and say “I didn’t mean to do that, but I am sure glad I did!”?  Those mistakes that occur because you’re on warp speed, and you just need to slow down a notch or two?  Well this Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Egg Bake was born out of one of those mistakes.  And a glorious mistake it was… (WARNING: This egg bake is not for the sausage averse…)…

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