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Endive Boats with Avocado, Pomegranate, & Crab Salad—Gluten-Free Appetizer for Share Our Holiday Table

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Add this recipe to ZipList! Endive Boats with Avocado, Pomegranate, & Crab Salad Makes approximately 30 boats Recipe Note: For those who want to make sure this appetizer is gluten-free, make sure to use a gluten-free soy sauce or tamari.  You could also substitute Bragg Fluid Aminos if you can’t find a gluten-free soy sauce. […]

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Give Thanks By Feeding Our Future

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It was 389 years ago that the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared the autumn harvest feast that is recognized today as one of the first thanksgiving feasts in the colonies.  The harvest feast of 1621 marked a year of hardship, exposure, scurvy, and disease for the colonists, and the feast was organized to celebrate […]

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National Food Blogger Bake Sale, Los Angeles Recap

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This past Saturday 26 different Food Blogger Bake Sales took place across the nation. I participated in the L.A. Food Blogger Bake Sale and what a day we had!  Squirrel and I joined forces to bake loaves of Amish White Bread for the sale and then I went solo on making Fuji Nana’s Deadly Chocolate […]

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National Food Blogger Bake Sale

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1st things first, I need to announce the winner of the Jamie’s Food Revolution Cookbook and assorted goodies!  Our trusty Random Number Generator picked comment #151: Comment #151 was Brian Lew!  Congrats Brian, I’ll be in touch today to get your info so that we can get your prize to you!  Now let’s keep the […]

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German Pfeffernüsse (“Pepper Nuts”) Cookies

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German Pfeffernüsse (“Pepper Nuts”) Cookies Makes about 10 dozen cookies 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup unsalted butter 4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 […]

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Soft Molasses Cookies + Molasses Whoopie Pies

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Having children around during the holidays is a wonderful thing—it helps you remember that there is magic in the season.  It’s wonderful to re-experience that magic through the eyes of a child.  Too often we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of trying to get things done, and we forget to stop and […]

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Simple Spiced Apple Cider

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I'm thrilled to be featured on Oprah.com as part of Holiday 2009 celebrations.  Come see our favorite holiday recipes! As you know from my last post, we are in the middle of the 12 Days of Sharing, being hosted by In Jennie's Kitchen–an event to raise awareness about childhood hunger in America and to support […]

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Helping to End Childhood Hunger With Cookies

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Earlier this week I had the privilege of being with a dear friend in the hospital when she gave birth to a beautiful little baby girl.  Holding a baby that is only minutes old is an incredible experience–you can't help but love that little bundle in your arms.  Holding my friend's baby brought back vivid […]

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