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Fruit and Kale Salad with Poppy Seed Buttermilk Dressing

I like kale and all the other dark greens. My stepdaughter thinks I buy the stuff to torture her. She frequently accuses me of hiding kale in everything from spaghetti sauce to cupcakes. I am guilty sometimes! Now that she is off to college kale, chard and spinach are...

Ginger Whole Wheat Strawberry Banana Muffins

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We have all looked at the fruit bowl in the house and found the brown bananas and then opened the fridge only to find some over the hill strawberries too. My ginger whole wheat strawberry banana muffins are an invention on just such a day. I love fruit bread and make...

Chicken Salad with Roasted Fruit and Pecans

Chicken, Food & Recipes, Salad, Veggies | 0 comments

Giving my family a chicken salad for dinner can backfire on me, I get the look. You know the look, the one that says I am going to push the lettuce around my plate until I can bolt from the table and hit the chocolate bars. Thus I am always working on ideas to make...

Sweet Potato Fruit Dip

Appetizer, Dips and Sauces, Food & Recipes, School Lunches, Uncategorized, Veggies | 0 comments

I am always looking for a healthy after school snacks for the girls, and this sweet potato fruit dip seems to fill the bill plus they actually ate it. I have been making a white bean hummus for a while and while most of the kids like it a few flat out refuse, they...