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Breakfast and Sweets

Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins

By Mandy · October 14, 2026

“Little Sal picked three berries and dropped them in her little tin pail… kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!” –Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey So let’s face it — blueberry muffin recipes are pretty similar. You can tweak it here and there but when it comes down to it, the basic ingredients are…well basic!. There’s not a...

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Main Dishes

Not Your Kid’s Mac & Cheese

By Mandy · July 1, 2026

CAUTION: You are about to consume an ultra-cheezy post… There is a famous slogan out there…Porsche, there is no substitute. Well, I believe it could be altered to read Mac & Cheese, there is no substitute! I don’t mean out of the box, orange powder mix mac and cheese. I’m talking about a fresh, gourmet dish. Once you...

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Main Dishes

Seitan Shepard’s Pie

By Mandy · September 18, 2025

In trying to think outside of the box to ignite an everyday dinner, I decided to create a vegetarian version of Shepard’s Pie. It is traditionally made with lamb or beef but I wanted to try seitan, a wheat-based product you can find next to most tofu products. The texture of seitan is very much...

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Salads and Dressings

Creamy Bleu Cheese Dressing

By Mandy · June 10, 2024

My husband is a huge wedge salad fan. I think he really just likes the bacon bits and the blue cheese but maybe I’m wrong and it’s the tomatoes and iceberg…..nahhhh, it’s the bacon and bleu cheese!! I’m making him a lovely dinner tonight so this afternoon I whipped up a quick batch of my...

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