Ronda Eagle

Marbled Pumpkin Pound Cake

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Marbled Pumpkin Pound Cake is lightened up for fewer fat and calories making me feel a little less guilty about my indulgence.

I’m not the biggest fan of pumpkin anything. I’m more a fan of apple and cinnamon for my favorite fall flavors but today I’ve got the most awesome recipe for a baked fall treat — and it’s made with PUMPKIN!   I know! I almost can’t believe it myself and …

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Easy Cheese Danish

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This recipe for Easy Cheese Danish is both quick and easy and starts with a can (or two) of crescent rolls or crescent rounds.

Everyone needs a few quick (and easy)  brunch recipes. When a lot of family is over, I like to pull out a few of these recipes to get us all fed with a minimal amount of work and time in the kitchen. After all, I want to spend my time …

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Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

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Bring the deliciousness of the wing shop home to your oven with Crispy Baked Chicken Wings that have a crisp exterior that mimics being fried.

I came across this recipe for Crispy Baked Chicken Wings in one of my older issues of Cooks Country Magazine (I keep every issue and re-read them from time to time). We make a lot of chicken in the oven and no matter how hard I’ve tried I just couldn’t get them …

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Crock Pot Italian Meatballs in Marinara Sauce

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Homemade Crock Pot Italian Meatballs are so simple — and delicious. Delicate and tender, these scratch-made meatballs poach in the marinara creating a rich and delicious sauce in the crockpot. Serve as an appetizer or entree.

It’s truly worth every bit of effort you put in (which isn’t much) and as a reward, you get every bit of that effort back two-fold in appreciation from your family and guests. You will never get a meatball from a bag as tasty as the ones you make homemade, and the same goes for the spaghetti sauce.

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Instant Vanilla Latte Mix

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Instant Vanilla Latte --KitchenDreaming.com -- Makes a great host or hostess gift or any coffee lover gift basket. Also great for the office, RV or camping!

Maxwell House International Coffee brand instant coffee mix was a little luxury of mine for a few years. I had several favorite flavors I enjoyed and really liked being able to whip up a hot drink at a moment’s notice. Coffee in our office was not that great so it quickly became my afternoon pick-me-up,  but buying those drink mixes each week really adds up! So when I saw this recipe for Instant Latte Mix from Taste of Home, I was ecstatic.

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Palak Chole – Spinach and Chickpea curry

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One of the best things about Palak Chole is that it can be prepared both as a side or main (Vegan or vegetarian) meal. It is also Gluten Free.

I had been craving some Indian food last week and so we drove clear across town to our favorite restaurant to get some. But I would be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t more than a little disappointed that there was no Vindaloo on the menu that day but a dish they did have in its place was Palak Chole.

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