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Triple-Banana Oat Pancakes

Imagine It! The convenience of blender pancakes made with just wholesome oats and banana and egg. No pancake mix. No refined flour. No added sugar. No gotta-get-to-Whole-Foods weird ingredients. But It's For Real! For some, it will matter that these light and tender pancakes are gluten-free and dairy-free. But for real pancake lovers? What matters most is that these taste and feel like honest-to-goodness real pancakes. And for people who mark the Christian calendar's Shrove Tuesday with pancakes for supper? This is your recipe! ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ FIRST. Just so you know, this family is downright religious about pancakes. We believe in pancakes, not just for breakfast but for supper. After-church pancake breakfasts are a given but when my sister and I were growing up, our mom also made pancakes (or waffles, yum!) for Sunday night supper, usually topped with soft scoops of vanilla ice cream and maple syrup. (Just think of that, melting ice cream pooled w...

Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe for Slow Cooker

How to make homemade tomato and meat sauce for spaghetti, all the flavor for a fraction of the calories. For a convenient, low-fat and low-calorie healthy supper, make the sauce ahead of time in a slow cooker (or slow-cooked in the oven) with a pantry's worth of spices . Wanna add giant meatballs? Me too, I'll show you exactly how. This is pure homestyle comfort food, the favorite for kids and grown-ups alike. No wonder it takes my mind way-way back, remembering Italian suppers hosted by my parents, such exotic world cuisine through my child's eyes! How to Make Spaghetti Meat Sauce from Scratch, Fresh & Family-Approved. A Long-Time Family Favorite. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Hearty & Filling. A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Kid Friendly. Meal Prep Friendly. Freezer Friendly. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. How to Feed a Crowd. Potluck & Party Friendly. Lo...

Roasted Applesauce with Raspberries

It's such a simple idea, isn't it? Just throw a few raspberries into homemade applesauce. The results? A glorious raspberry gem color and a brightness never before tasted in applesauce. Is Ina Garten a genius? I think so! If this is your first time to make homemade applesauce , start here, if only for sheer prettiness. Real Food, Fresh & Beautiful. No Added Sugar! Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Easy Weeknight Supper. Potluck & Party Friendly. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Vegetarian. Naturally Gluten Free. Whole30 Friendly.

Celebration Salad

~Maple-Roasted Carrots with Arugula, Dill, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Pomegranate and Glazed Pecans~ Wow, right?! Calling all Ina Garten fans! Here's one of five recipes I've made and loved from the Barefoot Contessa's new "Cooking for Jeffrey" cookbook in the last two weeks. It's a celebratory main-dish salad, no abstemious January fare but an exultant platter of myriad textures, colors, flavors and moods. And yeah, I know, how in the world can everyday common carrots be the centerpiece of such a celebration salad? You're gonna have to taste it to believe it. But do, please do. Meatless Monday, anyone? ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ LOL, Have We Been Typecast? Have my husband ( ! ) and I been typecast? I fear so. For Christmas, the family Santas gifted us with six new cookbooks. Six! Each one filled with author passion and experience, inspiring photos and fascinating reading – and recipes! Even overwhelmed by new cookbooks, a few days later...