Food for living :

I?ve Moved!

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I’ve taken the plunge and moved over to a self-hosted blog. I’d love for you to continue reading Food For Living, which can now be found at   www.healthyfoodforliving.com .

Pumpkin Muffin Pudding

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I have a confession to make. As the temperature outside drops, I morph into a baking addict. There’s something about the cool autumn weather that instills in me a desire to create warm and comforting baked goods.  This seasonal drive has[...]

Meatballs

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This post marks my first foray into making traditional Italian meatballs. I typically use all white meat turkey, which yields tasty – but relatively dry – meatballs.  For my inaugural trial of preparing classic meatballs, I had[...]

Halibut with Lemon-Chive Compound Butter

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I make it a practice to use butter sparingly, and here’s a recipe where just a dab of butter completely transforms an otherwise uninspired main dish. Adding fresh flavor accents to unsalted butter yields an elegant and delicious finishing[...]

Two Ways with Potato Skins

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Not long ago, I posted a recipe for Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes . While enjoying our dinner, my clever husband was inspired by a brilliant idea: prepare the potatoes per the recipe linked above, but change the filling ingredients from dinner to[...]

Baked Stuffed Apples

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Weather-wise, today was the quintessential New England autumn day.  The impeccable blue sky provided a pristine canvas for the vibrant flames of foliage, which are just about at their seasonal peak. The cool and crisp breeze was the perfect[...]

Pumpkin & Apple Butter Pie with Maple Cookie Crust

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If asked to name my favorite kind of pie, it would be a toss-up between apple and pumpkin. Two classic fall favorites, I have a tough time choosing one over the other. Given this predicament, I decided to combine flavors of both into one[...]

Pumpkin Oat Pudding

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I had planned to make a comforting pot of pumpkin rice pudding on this dreary Sunday afternoon, but changed directions a bit when I remembered a recent culinary discovery. A few weeks ago, I made Hannah’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Ice Cream[...]

Apple Streusel Muffins

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The word “ streusel ” automatically conjures an image of a sugar- & fat-laden baked good that of course tastes wonderful, but is certainly not the healthiest choice for breakfast. That being said, don’t let the name of[...]

Maple Apple Butter

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Most recipes for apple butter call for a hefty amount of added refined sugar, which leaves me feeling perplexed. Autumn’s bountiful fruit boasts such a delightful natural sweetness, that adding mounds of sugar seems unnecessary. For this[...]