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Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies

Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies

By Katie Goodman Kids love to help decorate cookies! Special Valentine’s Day cookies are a great way to celebrate at home and with friends. For a Valentine’s Day cookie decorating party, the cookies and frosting can easily be made in advance. Then, set out the plates of cookies, bottles of frosting, and sprinkles for the […]

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Almond Flour Scones

Make these gluten and grain-free almond flour scones from Tiffany at Art Food & Motherhood. Tiffany writes: My friend, Cindy, brought over a batch of these amazing scones the week I gave birth to Emmanuelle. They gave me the much needed energy that was necessary for nursing a newborn and for regaining my strength. Plus […]

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Discover The Magic of Mesquite: No-Knead Mesquite Bread Recipe

Around this time of year one might notice that their local variety of mesquite tree is littering the neighborhood with odd figured legumes. These curly, hooked and sometimes pom-pom shaped pods (screw bean, honey and velvet) offer up a nutritious treat to the creative forager. With a bit of mastery, the pods can also become high value products – flour and sweetener that sell for 30X their white flour and sugar standards. Mesquite’s sweet, dark taste makes it a great match for pancakes, breads, molasses and a host of baked goods.

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