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Elegant Easter Menu

March 25, 2013
Deviled Eggs

Looking for Easter dinner ideas for next Sunday? Here are 6 delicious Easter recipes to make your holiday table complete, from spicy deviled eggs to lamb chops and a twist on brussels sprouts and an amazing carrot cupcake!  Let me know what you will be making for your Easter dinner.  I hope this week spring [...]

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Spicy Deviled Eggs

November 26, 2012

When you have backyard chickens you eat a lot of eggs.  I am sure that you have figured out by now that I love to bake, so I always use up a bunch of eggs whipped into my desserts, but I am always looking for other ways to use up the extras.  I came across [...]

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Sausage Crostini and a Cascal Free Giveaway

November 5, 2012

The holidays are upon us, which means we get to cook and eat delicious foods.  This is a great appetizer to serve at your own house or to take to a party to share.  You can cut the ingredients in half and serve at dinner along side a salad or pasta.  It is super simple [...]

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Tuna Lemon-Aioli Bruschetta

August 24, 2012
Tuna Lemon-Aioli Bruschetta Recipe at www.ahealthylifeforme.com

Do you ever look at a dish you order in a restaurant and think that it would be too much trouble to recreate?  I do it.  If it looks like the work won’t be worth the reward I turn a cold shoulder to the dish and move on.  I saw this dish at one of [...]

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Salmon Salad Appetizer

August 10, 2012
Salmon Salad Appetizer Recipe at www.ahealhtylifeforme.com

I owe this recipe to my son Jacob.  He told me my Pistachio Crusted Salmon recipe is the best Salmon recipe I make.  Since I always have extra Salmon at the end of dinner, his comment got me thinking and  I came up with this little doozy.  It’s simple to pull together and is a [...]

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Goat Cheese and Honey Fig Crackers

July 26, 2012
Goat Cheese and Honey Fig Crackers at www.ahealthylifeforme.com

This is the perfect appetizer.  It takes no time to put together (I mean it takes minutes), it is delicious, (OMG delicious) and it has bacon in it! Here is the thing, I used these crackers that are so addictive.  I found them at the Fresh Market, called Fig Crackers made by The Fine Cheese [...]

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Soft Pretzel Sticks

July 25, 2012
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On Sunday while I was drinking my coffee and checking out recipes on the web, Food & Wine posted a picture of these beautiful pretzel sticks.   The house was quiet because both of our boys are out of town right now, so I decided to try out the recipe.  Jim popped into the kitchen [...]

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Vegetable & Goat Cheese Dip

July 20, 2012
Vegetable & Goat Cheese Dip Appetizer @ ahealthylifeforme.com

My hubby runs with a friend a few days a week and sometimes after the run they come in and have a beer to celebrate their accomplishment!  It usually coincides with me finishing up a recipe for this blog..hmmmm, you think that’s a coincidence?  Anyway, I plopped this dish down in front of the boys [...]

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Basil Pesto Recipe

July 6, 2012
Basil Pine Nuts Parmesan Cheese Olive Oil

If you planted basil in your garden, you have an overflow about now.  I have started fighting mine from going to seed (getting flower heads).  I always have more basil than I could ever use, but I just love the smell and taste of fresh basil.  I read several years ago that if you crush [...]

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Kale Chips

June 18, 2012
Kale Chips

Okay, I have to admit that I have known for quite awhile how good Kale is for you, but Kale is a bit intimidating for me.  Why, you ask?  It doesn’t look good!  I have seen recipes for baked Kale Chips, watched celebrity chefs make baked Kale Chips, heard that they are as addictive as [...]

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Fava Beans & Manchego Crostini

June 15, 2012
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I had this dish at a local Latin Restaurant here in town and loved it, so as I am apt to do I went home and started trying out the recipe at home and came up with this little doozy.  I love the Manchego cheese, which is salty with the nutty flavor of the Beans. [...]

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Caprese Salad Skewers

May 29, 2012
Caprese Salad Skewers at www.ahealthylifeforme.com

For a outdoor garden party what better way to say “summer has arrived” than tomato, mozzarella, basil and sweet balsamic glaze salad?  I ended up making 30 skewers – not one was left! To serve this as an appetizer I decided to go mini-size on a skewer.  However, with the summer tomatoes around the corner [...]

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