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Onion, Bacon & Roasted Garlic Dip

Onion, Bacon & Roasted Garlic Dip by April Anderson

Onion, Bacon & Roasted Garlic DipNovember 2, 2014 by April 17 CommentsThis onion, bacon & roasted garlic dip is perfect for entertaining.Post and recipe updated from the archives, first posted in 2010In my honest opinion, no holiday celebration is complete without onion dip. It’s classic and everyone loves it. I first posted this…

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Asian-Style BBQ Sauce

Asian-Style BBQ Sauce by April Anderson

Just like knowing a few good self-defense moves, it's a good idea to have a few good BBQ sauce recipes up your sleeve in case you need to bake up some wings for the random sports gathering or grill some chicken for a back yard get together.Along with other BBQ sauces it's good to have a spicy-sweet Asian style BBQ sauce in the…

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Chicken Wrap with Cranberries, Walnuts & Poppy Seed Dressing

Chicken Wrap with Cranberries, Walnuts & Poppy Seed Dressing by April Anderson

Who wouldn't want to find this in their lunch bag?Grilled chicken, chopped walnuts, dried cranberries and a sweet poppy seed dressing all wrapped up in a tortilla with some butter lettuce. It has a little bit of everything-- savory, sweet, and tart…

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Creamy, Cheesy Baked Ravioli

Creamy, Cheesy Baked Ravioli by April Anderson

Just when I thought I was going all healthy on myself, after making this and that earlier in the week, the weather took a turn and brought us a dusting of snow and chilly temperatures.You know it's cold when it looks all blue outside.When it's blue and chilly outside all I want to do is turn on the oven and make something comforting…

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Chicken Sausage & Veggie Pasta Toss

Chicken Sausage & Veggie Pasta Toss by April Anderson

PagesChicken Sausage & Veggie Pasta TossA common thread among a lot of easy weeknight dinners is that they usually have four main components: pasta, meat, veggies and sauce. Using those four main components and switching up the ingredients leads to an endless list of dinner possibilities. So many, in fact, that you might not ever…

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Hearty Veggie Soup with White Beans and Kale

Hearty Veggie Soup with White Beans and Kale by April Anderson

One of my New Year's resolutions is to take my lunch to work most days of the week. This commitment requires a bit of planning so I decided this past weekend to make a hearty soup and freeze it in individual servings so it would be easy to pack it and go in the morning.It was pretty easy to decide what kind of soup to make after Dan…

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Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies by April Anderson

PagesChocolate Chunk Oatmeal CookiesImpressive stack of cookies, no?Oh, and they are super tasty, too.Moist and chewy with big chunks of chocolate and walnuts in every bite.I made these this past weekend and have been taking one in my lunch bag to work each day this week. I save it for the afternoon-- just before the four o'clock…

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Classic Meatballs

Classic Meatballs by April Anderson

Classic MeatballsJanuary 11, 2010 by April 20 CommentsI feel like I’m breaking the law by posting this recipe for meatballs. Everywhere I look there are healthy recipes designed to help one detox after the holiday season. I feel like a rebel bucking the system and thumbing my nose to those who think we all should be indulging in…

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