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Skinny Apple Cinnamon Monkey BreadIf you love apples and desserts with apples in them, I think you’ll love this recipe! It’s a decadent, rich tasting sweet monkey bread. It makes a wonderful brunch treat or dessert and perfect for the holidays. One skinny serving has 196 calories, 7 grams of fat and 6 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. So easy to make and freezes great. |
1 vote
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Chicken Pot Pie Skinny-fied!Chicken pot pie is considered the ultimate comfort food. It’s a savory pie filled with a luxurious chicken stew. It’s been popular forever! When you take that first bite it always provides a warming feeling and really satisfies an empty stomach. One big problem-it’s actually one of the 30 worst foods in America. Why? Because a typical… |
3 votes
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Classic Chess Pie with VariationsBasic recipe for a southern favorite. Known as a pantry pie because farmers' wives always had flour, butter, sugar and eggs on hand, this recipe includes the tradtional variety, plus instructions on additives, such as chocolate. |
2 votes
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Glazed Apricot, Orange, Lemon Bundt CakeMany recipes of glazed cakes are out there to be enjoyed. Try this one. It is quick, easy and delicious. Has a great citrus flavor. A very moist cake. |
2 votes
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Dreamy, Skinny Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese FrostingI recently tested this festive, super moist cake on some of my girlfriends. Several of us get together once a month to eat, drink and laugh until it hurts! When everybody gave it a two thumbs up, I couldn’t wait to share it with you. The best part, it’s so simple to make because I starting with a cake mix. Super rich and decadent… |
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Breakfast MuffinsA light, flaky biscuit topped with egg, sausage, and cheese - in a convenient muffin. |
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The Best Barbecued Chicken With an Amazing Homemade SauceWhat makes this chicken de-licious is the fabulous homemade sauce! It’s sweet and a little spicy. You’ll notice one unusual ingredient on the list… Root beer! This ingredient really packs a punch with flavors of sassafras, sarsaparilla, cherry and ginger. This recipe is make skinny by removing the skin from the chicken, using very… |
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Sour Cream Yeast Dinner RollsA minimum knead recipe for delicious, slighty sweet, soft rolls that kids will love, too. |
1 vote
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Cookie Butter BlondiesI am so in love with Cookie Butter, I want to incorporate it into everything I make for the rest of my life. Okay, maybe not, but it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. I decided to mess around with my Blondies recipe, to turn them into Cookie Butter Blondies! Replacing some of the butter with Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter is how… |
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Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross CookiesPeanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my youth - until I came across this one in an Old Farmer's Almanac. The first batch I made convinced me the recipe was the one from my early baking years. Ah - answered prayers! |
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Chicken Soup to Live For!Common, nourishing, fast & easy - unbelievably fragrant, a dish anyone can make and serve. This is a soup, "to live for"! A perfect 'comfort food'. Try this recipe just once and it will become your standard for the ultimate chicken soup recipe. I will tell you how we make it, then you can improvise to suit your pantry, your… |
3 votes
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Fiber Rich, Deli-Style Mushroom Barley SoupDid you ever wonder how to make this popular, robust and filling soup? Happily, it’s super easy to prepare. It’s loaded with fresh mushrooms, fiber rich barley and vegetables. In fact, 1 cup has 5 grams of fiber! Just by swapping reduced-fat butter for regular, I’ve cut the fat from 6.2 grams down to a mere 2.5. The skinny for 1… |
2 votes
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Chicken à la King, a Classic Made SkinnyChicken à la King is a delicious, nostalgic recipe consisting of diced chicken in a luxuriously rich, cream sauce with vegetables and often served over rice, pasta or bread. The other key ingredient is diced pimentos. One of my Facebook friends, Jerry Johnson, sent me the recipe his mom used, from an old Betty Crocker cookbook and… |
2 votes
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Quick & Easy Fruit Compote with Vanilla Sauce (and a no-added sugar or low-sugar variation)A fruit compote on the table in 15 minutes? Here's a dessert kids (and kids of all ages) will love. Start with a can of fruit cocktail, add some chopped fruit in season, and make a simple vanilla sauce to top it. (This dessert converts easily to a… |
3 votes
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Guacamole Tex-MexSuper simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality tortilla chips! Just like Chipotle - but homemade! |
4 votes
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