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Chai Fig Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I started a new job in August that has involved periods of heavy travel. I have enjoyed exploring new places and learned that the key to achieving a healthy work-life balance when work involves travel out of state is to do something for yourself. I’ve learned to eat local when I am traveling. In New…
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Caramel Apple Cake

Celebrate the end of September with this healthier Caramel Apple Cake! This is a cake you can eat guilt free for breakfast or as a lighter sweet treat after a heavier fall meal! Enjoy! Ingredients Method
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Caramel Banana Bread

Banana bread is one of my favorite breakfast treats and this one is truly special. I used Chobani’s Dairy Free Caramel Macchiato Creamer to give it a distinctly caramel taste and help the bread become even more moist. Then Tom and Jenny’s Sugar Free Caramels melt into the bread during baking to create pockets of…
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Pumpkin Chai Granola

Granola is a really simple and fun recipe to make at home. This recipe is adjustable to fit your taste buds and could really be altered for any season. For fall- it’s great with a little pumpkin puree and chai spice. Here is my Chai Spice recipe to use to make this granola: Ingredients Method
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Baked Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Vodka Sauce

Have a date night dinner at home with this fun twist on a classic sauce. I subbed blended up roasted red peppers for tomato paste to create a lightened up version of vodka sauce. Ingredients Method
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Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Spice Bread

In the fall I really crave all things pumpkin (also yes I know it’s not technically fall yet but it is in my kitchen). I want pumpkin baked goods, pumpkin scented coffee, pumpkin in my coffee, I want all things pumpkin! Sometimes when I’m baking with pumpkin I can’t get quite the strong pumpkin flavor…
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Cheesy Lemon Garlic Zucchini Pizza

This summer season I have seen so many variations of zucchini pizza recipes I just had to try my own. The key to this pizza is the Garlic Spread base and the blend of asiago and parmesan cheeses. I can say with confidence that you will not have the best smelling breath after eating this…
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Pumpkin Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

I can’t hold back from pumpkin baking at the first signs of fall and I don’t think you should either. The Rye flour makes these pumpkin cookies extra comforting- the perfect way to welcome fall even if it is still 90 plus degrees out here in the south. Ingredients Method Watch me make these cookies…
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Chai Pear Baked Oatmeal

I’m over here pretending it’s fall and the temperature outside is under 90 degrees. Who’s with me? The chai spice blend in this oatmeal will make your whole house smell divine. Even if the outside temperature is still declaring summer your inside house will feel like fall. You can purchase a chai spice blend at…
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Easy Chai Spice Blend

With fall quickly approaching I am happily dreaming of new recipes and baked treats. A favorite flavor for me is Chai. You can find Chai powder at the store but the internet is also full of recipes to make your own. Here’s my recipe using ingredients I always have in my pantry. I like to…