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Peanut Butter Banana Surprise
Welcome to the Cocina Monologues! I’m really excited about starting this blog, but I have to admit I don’t exactly know what I’m doing on the technical side of things just yet, so bear with me. I...
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Homemade Granola Bars
You see lots of recipes out there for granola bars. Well, I do anyway. We eat a lot of granola bars around our house, so after seeing several simple recipes, I decided I would make some. The method is...
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Peanut Butter Banana French Toast
I think Elvis would be proud. This is the new breakfast of champions. I don’t even know what else to say about this recipe except that you have to try it. It’s UH-MAZE-ING. So delicious and...
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Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
These muffins are amazing. In fact, they are so delicious, I think you could almost call them cupcakes. I know muffins are for breakfast, but I have no shame in admitting I’ve eaten them for...
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Homemade Granola Bars Redux
I think I’m kind of obsessed with this granola bar thing. There are so many different ways to make them – I just can’t help myself! This time I went back to the old standby of peanut butter and...
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Balsamic Glazed Carrots
As much as Tim and I love vegetables, there’s one that we really never cook just as a side dish. Carrots. We eat them raw and we use them in recipes, but we just don’t really eat cooked carrots....
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My New Favorite Pancake Recipe
Let me tell you about my new favorite pancake recipe. They’re so flavorful and fluffy, plus there’s all kinds of good stuff in them – whole wheat flour, oats, flax seeds. There’s no oil, white flour,...
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Lactation Granola Bars
So, I haven’t posted much since I’ve become a Mommy. I’m on summer break right now, so I can’t really complain about being too busy, but I am enjoying a lot of snuggles and smiles with my sweet little...
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Farro Salad with Citrus Dijon Vinaigrette
Farro is new on the scene in my life. I’d heard about it for a while, but I never got around to trying it until I found a package of prepared farro at the local Tar-zhay store. Here’s a crash course...
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What’s in Season: Zucchini Waffles
Zucchini is one of those things that you can prepare a million different ways. Slice it, dice it, roast it, sautee it, grill it, fry it, put it in sauces, serve it with pasta, make zucchini bread,...
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Whole Wheat Banana Blueberry Muffins
I was at the Farmer’s Market the other day pining over all of the beautiful produce, and admiring the increasing variety of other products sold there – lotions, soaps, plants, cheeses, etc. I came up...
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Homemade Granola
When my school has inservice days, we do a breakfast potluck. I usually bring fruit, but I knew others would bring fruit, and I wanted to do something different for a change. I’m dairy free because I’m...
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