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Jelly-Glazed Apple Cake

Apple season is here and time to start baking! Let’s begin with this beautiful apple cake glazed with apple jelly and sprinkled with toasted almonds.

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Frosted Banana Cake

Overripe bananas mean a banana cake for today, which I decided to bake in an old vintage loaf pan. And wait until you read where I found the recipe!

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Barley Stuffed Peppers

I adore stuffed peppers and especially love these using barley rather than rice. These hearty peppers make a great meatless Monday meal!

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Spicy Avocado Sauce

This spicy avocado sauce is great served with any kind of eggs or vegetables, or even just spread on toast or an English muffin. I can’t get enough of it!

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Fresh Vegetable Recipes from France

It’s not often one will find a corn recipe in a French cookbook, but here’s a good one, along with lots of other recipes using fresh vegetables.

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Ricotta Scrambled Eggs in Portobellos

Scrambled eggs with ricotta and fresh basil stuffed into a portobello mushroom and topped with tomatoes and Parmesan make a great Labor Day breakfast.

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Chinese Chicken Salad

Our heat wave is still ongoing, so you know what that means. Another day of a cold salad and not turning on the oven. How about a Chinese Chicken Salad?

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Cool Cobb Salad for a Heat Wave

We are having a heat wave in Chicago! When it’s this hot, a refreshing chilled and colorful Cobb Salad really hits the spot.

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