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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
It is offcially summer break now! To start it off a bit rocky my husband had to leave the country for business the very first full day of break. That’s right, me and three rambunctious boys alone for nearly seven days. This calls for baking and keeping their mouths full. For our first morning without Daddy we made these muffins. They were a huge hit. Sean declared them “the bestest muffins ever”!

They provided the boys with enough energy to play outside and help in the garden. I planted some more zucchini and yellow squash seeds. Just because! I pulled up two big areas of lettuce last weekend and figured why not try to grow something it those spots. It is still a little early for the pumpkins seeds to go in and squash was the answer. We’ll see if it grows.

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Red Lentil Curry Hummus

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In this house we love hummus. It is such a nice and easy dip to serve with veggies and pita. When we go out to eat we like to get a hummus platter as an appetizer when it is available. Not that we need to quiet the boys with food before the meal comes or anything! Continue reading

Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Granola

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I must warn you, this granola is seriously addictive! It all starts with an innocent hand full. And then another, and another…until you have no idea how much you have really eaten. Not that I would know from personal experience. Okay, confession time. I came home from the gym yesterday and kept nibbling while taking pictures of this granola. I did just burn over 1200 calories so it can’t be too bad can it?!

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