Category Archives: Sugar

Blueberry Pumpkin Muffins

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These egg-free muffins are packed with nutrition and delicious to the taste. It can’t get much better than this!–Mellyn :)

Yield: 3 dozen muffins

  • 2 cups oatmeal, ground into flour
  • 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 Tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 15-ounce can pumpkin
  •  2 cups blueberries (fresh, frozen, re-hydrated or 2 15-ounce cans that have been drained)
  1. Blend oatmeal.
  2. Combine milk, sugar, brown sugar, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon.
  3. Add oil, water and pumpkin. Mix until well combined
  4. Stir in blueberries gently.
  5. Spoon into muffin cups.
  6. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

 

Blueberry Sweet Rolls

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I adore bread — whether it’s a honey wheat loaf, garlic breadsticks or doughnuts. But even in the bread category, I have my favorites – and sweet rolls definitely top the list. These blueberry rolls are mildly sweet without being overpowering. Soft and delicious, they satisfy my need for comfort food every time! –Mellyn

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Clam Chowder

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Another staple from my one great cook! I personally don’t like clams, but my husband LOVES them. I just discreetly remove a bowl of this for myself out of the family pot BEFORE I add the clams. Then no one is any wiser that my dish is different. I don’t have to eat clams, but I don’t need to make my kids think they shouldn’t either. I like to let them decide on their own!  Recipe from Karen. Continue reading →

Pineapple Sweet ‘n’ Sour Sauce

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Egg rolls are one of my favorite things — especially with sweet and sour sauce! But I hate paying such a high price for it at the grocery store. So we set out to create our own. We love the tangy flavor the pineapple adds to this sauce. Normally we serve it with egg rolls for dipping and spoon it over our rice for a sweet side. It’s also good brushed on chicken. –Mellyn  Continue reading →

Simple Strawberry Smoothies

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Strawberry smoothies are one of life’s simple pleasures! Easy to make and always a delicious treat, my kids are always clamoring for smoothies. This week we opted to try them with freeze-dried strawberries…and I have to say, I think we’ll stick with our frozen berries. I’ve included our recipe for freeze-dried berry smoothies, in case you’d like to try it, but this is one place, where I wouldn’t recommend freeze-dried fruit. –Mellyn

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Vanilla Cookies with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

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I love sugar cookies, but I don’t always have the time to make them or the inclination to clean up the kitchen afterwards. These pretty, little cookies solve both problems — they’re fast to make and since they’re scooped, not rolled, they make less mess! –Mellyn Continue reading →

Strawberry Sauce

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This is one of my favorite basic recipes. I use the same “formula” to create low-sugar fruit sauces out of blueberries, strawberries, mandarin oranges, peaches or anything else that sounds appealing! The uses for this sauce are equally diverse. We eat it most often on pancakes or waffles, but this week I’ll show you how to use it to dress up a plain chocolate cake, as well. –Mellyn Continue reading →