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Butter Chicken Recipe

January 5, 2016 By Gwen Brown 37 Comments

This. Butter Chicken Recipe is my current obsession in recovering from the cheese laden heavy holiday party foods. I didn’t develop a taste for East Asian and middle eastern food until I was in my 30’s, and I just can’t get enough. The dense, spicy gravy on this classic dish from India is so lovely,…

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Homemade Butter Recipe- Our Family Tradition

November 24, 2015 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

Making this homemade butter recipe has become a family tradition. Every year on Thanksgiving, I grab an extra carton of heavy whipping cream, and pour it into a jar with a pinch of salt, and seal it up with a tight fitting lid. We usually do Thanksgiving with relatives, so the kids shake the jar…

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Low Carb Streusel Orange Muffin Recipe [FP or S]

October 19, 2015 By Gwen Brown 30 Comments

When I was a kid, we lived less than a mile from a Big Star grocery store, and I would walk up there at least once a week with my allowance to score some treats. I usually went for the candy aisle, but one week, a 3 pack of giant streusel orange muffins caught my…

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Low Carb Streusel Recipe

October 12, 2015 By Gwen Brown 6 Comments

Know what your low carb muffin needs? Streusel. This yummy, sugar free, low carb streusel is so simple, and really elevates any low carb baked good from “this is good” to “this must be a special occasion!” And did I mention simple? It only uses 3 ingredients. You’ll need: butter, protein powder, and a low carb sweetener…

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Cinnamon Red Hots Tea Recipe

October 6, 2015 By Gwen Brown 16 Comments

This red hots cinnamon tea recipe tastes like those bright little candies, but it’s really a super healthy treat! I have tried through the years to like healthy teas. Like green tea. I KNOW it’s super good for you, but…I just couldn’t dig it. And then there was Matcha tea. I bought a box after…

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Lemon Yogurt Recipe- Family Size!

September 29, 2015 By Gwen Brown 31 Comments

I posted a lemon yogurt recipe back in 2013, and it’s been one of my personal favorites, and yours too! It’s one of the most popular recipes on my blog. And for good reason. It tastes like a little slice of lemon heaven…a mix between pudding and lemonade pie. If you’re getting used to Greek…

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Awesome Ranch Dressing Recipe

September 21, 2015 By Gwen Brown 12 Comments

This awesome ranch dressing recipe is one of my very favorite dressings AND dry spice blends. You know how you’ll make a recipe and like it but then either you get tired of it, or forget about it for years? This isn’t one of those recipes. Once I tweaked this recipe to our liking, it’s…

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Sugar Free Raspberry Lemonade Recipe

September 13, 2015 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

a perfectly sparkly raspberry lemonade recipe that's SO fast to make. I can't believe it's sugar free!

I have a raspberry lemonade recipe obsession. Even though technically it’s supposed to be fall, and everything is *supposed* to taste like pumpkin spice, I thought we might want to have a little  more variety in the mix. You know, for those of use who are not quite ready to let go of the summer….

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