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Chocolate Flax Muffins

Diana Dyer is a Registered Dietitian and cancer survivor. She pursues a cancer-fighting diet that is chock-full of veggies and other healthy foods, including flaxseed. This is one of her recipes. 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 can (15 oz) … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Chip Cookies

from the kitchen of Gracie Hinton 2 ½ C sifted flour 3 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice ½ C sort shortening 1 ¼ C brown sugar 2 eggs 1 … Continue reading

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Glorious Food

Last weekend’s Thanksgiving feast almost blew our collective minds with how tasty everything was. Actually, as we tried to express how good everything was, we kept trying to find just the right superlatives. We agreed that we should establish a … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Cheesecake

Here is a delicious alternative to the traditional Pumpkin Pie, if you can give it up. Cheesecake is one of those desserts where you have to follow the directions to make sure you’re not compromising the quality of the final … Continue reading

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Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup

2 Tbsp olive oil 1 med onion, finely chopped 3 cups chicken, beef or vegetable broth 1 (32 oz) can pumpkin 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained 1 (14½ oz) can ready cut tomatoes, undrained 1 cup cream 1 … Continue reading

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Big Pumpkin

I recently discovered that the new world record holding pumpkin of 2005 weighed 1,469 pounds. If I had a baby that big, I think I would feel obligated to give it a name. Personally, I like Barry Gourdy. Or The … Continue reading

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Memorable Pumpkin Pie

Ah, I can’t even follow my own directions! This is not actually a recipe at all, just a way to modify your pie to be special. For special pumpkin pie, use whatever recipe you wish. I use the recipe on … Continue reading

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