Gabby Friendly

We had an action packed Halloween spirited day! Starting with pumpkin cookies and ending with candy apples! I love Halloween!!! Anyway, I decided to do an extra post with this recipe in honor of Alissa (who like me is preggers but unlike me is in the home stretch!). Enjoy! I enlisted some slave labor to make these… Print Iced Pumpkin […]

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At the risk of sounding a little redundant, I have to once again thank Jessica for finding me this gem and Mel’s Kitchen Cafe for coming up with the recipe. I have some other recipes coming up that will diversify my sources but for now I have to post this one. For nothing more than awhile ago I had expressed […]

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Well Mel’s Kitchen Cafe, or really my recipe consultant Jessica, did it again. They found me an outstandingly delicious meal for my whole family.   Print Pineapple Meatballs Author: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe (http://www.melskitchencafe.com) Recipe type: Entree Prep time:  45 mins Cook time:  30 mins Total time:  1 hour 15 mins Serves: 6   Ingredients Meatballs: 2 lbs ground beef (lean) – (I used […]

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In the craze of just getting back from our adult vaca, I managed to actually complete a recipe…impressive, right? There’s nothing I like more than an easy, healthy home-made meal! This one may just be my new favorite!!!   Print Southwestern Chicken Barley Chili Author: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe http://www.melskitchencafe.com Recipe type: Entree Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  1 hour Total time:  […]

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In How I love brunch!, I alluded to this unbelievable french toast recipe I have. Special thanks to Rachel Thompson for enlightening me to this one! In honor of Wednesday evening where some of my fellow Jews will be breaking the fast they will have completed to atone for their sins, I am resorting to some of my best recipes. […]

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I haven’t blogged a recipe in ages and mainly it’s because I haven’t actually made a new recipe in ages! So although I have already blogged a more nutritious/easier version of this, I thought I would send this out because I’m not sure Drew has ever enjoyed a dish I have made more.   Print Sweet and Sour Chicken Author: Mel’s […]

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Everyone knows that salmon is a very healthy protein with their Omega 3 Fatty Acids. I have had, consistently with my two other pregnancies, an aversion to salmon while pregnant. However, it is very important for my family as well as me to eat it. So I decided to find other ways to make it a little less salmon-y. I […]

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I love brunch. I love brunch even more at my house since my kids cannot sit still for two seconds. This way I can drink my coffee leisurely and actually enjoy my food. This past weekend my in-laws came over for brunch. I have an amazing french toast recipe that I was going to redo but decided to try something […]

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Between all the baking I did for the birthday extravaganza and the summer craziness, I haven’t spent much time in the kitchen lately. A few weeks ago I made a southwestern black bean salad from my favorite website Skinny Taste. It was awesome and very much like a “salsa” my mother-in-law makes. So this time I made Sandy’s Salsa which […]

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