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These Oatmeal Cookies conjure up visions of fresh from the oven peach pie – without the commitment of making a whole pie! While using peaches picked right from the tree is idea for this, using canned or even frozen peaches won’t ruin the whole recipe. …
We all eat dessert for breakfast… we may pretend not to OR justify the fact that “its just a bite” so its ok OR maybe you just go ahead and go for it and proudly eat those sweets for breakfast! Well, now it doesn’t matter …
You need to have all sorts of frozen goodies ready for summer cravings that may strike at any given moment. Yes, I know that it easy to run out to the store and have boxes of ice cream sandwiches and popsicles at the ready. But, for the fruity treats you crave, please please please make something healthy and happy – which you can also customize to perfectly fit your personal palette preferences. 🙂
SALAD – some people view it as just a boring start to a meal while others look at salad as the whole meal. Most days, a salad is my go-to lunch. There are also many a day when salads make an appearance on our dinner …
Pancakes are a fantastic, amazing, delicious, yummy breakfast, but they involve a bit of hands-on time and attention to make them perfect and avoid burning. I figured that there had to be an easier way to get the delicious flavor of a pancake without …
When Life gives you Zucchini, you make Zucchini Bread. And when you are lucky enough to get some Peaches from Life at the same time that Life gives you Zucchinis, you can make Peach Zucchini Bread!
All of the “fats” in this recipe come from the Peaches (or Bananas – or a mix of both). Since the fruits have all of the natural sugars, I even went ahead and reduced the amount of sugar in the recipe! AND – if you want to make this even more healthy, do like I did and replace your white flour with whole wheat flour.
I’ve now made this bread five times, in 4 different ways (loaf, mini-muffins, mini-loafs, and bunt cake) for dozens of people. I think I liked the way it turned out in the traditional loaf the best – but each was amazing. I have added diced peaches on top (in the mini-loafs) and that was adorable. Rich liked the mini-muffins best (which I thought were more dry because I baked them almost too long – but that is why he liked them the best). This recipe is totally forgiving and you can add or substitute as you like and feel free to bake longer if you like a drier bread – you seriously cannot mess up this recipe (ok, I take that back – you probably can mess it up, but its not easy to do)!
