Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category
16
Apr
The rainbow cake connection
Categories: Recipes
So of course my daughter found her birthday cake on Pinterest this year. Seems appropriate, right? She was looking over my shoulder one day and two months later, when I asked if she wanted anything in particular for her birthday cake, she didn’t hesitate. “The rainbow cake!” I started researching recipes. I quickly found one… read more!
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9
Feb
Valentine’s Day “Semi-Healthy” Treats
Categories: Recipes
Here at Magic Beans, we’re committed to going a little healthier this year. But we can’t give up sweets entirely on this sweetest of holidays, so we decided to share one of our favorite V-day recipes — because it’s fruit! Well, it’s mostly fruit. And fruit is always healthy, whether it’s smothered in chocolate or… read more!
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3
Feb
Soup or bowl? Great soup & chili recipes
Categories: Recipes
The food traditions of Super Bowl Sunday are almost as enticing for me as the game itself. We make all kinds of fun treats each year, including both new recipes and old favorites. Soups and chili are always part of the menu, though. Here are three of my family’s favorite recipes, all of them healthy,… read more!
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22
Dec
Jelly donut… cupcakes!
Categories: Recipes
Chanukah is notable for many reasons, but the tradition of eating fried foods is both wonderful and unfortunate. On one hand, there’s nothing more delicious than hot potato latkes with cold sour cream and apple sauce. On the other hand, it’ll take a lot of hours on the treadmill to offset the impact of that… read more!
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22
Apr
No Rain On Your Parade: 10 ways to have fun indoors
Categories: Just for fun, Recipes
While we don’t love April Showers, don’t forget: at the end, we get beautiful May Flowers. In the meantime, here are our top 10 suggestions to keep downpours from dampening your fun. Make your own play-doh – kids enjoy the process AND the product. This recipe doesn’t require you to cook the dough, making it… read more!
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18
Mar
Hooray for Hamantaschen
Categories: Recipes
Sunday is Purim, one of my favorite holidays in the Jewish calendar. What’s not to love? We celebrate the victory of good over evil, our kids dress up in costumes, and Eli and I do a puppet show together for the kids in our community. But before the holiday starts, we bake hamantaschen. Hamantaschen are… read more!
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11
Mar
Irish Soda Bread…for real
Categories: Holidays, Recipes
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve got a special treat for you: a traditional take on Irish Soda Bread. Frequently, Irish Soda Bread that’s available in America contains raisins, orange zest, or other sources of sweetness. While very, very tasty, these are actually variations on the traditional Irish bread, which contains absolutely no sugar… read more!
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11
Feb
Delectable Fudge Brownies
Categories: Recipes
A few weeks ago, I was hunting the web for a new brownie recipe and I found this on the King Arthur Flour website. I was intrigued by the unusual method, so I tried it. The resulting pan of brownies was easily the best I’ve ever made. The additional step of heating the butter and… read more!
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