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Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

I was brought up on cookies, homemade, delicious ones that permeate the air while they are baking. Nothing says home like the aroma of fresh baked cookies. Well, I guess that’s not totally true as baking apple pie with cinnamon does a great job of providing a tantalizing effect on the senses!  I am usually [...]

Pineapple Angelfood Cake for Light Eaters

Here is the one of the easiest recipes to make a delicious light dessert with few calories. It is a Weight Watcher recipe that I received from a friend, Phyl. It is light and fluffy and if you are counting points, 1/12 of it is 4 points. I am not on Weight Watchers but agree [...]

Peach Apple Cake

I love to have a warm dessert on a cold winter’s night.  It must be a comfort food thing. Though why is it that when you eat comfort food, the pants become so uncomfortable?  Hmm. Food for thought. This recipe, which I was fortunate to eat at a recent buffet and did not have to [...]

9 Layer Mexican Dip

One of my friend, Heather, made this dip. Great job Heather!! I love this dip. It is just so refreshing and satisfying. It is like you should feel guilt eating it but there is no need to have any misgivings about this tasty appetizer. It is quite healthy and to make it more diet friendly, [...]

Bagelumbers

Here is a very interesting, fast, and quite tasty treat probably best served as an appetizer or a light snack. I recently had one of these at a luncheon buffet. My friend, Phyl, and I had to come up with a name so we joined the bagels and the cucumbers and came up with bagelumbers. [...]

Pineapple Fluffy Dessert

Here is an easy to make, easy to take dessert that won’t kill a diet. It can be made lighter or richer depending on the types of pudding, gelatins, or Cool Whip used. I recently had this and found it to be perfect after a meal. Quite refreshing! Pineapple Fluffy 1 pkg gelatin, any flavor [...]

Swiss Turkey Butternut Bake-Ahhh, the Joy of Comfort Food!

I have been craving turkey and butternut and decided to come up with something that would be easy to make and yet give me the comfort of a turkey dinner without the work! Here it is. I remembered having something very similar at a buffet not too long ago but of course, I had to [...]

Olea Europaea (Olive) Cream Cheese Spread on Celery

Here is a very easy appetizer to prepare. It is always gobbled up at every buffet or gathering. It can be used as a dip and can be varied to each and everyone’s individual’s taste. Add some chopped peppers, onions, etc. It can be endless! Use light cream cheese for a lighter touch. Olea Europaea [...]

Guilt Free Chocolate Cookies

One of the teachers at my school, Krystal, brought these delicious cookies to school for our Healthy Buffet. They, if you follow WeightWatchers, are 1 point each, which translate into diet friendly. These cookies were very moist and mouth watering. Very good Krystal! I found out today that Krystal made a little error while baking [...]

Incredible Turkey Chili

Here is a superb meal for anytime, but makes an incredible buffet offering. I recently had this at our school luncheon buffet and it was very tasty and filling. Brigitte, who is an incredible cook, made it and as you can see by the picture, it is moist and inviting! It is perfect for a [...]