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Fudge Recipe with Coconut Oil

Posted by Gwendelynn Brown on Saturday, January 28, 2012, In : Healthy Family Recipes

This healthy fudge recipe is made with extra virgin coconut oil, honey, and a few other common pantry ingredients. It's easy, and this is a tasty way to get the health benefits of extra virgin coconut oil and raw honey, which I'll tell you more about at the bottom of the page. If you use the butter, the coconut flavor is very mild and not really noticeable. Though this isn't a traditional 'holiday' fudge recipe, it packs a really amazing chocolate punch, and is more of a 'fill the cravin...

Chocolate Covered Banana Recipe

Posted by Gwendelynn Brown on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, In : Snacks

Chocolate covered bananas were spotted in the freezer section recently, and wheels began to turn. My boy just *had* to make some. So in honor of spring break, warm weather, and all things that are right and good with the world, we made up our very own, and very healthy...and yummy...Chocolate Covered Banana recipe. I am here to testify that these things are GOOD.

If you've been scarred by the misuse of the word 'healthy' and 'good', then let me hold out my hand, friend. There is not a ca...
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Soda Pop Recipe

Posted by Gwendelynn Brown on Friday, November 5, 2010, In : Beverages

Here's a yummy soda pop recipe for times when you want a treat! I prefer to avoid high fructose corn syrup and artificial colors, but we still like special drinks. This is what I made for the kids when they were participating in Mama's work camp a few days ago...

It couldn't be easier! You'll need

One bottle of carbonated water or seltzer water, and a container of juice concentrate.

Pour the juice concentrate into a pitcher.

Next, use the juice container and refill it four times with sparkli...
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Granola Bar Recipe

Posted by Gwendelynn Brown on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, In : Snacks

This is the granola bar recipe of my dreams.

I'd been on the hunt for a way to make my own granola bars for a couple of years now. I kept finding recipes that required lots of ingredients, and too many steps. Like "Make a double batch of granola, and then use it to make bars with this recipe."

Not. Happening.

I wanted a recipe that was simple.
Fast and easy would also be good.
And versatile, because I get bored easily.
Plus, they had to be delicious, and use stuff that I already have in m...
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Frappuccino Recipe

Posted by Gwendelynn Brown on Thursday, April 29, 2010, In : Beverages

This frappucciono recipe has been affectionately re-named "Happyccinno."
It's my treat of choice when things get crazy around here, which means that I drink these regularly.
Baby spit up on you? Happyccino time!

Potty training mishaps? Happycchino time!

Kids being all noisy and acting like...like...normal kids?
Why lookie there!
Happyccino time!

So this is how you make my awesome, frozen, blended, creamy and very affordable mocha frappuccino recipe.
I'll walk you through the 45 second process,...