Art of Natural Living

Enjoying the Green Life

Recipe Index

Appetizers

Spicy Hummus Dip

Spicy and flavorful, Cajun Blackened Shrimp can work as an appetizer, entrée or ingredient in other dishes like tacos or pasta.

Blackened Shrimp

Pull together bagged frozen meatballs, jarred pasta sauce & sliced fresh mozzarella for an easy, tasty Italian Meatball Appetizer! Or dinner. Just add French bread.

Easy Italian Meatball Appetizer

Elegant and tasty, cucumber tea sandwiches are flavored with cream cheese and dill. Perfect for afternoon tea, luncheon, book club or garden party.

Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

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Beverages

Mango Agua Fresca

Refreshing Mango Agua Fresca

Is there anything more refreshing than a Frozen Strawberry Margaritas A sweet, fruity cocktail that's also good as a Virgin Margarita!

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Sweet, creamy and chocolatey, this Baileys Chocolate Martini is a perfect Valentine's Day Cocktail. Or dessert or after dinner drink!

Baileys Chocolate Martini

Enjoy a creamy, flavorful chocolate ice cream soda--made with ice cream, syrup and club soda. Great as a beverage, snack or dessert.

Old Fashioned Chocolate Ice Cream Soda

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Bread & Muffins

Nutella Braided Bread

Easy Speculoos or Nutella Braided Bread

Fruity Blueberry Buckle

Brighten up everyone’s day with these flavorful and moist Carrot Cake Cupcakes that are perfect for Spring and Easter.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes #SpringSweetsWeek

Light and airy with a rich, slightly sweet flavor, flavorful sweet potato bread has oatmeal and white whole wheat flour for added health.

Healthy & Tasty Sweet Potato Bread

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Breakfast

Nutella Braided Bread

Easy Speculoos or Nutella Braided Bread

Fruity Blueberry Buckle

a slice of blueberry coffee cake

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Sun Dried Tomato and Spinach Quiche

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Condiments & More

Make your desserts, breakfast sand tea times extra special with this homemade Lime Curd. Sweet, tart and flavorful, it's even easy to make!

Lime Curd #SpringSweetsWeek

Who’d of thought that homemade cherry bbq sauce--sweet-spicy and full of flavor, would be so good you’d want to eat it with a spoon!

Cherry BBQ Sauce

Rich & fruity, homemade strawberry curd tastes like a cross between good jam and buttercream frosting. Spiff up breakfast or dessert--easily!

Strawberry Curd

Immersion Blender Hollandaise

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Cookies & Candies

whole wheat brownies cut and stacked

Fudgiest Whole Wheat Brownies

Made with an embossed roller and colored jimmies, Confetti Shortbread Cookies are an easy treat to bring some spring into your life.

Funfetti Shortbread Cookies (Two Ways)

loaded pretzel rods in spring colors

Spring Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods

Peanut Butter, Gluten Free Blondies, with chocolate chips and quinoa, are an easy, tasty treat. Almost like a creamy Peanut Butter Cup Cookie!

Peanut Butter Gluten Free Blondies

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Desserts & Snacks

Nutella Braided Bread

Easy Speculoos or Nutella Braided Bread

whole wheat brownies cut and stacked

Fudgiest Whole Wheat Brownies

Fruity Blueberry Buckle

loaded pretzel rods in spring colors

Spring Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods

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Fruits & Vegetables

Whole Roast Buttercup Squash (or Any Winter Squash)

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole with Cherry Tomatoes

With layers of seven different fruits in alternating colors, and an amazing simple sauce, this Seven Layer Fruit Salad makes it exciting to eat a rainbow!

Seven Layer Fruit Salad

No Marinade Shish Kabobs

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Main Dishes

Baked Salmon in Foil

Baked Salmon in Foil (with Green Alternatives)

Open faced sandwiches with homemade garlic aioli are both simple and elegant. Topped with smoked salmon or prosciutto, they are perfect for a casual party, lunch or light supper.

Open Faced Sandwiches with Garlic Aioli

Sun Dried Tomato and Spinach Quiche

Spicy and flavorful, Cajun Blackened Shrimp can work as an appetizer, entrée or ingredient in other dishes like tacos or pasta.

Blackened Shrimp

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Salads

Carrot Raisin Salad with Hamburger

Classic Carrot Raisin Salad

Brighten your day with this Colorful Spring Salad full of vibrant fruits, lettuce & pink pickled eggs. A tasty first course or light entree.

Colorful Spring Salad

With a flavorful vinaigrette, artichokes, parmesan, olives and summer sausage, this Spicy Italian Salad is full of flavor.

Spicy Italian Salad

With dried cranberries and chopped apple, plus a fresh dressing that is part Greek yogurt, Cranberry Chicken Salad is tasty and versatile. Top a salad, fill a sandwich, stuff an avocado or more.

Cranberry Chicken Salad

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Sandwiches

Dipping French Dip

Crockpot French Dip au Jus

Open faced sandwiches with homemade garlic aioli are both simple and elegant. Topped with smoked salmon or prosciutto, they are perfect for a casual party, lunch or light supper.

Open Faced Sandwiches with Garlic Aioli

Lamb Sliders with Tzatziki Sauce

With savory ham, creamy cheese and a punch of mustard, a Grilled Ham and Cheese Saandwich is classic comfort food for a family friendly lunch.

Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich

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Soups

Ginger Carrot Soup Served

Easy 5-Ingredient Ginger Carrot Soup (All Year)

carrot and lentil soup with ham

Easy Carrot and Lentil Soup with Ham

Three Sisters Stew is a delicious combination of winter squash, corn, beans, tomatoes, peppers and more! Comfort food can be healthy!

Three Sisters Stew

Warm and creamy and healthier than chicken soup, Cream of Spinach Soup with Potatoes may be your new comfort food!

Cream of Spinach Soup with Potatoes

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