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Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies

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Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies
One of the greatest flavor combinations on earth is chocolate and peppermint. Don’t you agree? If you so, you’ll want to make these yummy cookies–stat!  

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups chocolate chips, divided
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of Andes peppermint crunch chocolate

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a glass bowl, microwave 2 cups of chocolate chips on high for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until chocolate is melted and smooth.

2. In large mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla till smooth. Add eggs and beat in until well incorporated.

3. Add about two-thirds of the melted chocolate into the butter mixture and mix well. (save the remaining chocolate for drizzling)

4. Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt to the wet ingredients and mix until well-blended.

5. Stir in remaining half-cup of whole chocolate chips and the Andes chocolate pieces.

6. Prepare baking sheets by spraying with no-stick spray or lining with parchment paper.

7. Scoop out about a tablespoonful of dough and form a round ball. Place onto cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Repeat until you use up all the cookie dough.

8. Bake at 350 for 8-9 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet for about 5 minutes. Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate. Transfer onto cooking racks.

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Gluten-Free Recipe Round-Up for Fall

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I am SO excited today about everything Gluten-Free! So many Menu Planning Central members have asked for more help with their Gluten-Free life, and we are making it happen.

As you probably know, there are a zillion awesome food bloggers and websites dedicated to helping folks with all things GF, and I have been in touch with many of them recently as I’ve been seeking out recipes for our new GF Menu Plan, AND to share with you some of their terrific recipes.

Ready to get started? Let’s go!

Mongolian Beef Bowls
This terrific recipe got our attention! A tweaked, healthified version of it is in our new GF menu plan as well.

 

Gluten Free Taco Bake
This is super easy to whip up, and you can easily adapt it to whatever ingredients you’ve got on hand.

 

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Meatloaf
Comfort food + convenience! This GF meatloaf is so easy to put together.

 

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas
Easy and delicious!

 

GF Chicken Potato Bake
Easy and yummy comfort food!

 

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
Easy to make, yummy to eat! GF for the win!

Our own versions of all of these recipes and many more are included in our brand-new Gluten-Free Family Favorites for Fall menu plan!  If you’re looking for an organized, done-for-you plan to help you make some super yummy GF food happen at your house, you’ll want to check this out!
Gluten-Free Family Favorites for Fall Menu Plan

I am so embarrassed that this happened!

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50off againYou know the phrase “You learn something new every day”? Well, if you’re me and you run a little business, that’s especially true. Some days I learn stuff that makes me cringe. And today was one of those days.

Basically, last night I heard from a customer telling me that there was no spot for the coupon code out the checkout page! Like….I’ve been running this sale for over a week, and I didn’t know this til it was over. I’M DYING!!!!!

So THAT explains why I had people paying full price for the Lifetime Membership, and why I was manually sending them back half their money saying, “Oops! You overpaid! We are having a sale and I wanted you to get the full discount!”

I wondered why that was happening, but it didn’t occur to me that with my new payment processor in place, it changed the content of the checkout page and took away the coupon spot. Oy vey!

So now I’ll be trying to figure out how to get our coupon code spot back, but in the meantime, I’m fixing this for those of you that wanted to get the 50% off deal but couldn’t figure out how to make it work. You’ve got from now through Saturday night to make your purchase, with NO coupon code needed. I’ve just adjusted the pricing on the purchase page so you can just add it to your cart easy-peasy, with HOPEFULLY no more crazy technological shenanigans! Click here to get it now.

I’ve ALSO just added The Ultimate Guide to Planning Thanksgiving Dinner to the site, and you can get that for half price as well! (It’ll be here before you know it.)

I’m SO sorry that this happened, and SO thankful that someone told me what was happening. If you ever see anything that isn’t working or doesn’t seem right, please please just shoot me a quick email so I can fix it. I appreciate it so much when someone lets me know if something’s broken.

Your September menus will be up later tonite, so Members, be on the lookout for those. I was trying to get them up last night and ran into a tech glitch on those as well. I’m working on it right after I send this to you, but wanted to let you all know about this Whoopsie Sale Repeat in case you were disappointed that it didn’t work! Thank you all for your patience and encouragement! It’s great to work with such kind people. 🙂

Take 50% off During our Back-to-School Sale!

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Menu Planning Central Sale!

If you’ve been thinking about jumping into the wonderful world of done-for-you menu planning, NOW is the time!

From now through August 31 we’re having a big Back-to-School sale to help you get organized and simplified, and take back your time from the hours you’re spending now trying to figure out what you’ll be eating, what you need from the store, and “Oh no!  What on earth are we having for dinner tonite?!”

You’ve got two options:

  1.  Get our Lifetime Membership to all 4 of our menu types:  Family Friendly, Frugal, Healthy, and Vegetarian.  Get it for half price using coupon code 50off.
  2. If you prefer a monthly payment option, we’ve got that too!  Normally it’s $9.97 a month for 12 months to get to the Lifetime Membership level.  During the sale you’ll just pay 6 monthly payments and then enjoy all the benefits of Lifetime Membership!  Just pick this option at checkout, no coupon code required.

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

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Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins
It’s fresh blueberry season, so this is the perfect time so make these delicious muffins, and they are so easy to “healthify” without sacrificing one bit of everything you love!

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups (all-purpose or whole wheat)
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for muffin tops (I use this type of coconut sugar (aff) in place of white sugar, and it works great)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 cup vegetable, olive, or coconut oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 – 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 to 8 ounces fresh or frozen blueberries (about 1 cup frozen blueberries)

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 400º F.  Grease bottoms of a 1-dozen muffin pan or use paper liners.
  • In a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Use a measuring cup that holds at least 1 cup and add vegetable oil, egg and then fill the cup to the 1-cup line with milk (about 1/3 to a 1/2 cup of milk). Add vanilla and whisk until combined.

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

  • Add milk mixture to the bowl with flour and sugar then use a fork to combine. Do not over mix. (The muffin batter will be pretty thick). Add blueberries and use a spatula or spoon to gently fold the blueberries into the muffin batter.

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

  • Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups, filling about ½ full.

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

  • Sprinkle a little sugar on top of each muffin.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes
  • Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffins

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