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Black tray with three glasses of Healthy Eggnog Smoothies garnished with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and a cinnamon stick.

Healthy Eggnog Smoothie

This healthy eggnog smoothie is a creamy, sweet, and decadent-tasting way to start the morning off the right way. Full of protein, this filling smoothie will keep you satisfied until lunch!

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Wooden board with a ratatouille grilled cheese sandwich cut into halves.

Ratatouille Grilled Cheese

A Ratatouille Grilled Cheese Sandwich is a great way to increase your family’s veggie intake while still offering them a buttery, rich, cheesy sandwich. The herbed dressing adds tons of flavor!

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Wooden board with a stack of Pan de Muerto breads to celebrate the Day Of The Dead holiday.

Easy Pan de Muerto

Easy Pan de Muerto or Bread of the Dead is a delicious way to celebrate the Mexican holiday of ‘Day Of The Dead’. This orange-scented sweet bread, decorated with knobby ‘bones’ and covered in sugar, is lovely with a hot cup of coffee or Mexican hot chocolate.

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Bowl of "melted monster chili" in a white bowl and garnished with boccioncini and olive eyeballs.

Melted Monster Chili

Melted Monster Head Chili is a deliciously ghoulish way to feed the family before they head out to trick-or-treat. This no-bean chili is full of vegetables and low-fat turkey, so you’ll feel good about serving it to them.

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Close up of a jumbo sugar-topped pumpkin muffins on a grey napkin on a black slate board.

Jumbo Sugar-Topped Pumpkin Muffins

Jumbo sugar-topped pumpkin muffins are a cozy way to start a chilly autumn day. They’re moist, sweet, and full of warm spices, with a crunchy sugar topping. Grab your coffee, and a blanket, and snuggle up with one of these big, bakery-style muffins.

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Side view of a Burnt Almond Torte cake on a white cake plate sitting on a blue placemat.

Burnt Almond Torte

This rustic Burnt Almond Torte is an iconic Pittsburgh treat that everyone loves. Moist yellow cake is layered with silky, vanilla pastry cream, and iced

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Top view of Chocolate Biscuit Cake decorated with milk chocolate frosting swirls and placed on a on a palm leaf platter.

Chocolate Biscuit Cake

This Chocolate Biscuit Cake was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite afternoon tea sweet. It was also Prince William’s groom’s cake. It is rich, and very chocolatey, but

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White plate with Coronation Chicken Salad atop a bread of romaine lettuce leaves.

Coronation Chicken Salad

Coronation Chicken Salad is an Indian-inspired, curried chicken salad that was originally served for her coronation banquet in 1953. It has the perfect balance of

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