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A favorite with both campers and retreaters, this layered enchilada bake can easily be made ahead and customized. I like to add corn and kale, but the sky’s the limit! Chicken Enchilada Bake (serves 6-8) Adapted from a recipe on Food52.com 1 lb. chicken breast, cooked and shredded 1 yellow onion, cut into 8 wedges… Read more »

If you’re looking for another way to get your fill of pumpkin this fall, these cookies will hit the spot. By resting the dough in the fridge, the spices work together to make some autumnal magic. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Adapted from Food52.com 1 cup sugar ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup canned pumpkin puree… Read more »

Double chocolate, double yum! These muffins are a great way to use up any stray bananas that may be languishing in the fruit bowl. For a fun variation, you can switch out the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips! Double Chocolate Banana Muffins From Smitten Kitchen 3 very ripe bananas ½ cup butter, melted ¾… Read more »

Although these cookies are gluten and dairy free, you won’t miss a thing! A slight alteration on the 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies floating across the internet gives this recipe the perfect texture to satisfy any craving. From the Ovenly cookbook 1 ¾ cup (335 grams) light brown sugar 2 large eggs ½ tsp vanilla extract… Read more »

A favorite among the office staff, these marbled black and white cookies will satisfy that mid-afternoon chocolate craving (although we won’t judge if you find yourself sneaking one in the morning or as a midnight snack!) Chocolate Crackle Cookies Adapted from Martha Stewart’s Cookies 2 ¼ cups flour ¾ cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking… Read more »

If you’ve only ever had plain tapioca pudding, you’re missing out! This rich pudding is full of butterscotch flavor, and may even make a fan out of a former pudding-hater like myself. Butterscotch Tapioca Pudding Makes 4-5 servings 1 12 oz can evaporated milk 2 egg yolks 2/3 cup milk 3 tbsp instant or “minute”… Read more »

Sturdy enough to pack along for your next hike, these Ranger cookies remind me of granola in cookie form! Ranger Cookies ½ cup butter, room temp ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar, packed 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla ¾ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup whole wheat flour ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp baking… Read more »