Honeycrisp Winter Salad with Citrus Poppyseed Dressing

A simple yet delicious spinach salad with honey crisp apples, mandarin oranges, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, all topped with a homemade citrus poppyseed dressing.

Hi all! It’s Lauren back from Lauren’s Recipe Box ready to share with you one of my favorite salads of all time! I don’t know about you, but Winter is one of the hardest times for me to stick to a healthy diet. Maybe it is the cold weather, holidays, or maybe it is just an excuse to be bad 🙂 Either way, I am trying to make some healthier choices this month and this honey crisp winter salad is the perfect start! A bed of baby spinach loaded with thinly sliced honey crisp apples, mandarin oranges, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, and the BEST citrus poppyseed dressing… This salad will make you forget all about those Chick-fil-a waffle fries 😉

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Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies receive a makeover just in time for Christmas! These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies include crushed candy canes and a sweet topping.

Chocolate chip cookies receive a makeover just in time for Christmas! These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies include crushed candy canes and a sweet topping.

Do you have a go to cookie recipe you make every year?

For my mom, it’s Sea Foam Cookies. For my cousin, it’s Fruit Cake Cookies. For me, it’s Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Sweet Potato Banana Yeast Bread

Everyone can make homemade bread! This recipe for Sweet Potato Banana Bread is easy and yields a moist, beautiful loaf perfect for fall and Thanksgiving.

Everyone can make homemade bread! This recipe for Sweet Potato Banana Bread is easy and yields a moist, beautiful loaf perfect for fall and Thanksgiving.

Hi My Cooking Spot readers!! This is Megan – The Emotional Baker and I’m back with another baking favorite! [Read more…]

Pumpkin Banana Muffins

A transitional muffin to get you in the mood for fall – with chocolate chips, of course!!

Pumpkin Banana Muffins -- A transitional muffin to get you in the mood for fall - with chocolate chips, of course!!

Happy unofficial start to fall, My Cooking Spot readers! This is Megan – The Emotional Baker and I’m back this month with a great muffin to ease you into fall baking.

Although I haven’t started baking with pumpkin this season, I can feel the itch coming on. (I actually made these in May!!) [Read more…]