Chunky Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters

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As we all know, hurricane Irene paid the east coast a little visit this past weekend. She pretty much ruined all the plans everyone had, has made getting anywhere in north Jersey a 2+ hour drive, and has flooded out homes, towns, and places of employment. My heart goes out to all those who now ...

Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars with Graham Cracker Crust

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For those of you who need an update, here it is: today is August 1st. Where did the first 7 months of this year go!?! I feel like I was just celebrating my 21st birthday or sitting in my dorm room doing homework an hour before it was due for class or training for the ...

Black Bean and Sweet Corn Quinoa Salad

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Today, on one of the hottest days of this summer thus far, I decided that it would be a good idea to go to a hot vinyasa yoga class. To be honest, I didn’t intend on it to be this hot, but I had a morning free for the first time in a while and ...

Peach & Blueberry Cobbler

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Summer is in full swing and us foodies know exactly what that means: fresh produce! I’m not just talking fresh from the super market. I’m talking ‘step outside into your garden and pick-your-own’ fresh. Farmers markets are popping up along the sides of streets and veggies are plentiful. What better way to put them to ...

Homemade Granola

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Dear QFGE, I know it’s been a while since we really had a chance to bond. I’m sorry. It’s me, not you. My free time is spent with the gym or the couch. I’m starting to think my brain shuts off at a certain time of the night, making it virtually impossible to even think ...

Blueberry-Oat Muffins

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My summer days are long and I’ve been eating quinoa like it’s going out of style. I try as hard as possible to fit as much as I possibly can into each and every day. And on my days off – which are few and far between – I try to relax. Today, I had ...