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Pumpkin Chili
Serves 4-6 My recipes are just a guideline—a starting point. While I may include amounts, what truly matters is your taste. Those amounts...

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Pumpkin Cheesecake
Makes 1 - 10 inch cheesecake From Making Artisan Cheesecake, Quarto 2015 Melanie Underwood For the crust: 1 3/4 cups(205g) finely ground...

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Blueberry Scones
2 ¼ cups (280g) all-purpose flour 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling 1 tablespoon (12g) baking powder 1/2 teaspoon...

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Fennel and Citrus Salad
Serves 4 1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced 2 oranges, peeled and segmented 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lemon...

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Roasted Chestnut Mushrooms
Serves 4 1 pound chestnut mushrooms 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 sprigs fresh thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 cloves...

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Cornmeal Shortcakes - Intuitive Baking
Yield varies depending on the size you make them. For approximately 2 ½ inch rounds, you will get 4. 1 cupful all-purpose flour 2...

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Chia Seed Pudding
From 7/7 Insight Timer Live. Chia seeds become more gelatinous as they absorb liquid, which contributes to the pudding's creamy texture....

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Mindful Cooking Affirmations
Use these affirmations to boost your joy in the kitchen, fostering curiosity, creativity, calm, confidence, and connection.

Melanie
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Mindful Cooking: Nourishing Your Body and Soul in the Kitchen
In our fast-paced lives, it's easy to forget the simple joys of cooking. Cooking and meals often become hurried affairs, fueled by...

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Fresh Fruit Tarts
Often I will take a shortcut and skip the pastry cream and use 1 cup mascarpone with 2 tablespoons of sugar for my filling. It is an easy...

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Tomato Galette
Galettes are my summer go to. Rustic and so much more forgiving than pie, the simplicity of dough and a filling with just the edges...

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Blueberry Galette - Intuitive Baking
Serves 8  For the dough: 5 handfuls of all-purpose flour Big pinch of salt 1 stick of frozen butter, grated on the large side of a...

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Chilled Cucumber & Avocado Soup
Serves 4 2 large English cucumbers, peeled and roughly chopped 2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted 1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves 1/4...

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Refreshing Cucumber Tarragon Salad
This light and refreshing cucumber and taragon salad is perfect for a hot summer day.

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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake - Rule Breaking Baking - Intuitive Baking
his is one of the easist recipes to make without formally measuring, because the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk are already measu

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A Guide to Intuitive Baking - Rule Breaking Baking
"Baking is a science, and for reliable results you should really measure everything." – Unknown Except when it's not! Baking doesn't...

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