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We are 24 years old and love love LOVE to cook and bake. We have a HUGE sweet tooth. We grew up in a family of nine with great food always around. Both of our parents are from Calabria, Italy so a lot of recipes may be calabrese and what we've learned from our mom. Thanks for stopping by and feel free to email us with questions, comments, or just to talk!

Cinnamon Banana (Protein) Pancakes

Before we go about our little protein spiel, let us explain how we came up with this recipe. While searching for breakfast recipes high in protein, we came across this recipe. It took about a month or so, but we finally tried it. They were pretty good, but we really don’t like cottage cheese and thought...

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Much Healthier Chocolate & Blackberry Cake

So its obvious that we both have a HUGE sweet tooth. We can remember the days we used to wake up and eat candy… Yeah, we know, pretty crazy. Recently, we have been really trying to limit having sweets to 1 or 2 times a week. Then it dawned on us, why don’t we just...

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Almond Quinoa Muffins

Since we’ve been working out a lot these days, we’ve been trying to get a lot of protein into our diets.  We love having healthy snacks on hand and these muffins are just perfect. They have very little sugar, are packed with protein and taste good. The dried currants give some chewy sweetness to these...

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White Chili

This light and nontraditional version of chili is a new favorite for us! We love having soups in the fall and winter to warm us up. We love how this soup is light and filling at the same time. The poblano peppers give this soup a nice little kick and the sour cream makes it...

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Veggie-Chicken Stir Fry

The days are starting to get shorter, it’s getting chilly outside and it just makes you want to curl up on the couch and hibernate for a few months. Living in Chicago, we know exactly how you feel. We guarantee that if you make this Stir-Fry it will brighten up your evening and give you plenty of...

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