Healthy Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Yesterday evening, my doorbell rang.  We never have anyone visit, so I knew it was either UPS or Fedex.  When Hawk opened the door, I saw this huge box from Flatout!  I was totally surprised when I opened the box.  I knew that I'd won a giveaway, but I guess I really didn't pay that much attention to exactly WHAT was in the giveaway!  (I won this from their Flatout Fresh blog - you should follow it!) So this morning, I decided to do a little HEALTHY spin on the traditional cinnamon toast that the kidlets haven't had in a…
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Kylie's Pizza Dough with Truvia Pizazz!

For as long as I have been cooking, I've always put a bit of granulated sugar in my pizza dough.  Recently, we cut out all sugar, and the dough just lacks that pizazz! Today, Kylie wanted to make pizza, and rather than putting in sugar, she replaced it with Truvia! This is actually part of her ongoing home economics class.  Cooking is always a great learning experience for kids of all ages, and she absolutely loves it.  She's finally old enough to where I can let her take the reigns and take over the kitchen (as long as she remembers…
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Brown Rice Flour & Flaxseed Muffin Recipe made with Truvia

Guess who's going to MOVE OVER today as part of the Truvia 30 Day "Swap out your Sweetener" challenge?  No clue?  Well, here's a hint, they're both cousins, and their last name starts with Sugar!  You got it.  Today, I've replaced Ms. Imperial White Sugar and Ms. Brown Sugar with Ms. Truvia!  If you haven't heard much about Truvia, take a moment (after reading this recipe) to read a little about her journey! Day 3 - Brown Rice Flour/Flaxseed and Truvia Muffins Ingredients: 2 cups brown rice flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp Truvia™ natural sweetener 1 egg, beaten…
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