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slow cooker turkey barbecue chili This healthier Slow Cooker Turkey Barbecue Chili is easy to make and has unique flavors! Save There is no shortage of  chili recipes  on Happy Healthy Mama. I love chili because it’s easy to prepare, easy to make as healthy as you want it to be, and it is a warm and comforting meal during the colder weather. I also love how easy it is to play with the flavors and make it unique. When I made this  Homemade Bourbon Barbecue Sauce , I started brainstorming ways to use it in different recipes. Chili seemed like a natural fit. Have you ever had barbecue sauce in your chili? It’s adds a great flavor–we loved it! This Slow Cooker Turkey Barbecue Chili is made with ground turkey instead of beef and I also did something I’ve never done before. I left out the beans. I love beans and always add them to my chili, so it was weird for me to leave them out. I know, however, in a lot of places it’s common to have chili sans beans, so I decided to give it...

Hot Cross Buns Fluffy, sweet Hot Cross Buns are an Easter delight! This recipe yields tender, pillowy rolls that are spiced with orange zest, cinnamon, and cardamom. Each roll is sweetened with honey and brown sugar. Brush them with a warm apricot glaze when they are fresh from the oven for a dose of wonderful sweetness and flavor. After experimenting in the kitchen over the last few months, I’ve learned that yeast is truly nothing to be afraid of. I’m becoming more and more comfortable with this delicate living organism. The possibilities are endless when it comes to working with yeast. You can make soft, glazed apple cinnamon rolls. And homemade pizza doughloaded with all of the good stuff. You can make crisp and tender cinnamon maple bagels. If you’re in the mood, you can make a batch of sweet, super soft and fluffy buns like these hot cross buns. It’s not hard to make bakery-style buns at home. Trust me. If you have a stand mixer, it’s even easier! The most important ...

MY FAVORITE GLUTEN-FREE WAFFLES This delicious gluten-free waffles recipe is quick and easy to whip up, it is made with simple everyday ingredients, and it is absolutely  delicious . When talking with people about our upcoming move abroad, there’s one question that keeps coming up again and again — “So what on earth are you guys packing??” Short answer?  Ha, not much.   Truly.  Most apartments in Barcelona come already furnished, so we’re good to go there.   Then after doing some  major  minimizing with our closest, I think we’re each going to get by with just packing a few suitcases full of clothes/shoes/toiletries/etc.  Then, of course, we’ll be bringing our dogs along in their fancy new international-flight-approved crates.  But other than that, the only thing we’re planning on shipping right now is a box or two full of photography gear and a few of my favorite kitchen utensils and plates…and that’s about...

traditional chicken enchiladas Why hello Friday and heeelllllooooo chicken enchiladas. It’s been a long time, a long, long time since we met and I’m so glad we’ve reunited. I mean really? Chicken & spinach sprinkled in cheese all wrapped in that soft tortilla, smothered in the red enchilada sauce with more cheese on top? Who can complain about that? Plus, it is warm….and hearty….and filling….and delicious.  All things that are much-needed at the end of a cold, spring week. Just because it’s Friday, lets play a little game. Now most would consider this an icebreaker game and the irony is I used to hate, with a capital H icebreaker questions. The hubs and I lead a group at church and he is notorious for asking the weirdest questions ever, without approval from the other side, ahem me. Needless to say after much embarrassment (which by the way he NEVER gets embarrassed) I have helped him take his icebreaker games to the new level and now I actually kind of enjoy them. But ple...