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By Laurenda Marie Bennett Double dark chocolate brownies with avocado. Yes, you read that correctly: avocado! The avocado replaces butter in the recipe. I hope you haven't left yet. These are also refined sugar and flour free. Are you still here? ;) I adapted this recipe from a fellow blogger. And let me tell you, these cookies do not disappoint.

By Laurenda Marie Bennett One thing my husband, Dan, has a knack for is creating appetizers that are irresistibly delicious. I’m talking finger-licking good. I can’t label everything he makes as healthy, but these Crab Stuffed Mushrooms make the cut! They're loaded with veggies, fresh herbs, parmesan and plenty of lump crab.

By Laurenda Marie Bennett Hello everyone! I’m Laurenda Marie Bennett, or Ren for short. I like to make mouth-watering recipes made from real, clean and nutrient-dense food. I share recipes and healthy living advice via my blog, Laurenda Marie. Good health is extremely important to me, but yummy food is, too! So, why not have them both? My food philosophy is quite simple: Just eat real food! It’s n

Thanksgiving is just days away.  It's time to get your turkey and all of the ingredients for the side dishes. Then there's a big decision to be made...how to cook your turkey. What is the tastiest way to cook a turkey?

I always like to share recipes with you when I find one I've done and it's worth every bite.  This one is worth every bite.  It's Red Beans and Rice.

What are we having for dinner tonight? Fair enough question.  Most of us look forward to dinner, and you'd like to know what to look forward to.  It makes the day so much more fun. Since I'm the chef of the house most of the time, my wife works and I'm home early, it's up to me to meal plan...

Okay, so Sunday I decide I need to make some good old fashioned chicken soup!  What I do is prepare a big pot, freeze it in proper portion sizes and enjoy:-)  This is a fast easy way to make the soup with a rotisserie type flavor to it.  Yummy on a cool Fall or Winter day...

Another weekend of watching cooking and home repair t.v. shows on cable. I'm not the only one. Lots of people watch other people work. I haven't tackled many of the home renovation projects...too much money. I have prepared a few of the things I've seen cooked on t...

After a lot of trial and error, I am getting better at grilling foods other than burgers, hot dogs etc. Like most, I get a lot of my backyard grill ideas from t.v. My favorite of all the t.v. cooks is Steven Raichlen from PBS Barbecue U. I wouldn't mind if Rachel Ray stopped by either...