Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Raspberry Bellini (Only 3 Ingredients)

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Happy almost last day of 2020!!!  🎉 Whew-y that was one crazy year. Frist, Covid happened. Then, we lived through a Midwestern land hurricane in August, record breaking winds of 140 mph. As I write this post, (December 18th), we still have a "skylight" in our attic. It's going to be fixed shortly though. YAY!!! If there has ever been a year to clink glasses together in a toast, to the hopes and promises of what a new year will bring, it is now. 🥂 Bring on the raspberry bellni!!!! … [Read more...]

Life After the Derecho (140 mph Wind Storm)

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Hi Friends, I hope you all had a great Christmas.  I know that sharing a post about a natural disaster that happened in August, at the end of December, isn't really a way to fill you with holiday cheer, but this post has been swirling around in my head since we started to get back on our feet after the Derecho.  It wasn't really the right time before. We were in the thick of dealing with our insurance company. I knew that if I shared anything then that it would just come off as me … [Read more...]

Three Christmas Cookies, From One Simple Dough

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Who's ready for some cookies?!?!  Three Christmas cookies!!! From one simple dough, to be exact!!! Since Holiday baking might look a little different this year due to Covid, I thought, why not make three different cookie flavors all in one fell swoop? That way you can still enjoy a variety of cookie flavors without having to make a bajillion different batches of cookies. My stomach, and my husband, were both happy with this idea. 😉 Here's how it works: You whip up the basic … [Read more...]

Homemade Hot Chocolate (5 Ingredients)

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Hi friends. Coming in HOT with the hot chocolate!!! 🤣 Man, 2020 has this been a doozy of a year. Hasn't it? I think this means that we all need a warm hug. And, that hug can come in the form of a mug of homemade hot chocolate. Besides, what better drink is there to be enjoyed during December? Silky smooth, chocolate-y, and rich and creamy, warm and comforting, this is just what the world needs right now.  Top it with my homemade frozen whipped cream, or marshmallows, or keep … [Read more...]