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If any of you have been reading my blog, you

ll know I have had it for about a year now and this is MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR! 

Thanksgiving, Christmas, all of it!

So for thursday, I’ll be sitting down and strapping on the ol’ feedbag with much delight and anticipation. Calories, ha! I laugh in the face of calories! MwwWa ha ha ha !

For the rest of you, here is a scrumptious Dagoba organic chocolate brownies recipe:

DAGOBA Organic Brownies Ingredients: 4 oz unsweetened DAGOBA Organic Chocolate 6 tablespoons organic butter 2 organic eggs 1 cup organic sugar 1 teaspoon organic vanilla 2/3 cup organic flour 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Gently melt the butter and DAGOBA Organic Chocolate together in a double boiler or the microwave. Allow to cool and then stir in eggs, sugar and vanilla. In a separate bowl combine the flour and salt. Fold the flour mixture into the chocolate batter. Pour into a buttered 8″x 8″ baking pan and bake for 20 minutes or until the center is just set and a toothpick comes out with no liquid batter on it. Cool completely before slicing.

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One thing that always makes me happy on Father’s Day, is having the kids make a home cooked meal for Dad. 

Sure we eat in all the time, but on a holiday such as Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, the meals are supposed to be special…so I was thrilled when Prevention emailed me the recipe of the day and it was:

Four Veggie Pizza!

How YUMMY does that look?

1 thin whole wheat pizza crust (12″ diameter)
* 1/4 c sun-dried tomato pesto (MUFA)
* 1 sm zucchini, sliced (1 c)
* 1 med orange or yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips (about 1 c)
* 1 c sliced cremini or button mushrooms
* 1/2 med red onion, thinly sliced (1/2 c)
* 2 tsp olive oil
* 2 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
* 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
* 3/4 c quartered grape or cherry tomatoes
* 1/2 c thinly sliced fresh basil leaves

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Put crust on baking sheet or pizza pan. Spread crust with pesto. Toss zucchini, pepper, mushrooms, and onion with oil. Place in medium skillet over medium-high heat and saute until veggies are soft and excess liquid has evaporated, about 6 to 8 minutes.

2. Top crust evenly with cheeses. Arrange sauteed vegetables over cheese and top with tomatoes. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until crust is baked through and slightly crisp. Sprinkle with basil. Let stand a few minutes before cutting into quarters.

This is one of the cutest Father’s Day recipes I have seen in a long time! Easy to make with the kids and I think if you get creative, it wouldn’t have to be a lawn mower. If dad is a golfer, use gumballs as golfballs, the same can go for bowling! Marzapan is easy to use and you can pretty much shape it into anything such as bowling pins, golf clubs…anything daddy enjoys!

1. For each cupcake, mix a handful of flaked coconut with a few drops of green food coloring. Press a chocolate-frosted cupcake into the coconut to cover.
2. The mower is made with a dark chocolate Hershey’s Nuggets body, brown M&M’s wheels, and a red M&M’s engine, held in place with dabs of frosting.
3. Shape the handle from a piece of black licorice lace, then insert the ends into the cupcake.

Ingreedients:

Any flavor cupcake you would like

flaked coconut

green food coloring

Hershey’s nuggets

m&m’s

frosting

black licorice laces

I found this recipe on Family Fun.com!  CLICK HERE for an entire list of printable cards, more recipes, activities and more…all for dad!

I seriously made this recipe last night with a pot roast and veggies!  Prevention gave about 20 recipes which were low fat and a different spin on the usual fattening favorites.  I loved and so did the rest of the family! I found them to be lighter and fluffier and I think that’s because I didn’t use any butter or margerine.  And the flavor, wow…just creamy and delicious!

Super fast and super easy!  This will feed a family of four!

• 1 1/4 pounds unpeeled red potatoes, cut into 1/2″ pieces 
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 8 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 
• 1/3 cup low-fat sour cream 
• salt 
• ground black pepper 

 1.  In a medium saucepan, combine the potatoes and enough water to cover. Add the milk and garlic. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.

2.  Drain the potatoes and garlic, reserving the cooking liquid. Return the potatoes and garlic to the saucepan. Add the sour cream; mash the potatoes until smooth, thinning with reserved cooking liquid if desired. Add salt and pepper to taste.The only thing I did differently was I cooked the garlic and potatoes together without the buttermilk.  I added the buttermilk and sour cream after I drained the water and the potatoes were cooked.  The garlic was so soft it melted into the potatoes, but the taste was fantastic. For more time saving, calorie reducing favorites, go to Prevention and find some for your family!!!