Avocado Lemon Pasta

avocado 225x300 Avocado Lemon PastaThis delicious and refreshing avocado lemon pasta is a great light spring meal. The avocado provides a base for a creamy and unique sauce while the lemon adds a bright touch. Meanwhile the garlic and basil combine to bring a classic pasta flavor to the meal. Quick and easy to prepare, this pasta dish can be served in 15 minutes from scratch.

Avocado Lemon Pasta:

Ingredients:
1 ripe Avocado
1 lemon
3-4 cloves of garlic cloves
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup basil
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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French Crepes

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These delicious French style delicacies can be made as a dessert, a breakfast, or a savory dinner course. Easy to make and fun to customize, don’t be afraid to get creative with your fillings and toppings.

French Crepes Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
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Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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Looking for something fun, easy, and super quick? These three ingredient cookies are delicious and simple to make, you probably already have everything you need. These cookies are also great for kids, as they usually love peanut butter and the cookies themselves are fun and easy for kids to help with.

Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

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Trail Mix

trail mix 1 300x200 Trail MixThe perfect snack for hiking and camping, trail mix is lightweight, easily stored, nutritious, and will keep for a long time. It is ideal for eating on long hikes as is provides enough carbohydrates  protein, and energy to keep you fueled and satisfy your hunger. Trail mix can be expensive to by in stores, but it is rather cheap to make on your own, not to mention easy and fun. Common ingredients include nuts, dried fruit, sweets, pretzels, dry cereal, granola, and seeds, but there is no standard standard recipe – its completely customizable to your own tastes.

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Delicious Gluten-Free Brownies and Cookies

Delicious Gluten-Free Brownies and Cookies – Sorgum is a gluten-free cereal grain that works as a great substation for wheat flour in gluten free recipes ranging from bread to beer. Here are two great gluten free desserts that make use of sorgum flour – Chocolate Brownies and Molasses Sugar Cookies:

Chocolate Brownies – Gluten Free

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Easy Quinoa and Black Beans

Easy Quinoa and Black Beans

Quick to cook, high in protein, and rich in texture, Quinoa is a great alternative to rice in many dishes, including this twist on the classic Beans and Rice. With very little prep time other than chopping up some onions and garlic  this recipe can be ready to serve and eat in just 30 minutes. It also keeps well in the fridge and is great for quick leftovers, so fell free to double the recipe to have extra.

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Norway Travel Guide

Norway Travel Guide – Major Attractions, Unique Sites, and Hidden Gems

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Part 1: Museums, Galleries, and Castles

The National Gallery

The National Gallery houses Norway’s largest public collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures. The museum’s central attractions include Edvard Munch’s The Scream and Madonna and paintings by Cézanne og Manet. While the museum’s exhibitions present older art, with principal emphasis on art from Norway, there are also displays of works by international painters and sculptors, including Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent Van Gough.

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