Pineapple & Sweet Potato Muffins #MuffinMonday

These sweet muffins are packed with fruit--pineapple--and vegetable--sweet potato which add depth and character to a tender breakfast treat. Topped with maple sugar for crunch, this muffin is an all around satisfying snack.

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Welcome to Muffin Monday! I've been having so much fun baking muffins for the Detachment that I'm bringing a new one for you this month--a sweet potato muffin with pineapple in the batter.

The inspiration for this muffin came from the growers of these Stokes purple sweet potatoes--Frieda's. My first exposure to purple sweet potatoes came via the Mile Creek Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share. I had so much fun combining orange and purple sweet potatoes in my Overnight Sweet Potato Monkey Bread and playing with the vivid colors to make my Mardi Gras Braided Bread that I searched all over my new city until I located some purple sweet potatoes at my local natural foods coop.

Semi Homemade Cranberry Pineapple Pecan Salad

A quick and easy 3 ingredient side dish that tastes fresh, sweet, cool and crunchy all at once. Jazz up a can of whole berry cranberry sauce and perk up your holiday table.

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Two things contributed to this cranberry sauce. Neither of them involve beets. Rejoice!

First, I swung by my closest Kroger grocery store during their pre-holiday free sample palooza and tried a taste of cranberry celebration salad. Second, my mom read this post on my make ahead slow cooker cranberry orange and beet salad and suggested I offer up a recipe for doctored up cranberry sauce that starts with a can, not a bag.

To be honest, I'm cool with the can of whole berry cranberry sauce [though the jellied kind icks me out as I did not grow up with it]. I'm game to start out with a bag of cranberries too--though if we're a small amount around the table I don't need that much sauce. I just require demand a small amount of sweet red salad to mix with my mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey and gravy. [In the same way, I need that dab of lingonberry jam with my meatballs and potatoes at IKEA.]

If you're not into beets yoga using a slow cooker or stove top to make your cranberry sauce but you've got a knife and the ability to toast pecans for a couple of minutes, this is a fast way to dress up a perfectly fine side dish into something even better.

For more dishes using cranberries, fresh or dried, please see my Cranberry Recipes Collection. This is part of the Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient, a resource for those of us who can't walk past all the bountiful displays at the grocery store this time of year without picking up a little something 'just in case'. I'm pinning tasty looking sides to my Pinterest boards and sharing them on my FB page.

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Trail Mix with Leftover Halloween Candy for #Choctoberfest

Got leftover Halloween candy? Mix it up and stretch it out with fruit and nuts for a {Leftover} Halloween Candy Trail Mix.

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Do you buy the Halloween candy that you like, or do you buy the Halloween candy that will not tempt you? [Does anyone actually like Bit-o-Honey?]

When I moved to Ohio I realized that, unlike the 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas or New Year's, the day that Halloween is celebrated is not set in stone. Around here, some towns have their kids trick or treat on the weekend before October 31st for reasons that have escaped me. [Let's celebrate Thanksgiving on a Sunday, hmm? That actually makes sense, so you're not working all day long and then pulling the best American meal of the year out of your ear 24 hrs later.]

Our town always celebrates on the 31st, which means that many years our flat, well-lit, sidewalked town with houses close together is overrun with 'people from off' coming to double dip on their trick or treating. I am quite curious this year, as Halloween falls on a Saturday, to see what reasons folks will invent to come trick or treat in our town. It's possible folks will keep to their own towns, and in that case I'll need to change up my game. See, I usually buy candy I DON'T want to have leftovers of, so I am not tempted into additional snackage.

Using an overgrown volunteer zucchini and other squash for our jack-o-lanterns.

As a side note, I've got kids with peanut and dairy allergies on my block, so I always have 2 bowls of candy: one that only contains nut- and dairy-free packages (i.e., pure packets of sugary goodness) and one that may have nuts and/or dairy. I've got signs on each bowl, and often kids thank me. Consider doing that yourself.

Fresh Pineapple and Shaved Ham Pizza with Mascarpone Cheese

Thinly-sliced fresh pineapple and shaved ham atop a red sauce & mascarpone-spread honey wheat crust. It's the little touches that elevate a common pizza.

For other pizza ideas, please see my Visual Pizza Recipe Index. It's got categories for dough, vegetarian pizzas, pizzas with meat and, where this one belongs, savory pizzas with fruit. I've also got a Friday Night Pizza Night! board on Pinterest if you crave ideas for pizza like I do. Want to know how to use this blog? Click here.

I'm sharing a pizza today that, for a change from my usual pizza recipes, is a topping combo found in standard pizza joints. No Beet Greens & Scrambled Egg Pizza here. No Shaved Kohlrabi Pizzas. Nope, I'm keeping it simple today with ham & pineapple on red sauce. Except, as you'll see, it's the little things that matter. Little touches that make your homemade pizza just a bit better than delivery.

For this pizza my little changes are using fresh pineapple, using shaved ham, spreading a thin layer of mascarpone cheese on the crust, and using a honey wheat pizza dough.

Let's start with the crust. If you don't want to make your own dough--don't bother. It's a pizza, and if making dough stresses you out then skip it. It's pretty easy to get good pizza crusts in bakeries and grocery stores these days. I threw my ingredients in the bread machine and let it do the work. [I threw a different set of 'ingredients' in my washing machine and let it work as well. I love technology.]

Get some mascarpone cheese. This is what, the third pizza using mascarpone that I've shared this year? THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST FOR TIRAMISU. I've never even made tiramisu, but I frequently have a tub of mascarpone in my cheese drawer.

Use shaved ham. A very thin slice of ham gets crispier in the oven or on the grill, when compared to a standard slice of ham. That little touch adds texture and flavor to your pizza.

Splurge on fresh pineapple when it's on sale. When living in Hawaii I learned to tell a ripe whole pineapple (look for 'eyes' all the same size), but unless I'm grilling spears I buy the pre-cored fresh tubs at the store. Do I ever buy canned pineapple? You bet--great in a dump cake and a smoothie. Fresh is better on a pizza because it is drier and the heat brings out the sweetness easier.

With just a few little changes you can make a terrific pizza at home, better than you could get at a pizza joint. Aren't you worth it?

Kalua Pig, Pineapple, and Cabbage Salad

Slow-cooked Hawaiian style Kalua pig, layered over an Asian dressed cabbage salad and topped with fresh pineapple.

I got out of the car and immediately my ears were soothed by the rushing of water. I began to notice calls--most notably the red-winged blackbird that's been ubiquitous throughout the trip, but also plenty of little brown birds whose names I don't know despite iBirdPlus.

As I stood on the banks of Plum Creek I could envision what Laura Ingalls' childhood home was like. It was a very special moment for me.

A few minutes later a van pulled up with Idaho plates and I met the first group of fellow Little House tourists of our trip.

It is a small world.

Make and Take Smoothies for Moms

Consider giving the gift of smoothies to a new mom, a friend recovering from oral surgery, or a harried neighbor. Ready to shake up and drink, smoothies are a fast way to get some nutrition and get back to business--be that bonding, healing, or caregiving.

Motherhood equals nurturing (no, you don't have to have created/raised offspring to read on--we've all had moms). One way folks nurture is via food [hello, nurture and nutrition share the same root].
Taking meals to a new mom is one way of nurturing the new family as they become a unit. Taking a meal to a mom after her 6th kid is just plain nurturing for her [though watching the kids and doing her laundry so she can get a massage is even better but doesn't fit with my theme for today's recipe].

What about other folks who need nurturing? A busy friend caring for aging parents? A neighbor caring for his ailing wife? Someone recovering from oral surgery? It's the last situation that inspired today's post, but the more I though about it the more I think this concept would work for a variety of circumstances.

Smoothies keep for several days, and it's easy to scale up a recipe to make an extra portion. With that in mind, when I found out my friend wouldn't be eating solid food for quite some time after her tonsillectomy, I offered to bring her some smoothies. I was going to be near her home on post-op day #5 and that seemed like a good time to deliver as she'd be coming out of the initial post-op haze.

Kalua Pig Summer Rolls with Kohlrabi, Carrots and Pineapple

Kalua pig combined with shredded kohlrabi and carrots in a rice paper wrapped roll, sweetened with a bit of pineapple for an Island style meal. Yes, this is another way to eat that Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share kohlrabi!

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Kohlrabi disclaimers aside, this is also a wonderful way to enjoy some Hawaiian flavors while keeping your house reasonably cool.  Sure sure, you've got an imu [underground pit oven] in the backyard for your monthly luau . . . or perhaps like me you don't.


Kalua pig cooks easily in the slow cooker [please not I said easily, not quickly--if you don't have Kalua pig already cooked you'll need to start this a day early]--but since making Kalua pig means you'll make a whole bunch of meat, it's delightful that the leftovers freeze well [add some pan juices to the container].

While we lived in Hawaii we enjoyed Kalua pig with sautéed cabbage, '2 scoop rice', and pineapple chunks.  I decided to create a summer roll that combined many of the same elements, but in a cool and tidy* package.  I used shredded raw kohlrabi instead of sautéed cabbage, rice paper wrappers in lieu of rice, added in some shredded carrot for color, and tucked the pineapple inside.


This is a terrific hot weather meal--packed with vegetables and quite satisfying--keeping my kitchen cool.  It travels well in a chilled bag, too, for summer picnics.

Pasta Salad with Grilled Fruit and Goat Cheese {Recipe from MELT}

A sweetly savory summer side dish or light vegetarian supper--pasta combined with grilled fruit, goat cheese, herbs and nuts. From MELT: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese

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I want to talk about barriers to successful grilling.

[Those of you with your grills hooked up to your natural gas line, skip ahead to the recipe. Lucky ducks. The rest of you, read on.]

See, for 9 of the past 10 years we have tried--key word--to be successful at grilling.  Our grill is the largest tiny portable one there is, and it has a nice loop to hold a tiny propane tank (the kind a restaurant might use for creme brûlée). Each time we wanted to grill out, we'd carry the grill out of the shed, set it up, preheat, put the food on the hot grill, and then . . . when it was time to turn the meat, the small propane tank was empty and the grill was cooling. When this scenario is played out often, it makes you want to just crank up the oven and heat up the house!

Last summer I decided to tackle our grilling barrier head on.  We got a standard size propane tank, one that has to be carried separately from our little grill. Finally I could trust that when I started the fire I'd be able to see the cooking through, and with that our grilling changed.  We do store our grill in the garage (because we've since moved to a house with a garage) so once it's hauled out and set up I like to grill anything handy and used the grilled items in future meals.  I've used this technique in my Grilled Veggie Ciabatta Pizza, but now I'd like to share a terrific picnic side dish or light summer supper:  Pasta Salad with Grilled Fruit and Goat Cheese.

At its heart this a recipe for macaroni and cheese, so it's no surprise that I got the recipe from MELT: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese (link to the author's website).  I received a copy of this terrific cookbook last fall and have made several recipes with it, including Macaroni and Cheese in a Pumpkin and Pumpkin Cranberry Maple Kugel.


One of the first recipes that caught my eye was an orzo salad with Humboldt Fog goat cheese and grilled peaches. Since I eat seasonally I figured I'd need to wait until peach season to try it--but first I found myself with some fresh figs at the same time  I found Humboldt Fog marked down at the fancy cheese counter.  Score! This tasted so yummy that the name--Humboldt Fog--stuck, so since then I'm always on the lookout for it in the marked down bin.

The next time I came across the cheese coincided with cored pineapple selling for the same price as whole pineapple.  I prefer not to pay for the parts that just go into the compost anyway, so I picked up a container of prepped pineapple. While we had the grill going for steaks, I whipped up the marinade and tossed the pineapple in to coat.  I was out of orzo, so I subbed in elbow macaroni.

This savory-sweet pasta salad is a refreshing addition to summer meals. We prefer it served freshly tossed or at room temperature (do not microwave to reheat the leftovers).

For more recipes using figs, please see my Fig Recipes Collection. For more recipes calling for fresh peaches, please see my Peach Recipes Collection. For more recipes using pineapple, please see my Pineapple Recipes Collection. These collections are part of the Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient, a resource for folks like me eating from the farm share, the farmer's market, the garden, the neighbor's garden, and great deals on ugly produce at the grocery store.

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Fall and Winter Fruit Recipe Round Up

When kids knock on your door selling something for a fundraiser, do you place an order?  Decline politely and send them on their way?  Offer instead to give a donation?

Some items (Girl Scout cookies, fresh fruit) I always buy.  Other things (chocolate bars, popcorn, mulch) merit a donation.  Some things (cheesecake) depend on my mood at the time.  When I order fresh fruit, though, sometimes I need a little inspiration to use it all up.

Since my son's band is selling fruit right now, I asked my fellow food bloggers for recipes using fresh Fall and Winter fruits. I've got a massive amount of recipes to share, so I broke them down by type of fruit and type of recipe. As you can see by the Visual Recipe Indices above, I like categories.
I've got sweet recipes, I've got savory recipes.  I've got vegan and gluten free recipes.  I've got alcoholic and non alcoholic recipes.  Recipes for every meal of the day--and then some to put up for later!
Poke around and see what you like, then click on the links below the photos to go to the food blog where you'll find each recipe.  And thanks for stopping by!

If my jump links work, you can find

Recipes Using Mixed Combinations of Fruit Here
Recipes Using Clementines, Tangelos, or Tangerines Here
Recipes Using Grapefruit Here
Breakfast/Bread Recipes Using Oranges Here
Cake/Cookie/Dessert Recipes Using Oranges Here
Drink/Ice Cream/Candy Recipes Using Oranges Here
Drink/Sauce Recipes Using Pears Here
Pears in Bars/Tarts/Poached or Stuffed Here
Pears in Cakes/Crisps/Crumbles/Muffins Here
Savory Recipes Using Oranges Here
Savory Recipes Using Pears Here
Savory/Grilled Recipes Using Pineapple Here
Sweet Recipes Using Pineapple Here

Recipes Using Mixed Combinations of Fruit

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Winter Fruit Salad from Hezzi D's Books and Cooks

Citrus Coconut Cream Dipping Sauce by Back for Seconds Blog

Spinach and Citrus Salad by Girlichef

Winter Sangria by Simple Bites

Citrus Pomegranate Fruit Salad by Simple Bites

Mulled Pom Citrus Mocktail by Nosh My Way

CSA-inspired Winter Fruit Salad by AnnieRie Unplugged

Mimosa by Clean Eats Fast Feets

Recipes Using Clementines, Tangelos, or Tangerines

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Clementine Soy Chicken Thighs by Healthy Delicious

Winter Fruit Feta Salad by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Endive Salad by The Hungry Goddess

Clementine Crunch Cake by The Creekside Cook

Olive Oil Bundt Cake with Tangerine Glaze by Noble Pig

Butternut Squash-Tangerine Soup with Pistachio Gremolata by Noble Pig

Kiwi and Tangerine Salsa by Taste and Tell Blog

Tangerine Waffles by Me!

Homemade Tangelocello by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Tangelocello Martini by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Tangelo Ricotta Cake by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Fennel Salad by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Recipes Using Grapefruit

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Grapefruit Kale Chiffonade by Spa Bettie

Risotto with Scallops and Grapefruit by Healthy Delicious

Grapefruit Soda by Jen's Favorite Cookies

Grapefruit Tart by Food Babbles

Pink Grapefruit Cupcakes by Alida's Kitchen

Grilled Mahi Mahi with Peach and Pink Grapefruit Salsa by Kiss My Smoke

Grapefruit Vanilla Bean Mini Bundt Cakes by Girlichef

Grapefruit Mint Boozesicles by Girlichef

Chipotle Grapefruit Margaritas by The Law Student's Wife

Breakfast/Bread Recipes Using Oranges

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Dark Chocolate Orange Pistachio Yogurt Cups by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Orange Almond Coffee Cake by Diethood

Glazed Poppyseed Muffins by The Kitchen is my Playground

Orange Date Yogurt Bread by The Law Student's Wife

Blood Orange Muffins with Candied Blood Orange Slices by 52 Kitchen Adventures

Orange Blueberry Fruffins by Wine and Glue

Cranberry Orange Scones by Hezzi D's Books and Cooks

Coconut Crusted French Toast by Because I Like Chocolate

Orange Bran Muffins by Recipes for my Boys

Banana Orange Bread by Back For Seconds Blog

Cara Cara Orange Coffee Cake by Recipes for my Boys

Orange Cherry Oatmeal Muffins by Me!

Cake/Cookie/Dessert Recipes Using Oranges

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Orange Vanilla Bean Cinnamon Pound Cake by Healthy Delicious

Orange Chocolate Spice Cookies by Wine and Glue

Chocolate Mandel Bread by What Jew Wanna Eat

Orange Sugar Cookies by Jen's Favorite Cookies

Blood Orange Almond Tart by Food Babbles

Olive Oil Cake with Candied Oranges by Food Babbles

Citrus Cranberry Layer Cake by Roxana's Home Baking

Blood Orange Polenta Cake by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Orange Pound Cake by Eat The Love

Blood Orange Coconut Cake by Eat The Love

Blood Orange Lemon Vanilla Shaker Pie by Eat The Love

Triple Chocolate Trifle by Because I Like Chocolate

Kumquat-Orange Cardamom Bars by Lemon Sugar

Blackberry Buttermilk Cake by The Law Student's Wife

Orange Creamsicle Pie by NL Rock Recipes

Blood Orange Marmalade by 52 Kitchen Adventures

Drink/Ice Cream/Candy Recipes Using Oranges

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Orange Creamsicletini by Snappy Gourmet

Sunset Sangria by Wine and Glue

Sangria by The Kitchen is my Playground

The Best Cherry Orange Sangria by Noble Pig

DIY Arancello by Girlichef

Blood Orange Sorbet by 52 Kitchen Adventures

Chocolate Chip Orange Olive Oil Ice Cream by Eat The Love

Cara Cara Sorbet by Recipes for my Boys

Homemade Gumdrops by Jen's Favorite Cookies

Drink/Sauce Recipes Using Pears

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Harvest Sangria by Everyday Maven

Cardamom Apple Pearsauce by Snappy Gourmet

Carrot Cake Jam by Nutmeg Nanny

Pear Butter by Hezzi D's Books and Cooks

Mint Chip Ice Cream by Ricki Heller

Pear Butter Pear Sauce by Chocolate, Chocolate, and More

Mixed Fruit Butter and Crackers by Pastry Chef Online

Cranberry Pomegranate Spritzers by Because I Like Chocolate

Fall Fruit Sangria by Savvy Eat 

Pears in Bars/Tarts/Poached or Stuffed

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Rosemary Roasted Hasselback Pears by Cooking on the Weekends

Caramel Dipped Forelle Pears by Nutmeg Nanny

Salted Caramel Pears by 52 Kitchen Adventures

Wine Poached Pears by Gastronomical Sovereignty

Vanilla Roasted Pears by Gourmande in the Kitchen

Autumn Poached Pears by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Slow Cooker Poached Stuffed Spiced Pears by 52 Kitchen Adventures

Pear and Cranberry Tart with Almond Paste by Gluten Free Doctor

Pear Tart Tatin by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Oatmeal Cookie Pear Bars by Hezzi D's Books and Cooks

Vegan Apple Pear Streusel Bars by Because I Like Chocolate

Pear and Ginger Bites by Hezzi D's Books and Cooks

Poached Pears by Because I Like Chocolate

Red Wine Poached Pears by Dieters Downfall

Pear Butter Waffles by Me!

Pears in Cakes/Crisps/Crumbles/Muffins

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Toffee Pear Pumpkin Bread by Simply Southern Baking

Pear Bourbon Bundt Cake by The Tomato Tart

Maple Pear Pecan Bacon Coffeecake by Gluten Free Doctor

Pear Cardamom Muffins by Gluten Free Doctor

Cranberry Pear Crisp by What's Cookin' Chicago

Pear Almond Muffins by Savour Fare

Pear and Cranberry Cornmeal Cake by Ricki Heller

Pear and Ginger Mini Loaves by Ricki Heller

Winter Fruit Crisp by Keep It Sweet Desserts

Mini Pear Walnut Crisps by Chocolate Moosey

Pear and Pomegranate Crumble by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Maple Pear Shortcakes by Inside BruCrewLife

Pear Walnut Crisp by The Kitchen is my Playground

Fresh Gingered Pear Cobbler by Spa Bettie

Ginger Pear Skillet Cake by Gastronomical Sovereignty

Vanilla-Cardamom Pear Hand Pies by An Edible Mosaic

Savory Recipes Using Oranges

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Orange Soy Pork Tenderloin by Supper for a Steal

Sesame Orange Steak Salad by Cooking on the Weekends

Orange Roasted Chick Pea Spiced Almond Salad by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Orange Peel Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry by Hezzi D's Books and Cooks

Orange Chicken by Taste and Tell Blog

Quinoa Beet and Blood Orange Salad by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Sweet Potato Stuffed Oranges by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Fennel Orange Avocado Salad by The Hungry Goddess

Arborio Rice Pudding by Gastronomical Sovereignty

Fennel, Blackberry and Orange Salad by The Hungry Goddess

Spicy Orange Beef Carnitas by Running to the Kitchen

Shaved Asparagus and Blood Orange Salad with Quinoa by Running to the Kitchen

Italian Orange Salad by Shockingly Delicious

Crockpot Mexican Pork Carnitas by Savour Fare

Greek Orange Pork and Beans by The Spiced Life

Orange-scented Indian Cauliflower and Potatoes with Curried Fish by The Spiced Life

Savory Recipes Using Pears

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Caramelized Onion, Fresh Pear, and Goat Cheese Pizza by Me!

Asian Slaw with Korean Pears by Cooking on the Weekends

Mushroom Stuffed Pears with Gorgonzola by Running to the Kitchen

Pear and Arugula Salad by Little Ferraro Kitchen

Turkey, Cranberry and Pear Panini by Peanut Butter and Peppers

Apricot Pear (Vegan) Brie Sandwich by Spa Bettie

Roasted Pear and Brie Galette by Kitchen Tested

Fresh Pear, Fig Jam, and Goat Cheese Pizza by Me!

Leeky Pear Mushroom Toasts by Gastronomical Sovereignty

Savory/Grilled Recipes Using Pineapple

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Ghost Pepper Caramelized Pineapple by Cooking on the Weekends

Grilled Glazed Pineapple by Noble Pig

Gratineed Pineapple by Noble Pig

Honey Garlic Ginger Chicken by Running to the Kitchen

Pineapple Fennel Salad by Noble Pig

Macadamia Nut Chicken with Mango Pineapple Relish by Noble Pig

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers by Emily Bites

Pepperoni Pineapple Pizza by Emily Bites

Hawaiian Pizza by Masala Herb

Pineapple Avocado Salsa by Savour Fare

Hawaiian Scrambled Eggs by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Sesame Pineapple Chicken Salad by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Mexican Black Bean Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Hawaiian Chicken by Busy in Brooklyn

Peach Pineapple Salsa by The Kitchen is my Playground

Pineapple Coconut Green Curry Tacos by Spa Bettie

Sweet Recipes Using Pineapple

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Pineapple Kiwi Mint Smoothie by Running to the Kitchen

Pineapple Strawberry Rambutan Smoothie by What's Cookin' Chicago

Fruit Skewers and Yogurt Dip by Masala Herb

Fresh Fruit with Coconut Whipped Cream by Everyday Maven

Incredibly Edibly Delicious Pineapple Upside Down Pound Cake by Pastry Chef Online

Pineapple Square Bars by Peanut Butter and Peppers

Pineapple Flower Cupcakes by Spa Bettie

Pineapple Cobbler by Pint Sized Baker

Pina Colada Yogurt Parfaits by Pineapple and Coconut

Whew.  Now if anyone can tell me how many blogs are represented by this list, so I can brag about 156 recipes from 66 bloggers, I'd give you a big kiss. Or a shout out--[thanks, Sarah from The Cook's Life!]

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