I know I've mentioned before how much I love blueberries, and so it was an extra-special treat for me to receive a jar of blueberry jam as a Christmas gift last week from a colleague.  As delicious it was to consider the possibilities on how to pair it with scones, toast, English muffins and the like, this recipe for Blueberry Jam Muffins was calling to me this morning.  And the end result certainly didn't disappoint!

To start, I gathered my ingredients and decided to cut the recipe to one-thi...
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PHOTO CREDITS: What's Good at Trader Joe's?

I don't know about you, but I can eat potatoes with any meal. Whole, diced, sliced, whipped, you name it. They can be as fancy or as casual as you'd like, and in of themselves they can be an entire meal (baked potato bar, anyone?).  Because of this, sometimes I like to make oven roasted potatoes because they are THAT GOOD with things like eggs, meats, and even cinnamon rolls and quick breads. 

My favorite way to make them has been using this breakfas...
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