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Still looking for ways to use your cranberries? This cranberry-orange tea cake is infused with orange pekoe tea, and full of fresh cranberries, orange zest and chopped walnuts. A tasty recipe that accompanies a very touching post about the author's grandma, guaranteed to make you go hug someone you love.

Recipe and story: Cranberry-Orange Tea Cake

If you feel like taming the hungry voice of the vegan or health-conscious version of the Homer Simpson in you, indulge yourself with the recipe My Recession Kitchen whipped up for the October 2010 Daring Bakers Challenge.

Recipe: Yeast Doughnuts

Picture us wagging a stern finger at you so that you follow this link and make a beeline for the kitchen in order to prepare these mega-creepy (healthy and delicious maple almond?!) Halloween cookies!

Recipe: Bloody Finger Cookies

How about some ghoulishly cute pumpkin cupcakes with non-dairy vanilla cream cheese frosting for the little goblins living in your haunted house? Now these aren't just any Halloween cupcakes. They're rich, delicious, wonderfully spiced, and even a tad healthy - bwahh-ha-ha-ha!

Recipe: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Would you please, for the love of sweet baked stuff, do yourself a huge favor (if you haven't already) and visit River's fantastic blog that's a mine of awesome ideas to make yours the best and most creative Halloween you could possibly dream of?

Recipe: Halloweegan Spiced Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies

How about getting three variations on a fantastic cupcake recipe that's sure to have everyone rant and rave and then jump at you for more?

If you need more incentive, listen to the variations in question and weep. No, don't weep, just put those mandibles to good use and eat - Vanilla/Vanilla, Cinnamon Toast, and Coffee & Donuts.

Recipes: Vegan Vanilla/Vanilla, Cinnamon Toast, and Coffee & Donuts Cupcakes

Still looking for awesomely wholesome recipes to usher in the Fall? These healthy vegan banana scones will be the autumnal wind beneath your hungry wings, no doubt.

Recipe: Spicy banana bran scones

Celine knows that the way to one's heart is through rich chocolate teacakes made with healthy whole ingredients. She also knows that carob is a delicious substance that deserves our attention and can hold it's own in baked goods. She also knows that flexible recipes are fun and easy - and encourages us to improvise with her two amazing vegan teacake recipes. By now, she probably knows that I adore her too. :)

Recipes: Chocolate Tahini Teacake and Carob PB Teacake

What a pleasure it was to receive this delicious submission from the stylish German baking blog minimalista. I'm smitten with her toothsome healthy rustic rye and spelt bread:

"Oh, we Germans are so into all kinds of bread... We (I) love dark breads with rustic crust that taste strong and make you use your teeth... This particular one here is more the cheese and butter kind of bread. It contains two types of flour and olive oil and walnuts. A rustic type of bread, great with a cheese platter."

Recipe: Walnut Bread

If you're tired of all the richer baking recipes out there and feel the need to head for something healthy, easy to make, and gluten-free (if using the appropriate oats) while still remaining absolutely scrumptious, these bars will be like the baked version of the holy grail. Amen to that!

Recipe: Chia Banana Bars