Two of my favorite things are drinking espresso, and baking. Sunday we had a lot to do before our busy week so I decided to merge the two and bake Illy Espresso Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. I did work at Starbucks for 2 years when I was 18 -19, but I have never liked espresso …
Easy-to-cook Illy Espresso Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Read More »
If I had a roll of yellow CAUTION tape at home I would have wrapped up the white chocolate chips I had a few nights ago. (I would also use it to wrap up dark chocolate chips, granola and almonds) because around those things I can’t control myself and I just keep grazing. It doesn’t …
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Most people have ‘To Do’ lists on their fridge. I have a ‘To Bake’ list. Yesterday I had 3 very ripe bananas to bake with and the first thing I did was check the list to see what I may have forgotten about. I had noted this recipe a few weeks ago, Chocolate Banana Shortbread Cookies. …
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Wow Kidney Bean, who knew you were packin so much good stuff? I have never been big into beans but as I try to slowly fade meat out of my diet, beans are looking better and better. Kidney beans alone contain over 80 nutrients. Yes, beans beans are the magical fruit the more you eat the more you …
Last night I finished reading Skinny Bitch. It took me 5 days to read, and I haven’t had meat in 5 days. Coincident? I think not. The book is full of gross facts, meat horror stories, and really aggressive writing. It was a good thing to read while I’m trying to get healthy because I have …
My oh my, what a day I had yesterday! It started out as a normal day. Woke up at 6:45, went to the gym to meet my friend but she didn’t show up (don’t worry, I didn’t show up to the spin class Saturday morning so we are even). And then I got ready, got my …
I planned on making some oatmeal raisin cookies for ya’ll. Then I dropped all my raisins… And had to swiftly sweep them up! Did you know they can be lethal for dogs? The only other ‘add in’ I had in my pantry was coconut. Hmm… Oatmeal and Coconut? Does it work? Oh yeah…. it works! This recipe …
I love making candy during the holiday season. It makes the perfect gift (especially for the unexpected guest at a Christmas party) and candy is always fun to make, especially with friends! But this recipe is new to me and I am so glad I was introduced to it! A friend of mine at work asked me …
How to make Old Timey Peanut Butter Candies easy at home Read More »
Why is it that food we cook in the Fall tends to smell better than food we cook at any other time of the year? Fall has just begun, but those peanut butter pumpkin brownies smelled so scrumptious two days ago and the butternut squash I roasted today smelled so freakin‘ fantastic. The smell even woke Kyle up, …
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I think I am finally getting better at this ‘maintaining a healthy lifestyle’ thing. I no longer drive past Sonic drooling over coconut cream pie slushes, I no longer crave the double decker taco at Taco Bell, and I can finally have chocolate chips in the pantry without eating them all in one sitting (no really, a whole bag, it’s happened). …
Caramelized Onion and Corn Quinoa: simple, healthy dinner Read More »
