your favorites: 10. Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie – Mmm mmm! 9. 10-Minute Granola – That’s right, only ten minutes! 8. Homemade Pizza Pockets – Kid Friendly! 7. Mini Fruit Pies – A Healthier Dessert! 6. Chick Pea Tuna Salad – An Alternative to Boring Tuna! 5. Homemade Applesauce – Better than store-bought! 4. Peanut Butter […]
Desserts
Microwave s’mores
Graham crackers + nutella + 2 large marshmallows 1. Assemble open faced on a microwave-safe plate (spread nutella on both sides, place half a marshie on each cracker) 2. Microwave on 40% power for 20 seconds 3. Sandwich graham cracker & melted goodness together. 4. Enjoy!! Like it? Share it!
Ginger Molasses Cookies: The Countdown to Christmas
What’s the holidays without some holiday cookies? With exams coming up and my bah humbug attitude taking over any Christmas cheer, I’m surprised I’ve already started early thinking about it. December 25th already in less than a month? Seems like yesterday that I spent my first Christmas with Cobalt’s family. Year two is coming up […]
Peanut Butter Granola Cookies
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love peanut butter! I’ll stir it into oatmeal, yogurt fruit dip, pasta, granola bites and smoothies! This cookie recipe I made the other day was originally an oatmeal chocolate chip recipe but I — of course — modified it to go with the ingredients that I […]
Happy Autumn! Blueberry Cobbler for Two
It’s finally autumn! I’ve eagerly been awaiting this part of the year for some time: to open the windows, drink tea and hot chocolate, cozy under the covers, celebrate my birthday and Thanksgiving (my favorite holidays) and make scrumptious cold weather foods. The majority of the month we’ve already left the windows ajar, closing them […]
New Recipe Discovery: Four Ingredient Nutella Brownies
My sister-in-law came over today with a jar of chocolate hazelnut spread, some fresh eggs and a recipe from Savory Sweet Life. After handing her a bag of all purpose flour and pecans, I gave her free reign of my kitchen while I resumed looking up my college books for this coming semester (oh, the pain of spending more than […]
Updated: Recipes from Our Backyard: Applesauce
- – – – – Originally written July 17, 2012: My husband and I are blessed to have a very fruitful apple tree in our backyard in Chattanooga. Unfortunately, we missed the peak season in June because Cobalt was in Johnson City getting ready for our wedding. But once we returned to Chattanooga after our […]
Recipe Modification: Banana Oatmeal Raisin Bread
Yesterday I had a hankering for oatmeal raisin cookies. Remembering that I had a recipe stored on my food blog, I looked it up. Scanning through the ingredients to see what I had that matched up, I noticed three tiny problems: #1) I only had one stick of butter, not two. #2) I didn’t have any eggs. #3) […]
Mocha Black Bean Brownies
I’ve been wanting to try black bean brownies for a while. So many recipes have popped up on Pinterest – it’s much more popular than I realized! So today I concurred my fear of beans in my favorite dessert. I was seriously amazed by the tasty result! By the looks of it, I bet you’d […]
Green Smoothie – Great Way to Sneak in one of the Healthiest Veggies!
Recently, I discovered the Green Smoothie. . . you know that one that’s been floating all over pinterest? Seriously, it’s everywhere. Did you know that spinach is one of the healthiest vegetables for you? All leafy greens are packed with vitamin C, K, and calcium, which are needed to maintain a functional immune system, clotting of blood and strong […]