Usually I’m a careful person, but ever since my childhood years, I’ve thrown caution to the wind when it involves raw cookie dough or cake batter. Yes, I know that raw eggs can contain salmonella and should be avoided, but there’s something wrong with baking a cake or a batch of cookies without sampling the…
recipes
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins
Bananas are quite simply one of my favorite fruits. They’re cheap, they’re portable, they’re satiating, and they even satisfy a sweet tooth when chocolate, cake, cookies, or muffins are nowhere to be found. Throughout my pregnancy, though, bananas and I have had a rocky relationship. After I realized I was pregnant, I noticed that bananas…
Double Chocolate Protein Bites
Hi there! I don’t know about you all, but I’m glad it’s Thursday (aka, Friday Eve). I’m more than ready for my vacation to begin, especially after hustling all week to tie up loose ends and finish all my work before I’m out for so many days. Perhaps it’s my recent obsession with sweets and chocolate that…
Snickerdoodle Smoothie + WIAW
Hi there, dear readers! I hope your Wednesday is going swimmingly. (“Swimmingly” is a very appropriate word, given the hours of torrential rain we experienced last night. It’s like I live in the Amazon sometimes.) Let’s briefly talk cravings. In addition to the usual pizza, eggs, hummus, and ice cream cravings I’ve been having all…
Strawberry Oat Crumble Bars + WIAW
I’d sworn that I was no longer turning on the oven unless I had to, but sometimes you just want a delicious baked good over a cold treat. Especially when it’s grey and dreary and seems like it will never stop raining. Enter these strawberry oatmeal crumble bars. These were incredibly easy to make (though…
Almond Butter, Oat, & Chocolate Chip Snack Bites + WIAW
I have to apologize to you again. (This seems to have become a habit for me.) All of the recipes I’ve come up with recently are for sweets/desserts. We’ve been cooking a lot of our old stand-by meals lately, and when I say “we,” I really mean “Mark.” I’ve mentioned before that my pregnancy sweet…
Mint-Chocolate Matcha Chia Pudding
As difficult as it’s been, I’ve been trying to lay off the sweets during my pregnancy. Says the woman who bought cinnamon rolls and 2 slices of cake at the grocery last weekend! I’ve always had a pretty big sweet tooth, but I’ve become pretty good about keeping healthier sweets on-hand (such as these or…
Virgin Mango Lime Margaritas
Even if I weren’t pregnant—and even if I could consume all the frozen margaritas I desired—I’d be lying if I acted like Cinco de Mayo (or any Mexican dinner night) wasn’t about the glorious, flavorful food. This pregnant, food-obsessed woman can’t wait to bite into a crunchy taco shell and slather homemade guacamole (with extra…
Herbed Goat Cheese, Mozzarella, & Tomato Grilled Cheese
I’m generally a big fan of April. Flowers are in bloom, the weather is still cool and spring-like, it’s Mark’s and my anniversary (#6 this year!), and it’s usually the kickoff of fun outdoor events that carry on into the summer. But this year, I’m especially fond of April because I’ve learned it’s also National…
St. Patrick’s Day 2014 + Cheater’s Shepherd’s Pie
Hi friends! I hope everybody is wearing their green and sipping a frosty, festive-colored beer for me! 🙂 Even though I have just a small bit of Irish ancestry, I love any excuse to dress up, eat delicious food, and party with good friends. Though today I was back at work, this past weekend was…
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