Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
These might be my new favorite food. Or at least my new favorite snack…which is very close to the same thing.
We snacked on these last Saturday before running a race with four thousand other crazies. We ate them for breakfast with bacon on Sunday morning. And the past two days I’ve woken up ready for a “snack.” I think I’ll be making a second batch very soon!
Read more »
Friday, February 10th, 2012
I feel like I am channeling Joy the Baker with this recipe. This not an ice cream cake, or a giant chocolate cake with layers of fudgy frosting. This is not a giant bowl of ice cream with Reese’s cup bits swirled throughout. These are the things I am dreaming of. These are not those things.
These are kind of like a granola bar in cookie form. They are a tasty, two-bite snack of healthy goodness. They are perfect for eating at your desk or in the car. Don’t ask me how I know.
Read more »
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
We’re on an English muffin kick. I’d call it a rut, except that I don’t want it to end (ever). I don’t even know when I started to like English muffins, but here I am buying one of those little sleeves of six every week (sometimes twice a week!) without fail. One night I sent Ryan to the store for something and he came home with a giant sleeve of TWELVE English muffins. Did you know they make such a thing? Glorious. Clearly we are not afraid of carbs.
I made these little beauties on Sunday afternoon and I’ll be honest — they took awhile! But for a day when I had lots of chores to do around the house and could stop sporadically, they worked out perfectly. And I couldn’t believe how well they turned out! Oh man.
Read more »
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Ryan loves coffee cake almost as much as he loves coffee. I probably have the planet’s biggest sweet tooth, but he’s happier with desserts that aren’t over the top. Opposites attract! True story.
This coffee cake is perfect for both of us! I don’t mind a lack of sugar when there is a CINNAMON punch involved. I’m not talking about a hint of cinnamon, I’m talking about a PUNCH! It’s October, folks. Let’s get on board with cinnamon everything (including candles, obviously).
Read more »
Monday, August 15th, 2011
Every weekday morning I stumble straight from bed to the kitchen for breakfast. I do not pass go and I do not collect $200. This is serious business. This is also why I eat cereal, yogurt, and fruit for breakfast 99% of the time — it’s super fast! This is also why although this oatmeal has been on my to-do list for quite awhile, it certainly did not happen until this past weekend. After I ate some cereal, of course.
To be fair, I really don’t like oatmeal. I’m not a fan of the mushiness. But Ryan loves it and I figured this recipe had enough fruit and walnuts and cinnamon involved to be palatable for myself, the oatmeal snob. I still hedged my bets and made a half-batch.
Read more »