I love baking, but I don’t get to bake nearly as much as I want to. The majority of my time in the kitchen is spent trying to make healthy dinners or lunches. I don’t mind it, but often when I am sautéing onions or chopping veggies, I’m secretly wishing that I was making cinnamon…
Recipes
Crock Pot Spinach Daal
When you hear the word comfort food, you probably think of mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and chocolate chip cookies. I do too. I also think Indian food with fresh, hot naan bread. Sundays are curry day in our house. Almost every Sunday my husband throws together a curry while I read to him. We…
Hot Cocoa Cream Puffs
When I was little I was big on all things fancy. When my parents were building my childhood home, I really really wanted my room to have a fancy chandelier and a canopy bed. They had a little more common sense and went with a light with little roses engraved in the glass, which I…
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies remind me of Christmas cookie exchanges. One of the best parts of the Christmas season as a kid was getting treats from all the neighbors. The doorbell would ring and my siblings and I would scream and run to the door excited to see what treats would await us. We…
Apple, Roasted Beet, Beet Greens and Kale Salad with an Apple Cider Vinaigrette
One of my very favorite things in the whole world is slowly walking through a farmers market. There is nothing better. I just love the freshly baked goods, the freshly picked fruits and veggies, the little handmade trinkets, the people-watching. Last week I caught one of the last markets of the season and went all…
Pumpkin Muffins with Toasted Pecan Streusel
I am totally obsessed with the new show called Master Chef Junior. I just can’t get enough of it. I love cooking competition shows, but I usually can’t handle Gordon Ramsey because he is so loud and mean. However, he turns into a marshmallow when hosting a show where the stars are ages 8-13….
National Breakfast Month: Breakfast Quesadilla
I have one more quick breakfast recipe for you for National Breakfast Month. I just made this up this morning and I loved it! It’s pretty simple and you can mix it up any which way you want. It can be as healthy or as decadent as you want. I call it a breakfast quesadilla,…
National Breakfast Month: Mango Coconut Overnight Oatmeal
Happy September! I am so ready for fall to be here. It is my favorite season. I am excited to show my daughter the fall colors for the first time, to wear my long-sleeved shirts, to be surrounded by football this and that, to drink apple cider, to roast vegetables without the whole house being…
Coconut Banana Bread
What do you do when you have an excess of of bananas because they were 25 cents a pound and you bought way to many? Make banana ice cream, banana muffins, and of course some banana bread! I have delicious banana ice cream in my freezer tempting me and I froze some banana muffins made…
A Month of Pie: Fruit and Cream Frozen Cheesecake
I saved this pie for last because it is pretty much the easiest pie in world to make. If you want just one more pie in your Thanksgiving spread, but you don’t have the time or energy to make one, try this pie. You do need at least enough time to freeze the pie, so…
