I often wake up thinking, “I wish I could stay in my pajamas all day and bake.” If I didn’t have a guilt complex, I would probably play hooky JUST to bake all day long. The weekends are the perfect excuse to accomplish these goals. Yesterday I ate good food and drank wine all day [...]
Saturday at last . I couldn’t wait for my raspberry-coconut lemon bars to completely finish cooling last night. I had one while it was semi-warm and melty so the true texture didn’t shine through. The verdict is still out. I can tell you, however; it was super sweet and excellent with vanilla ice cream.I proceeded [...]
I’m obsessed with checking the weather. I’ll admit it. I probably visit weather.com as frequently as I visit Google. It really does impact what I do during the day and dictates my “food mood”. Lately the weather has been all over the place. It’s hot. It’s cold. It’s rainy. It’s beautiful. It’s hot….MAKE UP YOUR [...]
Overnight Chia-Banana Oats: 1/3 cup rolled oats, 1/3 cup Greek yogurt, 1/3 cup soy milk, 1/2 TBS chia seeds, 1/2 banana, cinnamon, sunshine raspberries, blackberry jam, sunflower seed butter, almond butter. Yesterday was a “lost cause” food day. I went to the Cheesecake Factory for my friends birthday as planned, however; ended up taking my [...]
I am proud to say that my parents were my very first dinner guests. They came up today to help finish my apartment. I feel so lucky and am beyond grateful. I made them dinner as they worked hard to hang blinds and photos.Fettuccine and Scallops with Zucchini, Summer Squash, Cherry Tomatoes in a White [...]
It’s FRIDAY!! WOOH Let’s celebrate with good food! Starting with breakfast in a fun bowl. I decided to give my over-sized tea cups a break this morning and put my overnight oats in a fancy dish. Banana-Chia Overnight Oats (1/3 cup rolled oats, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 1/3 cup 2% Greek Yogurt, 2 tsp [...]
No, I’m not talking about Burger King. I’m talking about my favorite part about cooking and food: you can always make things exactly the way you like them. There is no real rhyme or reason to cooking, just preference. For breakfast this morning I was feeling a little cool, crunchy, chocolaty and sweet. I made [...]
Truffle is inquisitive about the kitchen. I think it’s safe to say I appropriately named her after food.Overnight Oats: 1/3 cup rolled oats, 1/3 cup 2% Greek Yogurt, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 2 tsp chia seeds, cinnamon, 1/2 a banana, blueberries, blackberries, almond butter, sunflower seed butter and honey. Truffle wanted some too. Don’t [...]
Overnight Oats: 1/3 cup Rolled Oatmeal, 1/3 Cup 2% Greek Yogurt, 1/3 cup Vanilla Soy Milk, 1/2 TBS Chia Seeds, Cinnamon, 1/2 Banana, Blueberries, Blackberries, Dark Chocolate Dreams, Crunchy Almond Butter, Sunflower Seed Butter, Honey. One nut butter in my oats is satisfying. Two nut butters in my oats is dynamic. Three nut butters in [...]
Crunchy. Dreamy. Wonderful.Overnight Oats: 1/3 cup Rolled Oats, 1/3 Cup 2% Greek Yogurt, 1/3 cup Vanilla Soy Milk, 1/2 TBS Chia Seeds, 1/2 of a Banana, Cinnamon, Blueberries, Granola, Crunchy PB, Dark Chocolate PB and White Chocolate PB, Honey. 3/4 of my peanut butter collection. You better believe I have a jar of Natural Creamy [...]
