Roasted Brussel Sprouts, All Day Boston Baked Beans, Roasted Butternut Squash How do I stay warm on a rainy day? I turn on my oven. I actually hover over my oven as the food cooks to absorb the warm, beautiful aroma. My hair always smells fantastic. For dinner tonight I wanted something simple and roasted. [...]
Oats In A Jar: 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/8 cup oat bran, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 2/3 cup water, 1/2 TBS chia seeds, 1/2 sliced banana, pinch of kosher salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract cooked on the stove top. Topped with homemade pumpkin butter, Crofter’s South America Superfruit Spread, crushed almonds and walnuts, ~ [...]
It’s pumpkin season!!! I am one happy girl. I love pumpkin everything—pie, muffins, coffee, biscotti, cookies, yogurt, ice cream, beer–you name it, I’ve probably tried it. I’ve always wanted to make pumpkin butter. It is like pumpkin pie in a jar. Who wouldn’t want to top everything and anything with a little pumpkin pie? Unfortunately, [...]
This morning I woke up and made a special breakfast of stove-top whipped banana-chia oatmeal. It was spicy, warm and….brown. Never judge a book by it’s cover. Despite the rather ‘blah’ looking bowl, the flavors were beyond dynamic.1/3 cup soy milk, 1/2 cup water, pinch of kosher salt, way too much cinnamon (aka why it [...]
Top of the muffin morning to you!Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt with 1/2 a Banana, Cinnamon, Pumpkin Butter and Pecans. Apple-Cinnamon Muffin with Cinnamon-Brown Sugar and Pecan Topping. Green Tea. Despite the chilly temperatures I have been waking up dehydrated and crave something cold. I thought about oatmeal this morning but as soon as I opened [...]
I have this thing. Whenever I see unusual food items I MUST try them. I have yet to try a cuisine that completely repulses me, and will give any food a chance. This curiosity has helped me discover some of my favorite foods. Escargot is a new favorite that I sometimes dream about. Who would [...]
Apple-Cinnamon Muffins with a Pecan Cinnamon-Brown Sugar ToppingButtermilk and apple sauce in the base made these muffins moist and luscious. Yep. Luscious. I love the toasted pecan on top. It reminded me that the world is good .After incorporating apple butter into my yogurt with lunch yesterday, I had an urge to make homemade pumpkin [...]
When I woke up this morning my sweet tooth was non-existent. In fact, it was slightly aching from some late night Easter candy ANDÂ ice cream. Around 11pm last night I felt like I wanted dessert but couldn’t decided between candy and ice cream. I went with candy and had a bit of Easter Bunny [...]
After a long night with friends I did something I haven’t done in a while: slept in and took breakfast on the go. I slept until 9am and have a class that starts at 10am so I grabbed a cup of coffee, a Jonagold Apple and a Kardea Cranberry Almond Bar and headed out the [...]
It has been quite a hectic day FILLED with food. I didn’t end up finishing my paper last night and went to sleep around 3am! This meant I had to wake up and finish it this morning. I HATE procrastinating. I usually keep a calendar and schedule when I know I have projects due so [...]
