Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Less Cookin’ & More Shoppin’ Hiya peeps, how are you today? I’m doing peachy and gettin’ ready to go bust out 5 miles and a little yoga afterwards. A morning sweatfest really helps center me for the rest of the day. I love it! Well after a veritable cooking bonanza over the weekend, remember the double chocolate cookies , and the maple nut chocolate oaties , and the apple-carrot (pan)cakes from yesterday, which by the way I am so jazzed that everyone thought the food looked really yummy....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert › Cakes & Cupcakes Lightened Up Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake Glazed Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake — Each bite is studded with juicy blueberries, and the sweet-tart lemon glaze takes this pound cake to the next level! Say goodbye to dry, flavorless pound cakes! Easiest Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Light pound cake. How’s that for an oxymoron? Since most of us can’t afford to eat a pound of butter and a pound of sugar, this is the next best thing....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert › Brownies Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Brownies Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies — Fudgy brownies with a layer of peanut butter cheesecake and topped with peanuts and peanut butter cups!! Rich, decadent, and amazing! A must-make for all peanut butter lovers!! Nothing says Christmas like peanut butter and chocolate. At least in my world this is my idea of a Merry Christmas. There’s a layer of peanut butter cheesecake that runs through the center of these fudgy brownies that are topped with peanuts and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Productive Day, Keeping Lists I had a productive day yesterday. In addition to working fulltime and being a mom, doing the housework, laundry, blogging, I… Did a 20 minute at home workout . And went for a chilly run. Brr, it got chilly again here! Ran errands, including a trip to TJ’s to replenish some produce… And I made another Cheezy Vegetable Bake This time I used some 99 cent store brand soup + a 1/2 can of water I added Brussels spouts in addition to the other veggies I baked it at 400F for 60 minutes And it worked perfectly....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Roasted Carrot and Red Pepper Peanut Soup Roasted Carrot and Red Pepper Peanut Soup – A HEALTHY, easy, blender soup that’s naturally vegan, gluten-free, comforting, and hearty! Around this time every year I get the urge to turn on my oven, let the kitchen get nice and toasty, and roast up some vegetables. Then I got the urge to blend them up into soup....

Home › Recipe Index › Entrees › Fish Sheet Pan Orange Chili Salmon I have so many childhood memories of Friday fish frys during Lent. This salmon knocks the socks off any greasy, battered, deep-fried fish I ate as a kid in the basement of my church. It’s some of the best salmon I’ve ever made and my family devoured it. This year don’t let Lent have you fishing for flavor....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert Starbucks Double Chocolate Brownies {Copycat Recipe} Copycat Starbucks Double Chocolate Brownies — The brownies are rich, fudgy, not cakey, perfectly chewy, and so easy to make. One bowl, no mixer, and studded with chocolate chunks! Copycat Starbucks Double Chocolate Brownies Recently, I was waiting in a long Starbucks line, peering into their bakery case, studying it actually, to see what I could remake at home....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Tofu Disaster, Afraid of Going to the Dentist or Doctor?, Talking to Strangers Hi Bloggies! Is everyone ready for the weekend , or what? I sure am! Scott returned from his business trip this week, but unfortunately has already bought his airline tickets for next week’s trip. Ugh. So, I plan to make the most of the weekend and get some time in with him and Skylar, and I am especially excited for Pride Parade !...

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Weekend Pictures, Free Samples & Do You Take Them, Readers Requests, Off Limits Topics Hi Friends! Wow this weekend vanished before my very eyes! Holy moley it flew by! Why oh why must that happen. The crazy thing is that summer is going to be over before you know it. I can feel fall in the air. Crazy but true. Coastal San Diego never gets hot ....

Home › Recipe Index › Entrees › Rice Wild Rice & Raw Peppers, Fave Way to Eat Rice, Days of the Week You’re Off Hi Friends! How’s your day going today? I have so much to get done today from errands and phone calls to housework. Mondays and Tuesdays are my days off from paid employment, so lots to tackle today. I also want to take Skylar out and let her run around at the park in between rain bursts....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert › Crisps 5-Minute Microwave Apple Cinnamon Crisp for One Microwave Apple Crisp — 🍎🍏🍁 It’s hard to believe something SO GOOD can be made in the microwave – and in just 5 minutes but it’s true! This microwave apple crisp comes together in just 5 minutes and generously serves one person, or very shareable for two. Top it with a scoop or ice cream, whipped cream, or caramel sauce for the ultimate FAST and EASY treat!...

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Apple Picking Are we all excited that the weekend is here? I am. I have no idea why but I have a desire to go apple picking. And drink apple cider spiked with cinnamon sticks, infused with cloves or oranges for an extra zing. photo source Good thing I saw this when I was out today. Brand new seasonal arrival. It’s like the Apple Cider Gods heard my mental chatter and knew I was craving it and bam, it was on the shelves waiting for me....

Home › Recipe Index › Entrees › Tofu & Tempeh Barbeque Tofu with Pineapple and Mango Tofu at most Asian restaurants is usually so good that I’m left thinking about it weeks after I’ve had it. It’s a perfectly cooked balance of crispy and tender, firm yet chewy. The sauces are right on point; tangy, slightly spicy, and leaves me wanting more. Or if you’re familiar with the tofu that Whole Foods sells in its deli cases for about $9....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Challenge: Attraction I saw this challenge on Janetha’s blog. And she saw it on Eliza’s blog. And I decided it looked pretty cool and unique and like I could have some fun with it. The challenge is this For each of the 30 days, I am supposed to discuss my thoughts and ideas on it. Ramble away. The opposite of Golden Silence ....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Chit Chat Meetup Today I met up with my dear friend Marla We met at our usual hangout. We were majorly overdue for a chitchat session. It had been far too long since our last meetup . Two months! We caught up on each others’ lives and Marla’s been quite the busy lady. She went to FoodBuzz and she’s a finalist in the Alexia French Fry competition....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie I love making skillet cookies. Because when it comes to cookies, bigger is always better. It’s a fast and easy goofproof recipe that’s sure to be a hit. No mixer needed, no dough to chill, ready and on the table in 30 minutes, family-friendly, and perfect for events, parties, or holidays. To make the stir-together dough I used Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix ....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Chocolate Molasses Chocolate Chip Cake with Baileys Irish Cream Glaze Welcome to holiday baking season 2012. This is not the type of cake I’d make for a pool party in July but it’s most definitely the type of cake I want to make and savor this time of year. The cake combines some of my favorite flavors and ingredients including molasses, Baileys, medjool dates, with the dominant note being chocolate....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Chores & Goodies Life has been busy and I’ve only been on U.S. soil for about 12 hours! I’ve gotten plenty of chores done and crossed off my list which has been nice. I went to the grocery store last night at midnight for some produce. Priorities that just couldnt’t wait til the morning! Even though I ate tons of watermelon in Aruba, I hadn’t gotten my fill and “personal watermelons (love that term) were on sale for $2....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Creamy Vegan Corn and Red Pepper Blender Soup I had a craving for cream of corn soup the other day. I hadn’t had any in probably 15 years, and have no idea why it popped into my head but after it did, I had to have it. I wasn’t going to buy it because I’m extremely sensitive to sodium , and most canned soups are water retention in a can....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Culinary Chic Meets Healthy Lifestyle Enjoying food starts with careful preparation, fresh ingredients, and an appreciation of new flavors. And when that food also happens to be good for you, it truly feeds your body and soul. That idea is the focal point of the Lean Cuisine Culinary Roundtable, featuring renowned chefs and restaurateurs coming together to collaborate on some culinary creations. Among the food aficionados involved were Anita Lo, a New York-based master of Asian cuisine; Paul Kahan of Chicago, who typifies farm-to-table cuisine; Brad Farmerie, known in Napa and NYC for his fusion flair; and Lucien Vendome, head chef and Director of Culinary Innovations for Nestle....