What happened? It’s March. Which means St. Patrick’s Day. And Easter this year too! I must say, I love the bright colors that we associate with Easter, it means warm weather is *slowly* approaching. Can you tell how much I love winter? If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you’ve probably [Read more >>]
So, it happens to be that it is cold outside. Surprise, surprise Minnesota. What does that have to do with anything? Well, I’m glad you asked, because I couldn’t find a dang candy thermometer in the kitchen to save my life. Nor did I really want to go out into the cold to buy a new one. (I’m officially talking [Read more >>]
Let’s talk. You and I… I, like most of you, feel like I am always running, rushing, in a hurry to get somewhere, to do something. Whether it’s rushing to work or trying to beat traffic, trying to get to the gym after work. Not to mention trying to get a parking spot at the gym, ugh. Then rushing [Read more >>]
As I was watching the news the other night they began to speak about cravings. Oh, cravings. And what to do about cravings…how do you suppress them? Well, I have just the solution for ya – eat what you’re craving. Easy. They should’ve had me on the news to solve their “issue”, sheesh. I, however, [Read more >>]
This is how my Wednesday started: I was deep in thought during my morning commute drive. Deep in thoughts filled of cookies and Valentine’s day. (Wouldn’t the world would be a little more peaceful if more people shared my thoughts!?) Originally I thought of making chocolate dipped graham crackers, somehow incorporating a surprise , then making them [Read more >>]
Ok, I want to chat about those energy/health bars. You know the ones, they are sold next to the vitamins in most grocery stores… I’ve tried several different brands of them. Several different flavors. Nada. I was truly excited the first time I tried one. Chewy chocolate fudge brownie - YES, please! Dark Chocolate Peanut [Read more >>]
No bake cookie. Energy bite. Call it what you wanna call it. These ‘bites’ are dang good. They kinda make you forget that they have NO oil, NO butter, NO anything super bad for ya. After all, a little sugar never hurt anyone. Hence, energy bite. Peanut butter, oats, a few raisins and a couple [Read more >>]
Turtle Cheesecake = creamy, smooth, chocolatey, caramely goodness. Turtle Cheecake in a shot glass = see ‘turtle cheesecake’ + New Year’s party(!?) + a totally fun way to serve cheescake. It also meant, me, stocking up on shot glasses. The store clerk probably thought I was ready for a boozy night of fun. But in reality…she [Read more >>]
New Year’s Eve…a perfect time to indulge and eat these rich cookies filled with a peppermint buttercream frosting…dipped in chocolate. They are as good as they sound. Better, in fact. I’ve used this recipe on several occasions, and just altered the shapes of my cookies. I even had a stranger tell me she would buy my flowers and [Read more >>]
It’s been a while since I’ve made these…and then I realized, even though you may have seen them before, I’ve never blogged about them. Plus, I’ve made a couple changes to the originals. It all started when I found (orange!) candy-coated sunflower seeds at Tj-Maxx/HomeGoods. Immediately I thought – noses, as carrots for snowmen! Just [Read more >>]
