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He is 16 months old, and I'm already hiding vegetables to get my toddler to eat them. Is that bad? 🙂 A lot of things I read about feeding toddlers said to give them a few foods at each meal and make sure that at least one of those foods is something they like. Well, [...]
I've been wanting to try chocolate zucchini bread for a while now. I had it in my head that there's no way it could taste like a dessert with zucchini in it. Not that I have anything against zucchini. I love zucchini!! But...when I want chocolate, I want chocolate. You know what I mean?? So not the case here! For one thing, you can't even tell that there is zucchini in here, let alone 1 1/2 cups! And, it comes out of the oven all warm and melty thanks to some chocolate chips mixed into the batter.
Merry Christmas weekend friends!!! Who is still scrambling last minute to get things done? Me, always. I wanted to post a quick tutorial on my Christmas cookies because I'm pretty impressed with how they turned out, especially for a first timer on the frosting piping bag! Real talk...I DID NOT make these from scratch. I [...]
Can I just say, infant sleep training is not for the faint of heart. I'm probably taking longer with each stage because once he masters one part, I just want to sleep at night so I am hesitant to move on to the next stage. We've only been working on it for a week and [...]
This will be my one Christmas themed post of the year. I think I failed on the holiday preparedness front. But in turn, I've had lots of baby snuggles instead. These cookies are so yummy! The original recipe, from Liv for Cake, called for Black Cocoa which I couldn't find so I just substituted more [...]
There are so many great things about today... 1) It is officially fall! 2) IÂ was decorating for fall like a mad woman today; hay bales, pumpkins, mums, the whole nine yards 3) The season premier of Scandal is on RIGHT NOW and I am watching, Olivia Pope style, with a glass of red wine in [...]
I came home from work today, put on my workout clothes and was ready to get a productive workout in. First I needed a snack, something healthy, because I was going to workout after all. Once my pre-workout snack was complete, I realized I needed to take some blog photos and should do so before [...]
Man! Finally getting this beauty on the blog!! Every time I have a work trip, no matter how short or long, I get so behind on everything. I pack so much into my free time that being away for just a day or two throws me off completely. So this was the first time I [...]
 I'm getting a little tired of pre-made scrambles every morning so I thought I'd try something new. I still wanted something healthy but I also needed something tasty that my husband will eat...enter baked oatmeal muffins...made with NO FLOUR! These are easy to prepare ahead of time, customize with whatever toppings you prefer and grab [...]
We're about halfway through the Thanksgiving feast posts! Still to come...green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey & pie! All the best parts! These biscuits take things up a notch, not just a plain dinner roll with butter, the sage and cheddar taste great together and it makes your house smell so yummy when they [...]
Everyone needs a cornbread recipe in their life...right? This one is quick, easy and delicious. Plus, you're going to need it for an upcoming food post next week...cornbread stuffing! Part of my 5-week build up to your best Thanksgiving feast yet!! That's right 🙂 I'm testing out all sorts of Thanksgiving recipes in the coming [...]
I had such a great weekend! Some of my best girlfriends came down from Seattle with their hubbies for some wine tasting in the Columbia Gorge. The weather could not have been more perfect, the wineries were stunning, the wine was fabulous (correction...is fabulous, as I'm drinking some right now) and the company, amazing. I [...]
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! We spent the holiday at home trying to comfort our anxiety ridden dog from the noise of the fireworks. Our puppy didn't seem to even notice the noise but our older female dog has a tough time with the holiday every year and spent the entire night under bed. I did, [...]
The great thing about these little cuties is that you can easily turn this into a full size quiche for Sunday brunch by baking in a quiche dish rather than a muffin tin. I made them for weekday mornings last week so the smaller muffin size quiches worked a bit better for us. Spinach Bacon [...]
Who knew that one little ingredient could make a regular chocolate chunk cookie so incredibly amazing!?!?! There's nothing too crazy different about these cookies, except the salt flakes on top, and let me tell you, I'll never make chocolate chunk cookies without salt flakes again! Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies Makes 24 cookies 1 1/2 cups [...]
I'm always looking for easy on-the-go breakfast items for my husband to eat on the way out the door that are still relatively healthy. These whole wheat blueberry muffins certainly fit the bill. I tried to keep the ingredients whole wheat and organic and rather than using milk, I used Almond milk instead. They turned [...]