• Bread,  Dessert,  Food,  Fun,  Healthy

    Mini Chocolate Muffins

    Well hello all! Are you getting snow like we are in the Northeast? We has some yesterday and appppaarreennnntttlllyy we are getting like 8-10″ of snow from tonight until tomorrow afternoon? Sweet. Can’t wait. I mean really. I.am.stoked. ::blank stare:: Granted, I live in New England. Yes, I know this. But, as I have gotten older…cleaning up snow SUCKS! Anyways, Mother Nature, if you could like make it so I have a snow day tomorrow that would be awesome. Because all the schools are already cancelled….and I never get a day off. 🙂 Moving on… ******************************************************************************************************** TOMORROW Steph over at Steph’s Bite by Bite is holding a Bake Sale for…

  • Food,  Fun,  Healthy,  Snacks,  Sweet

    Almond Date Cranberry Snacks

    Good Monday Morning Friends! How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was full of working on the house as usual. Went out with some friends on Friday night which was so fun. It is always good to get together for dinner, talk about nothing and everything and drink wine. It is a good way to end the week. Patrick and I also talked to a travel agent about our honeymoon! We were so torn between so many different places. We have a budget in place and it was just so overwhelming we thought, well…I thought it would be nice to meet with someone who plans travel for a living. Patrick was set…

  • Food,  Healthy

    Double Chocolate Protein Bars

    Ok, so these…are amazing. I totally stole the idea from Laura & Kammie from this post Red Velvet Protein Bars. I am always looking for new ways to make protein filled snacks. I have been working out a lot lately and I have been really loving it, but I have learned that my body NEEDS protein. That was a large problem before for me with not seeing any results and not seeing inches go away. Once I started eating more lean protein? The results were astonishing. So clearly I am going to continue with that trend and eat lots and lots of protein. But, you know there is only so…

  • Food,  Fruit,  Healthy

    Pineapple Smoothie

    Welp, we are back to more “normal” weather for this time of year. Back down to the low 50s instead of the low 80s. It was SO nice having a taste of the warm weather though. I mean the fact that we have had little to no snow this season? Kinda makes me want to cry, but I would much rather it be nice outside than have it be cold with no snow. I know sounds weird right? But… What is the fun of it being super cold out if there is no snow to play in? I would much rather there be pretty snow to look at or play…

  • Drinks,  Food,  Fruit,  Healthy

    Blueberry Raspberry Shake

    Hello my dears! I trust you had a good weekend! Mine was toooooo short! I wanted to say thank you for buzzing my Kung Pao Chicken into the Top 9 over the weekend though! So very much appreciated! 🙂 Just so you all know the cooking class at Sur La Table was fun, you will see a post later this week showing you all the yummy rustic recipes we made. Definitely recipes that anyone can cook and have a great comforting and flavorful result! Stay tuned… So lately I have been telling you guys that I have to get more protein into my diet. I have gotten SO bad about…