Happy Monday! Yesterday we talked about back-to-school snacks, and now I have sandwiches on the brain. Can you tell I’m getting ready to go back to school? I’ve been watching my 18-month old niece all weekend Keep Reading
5 Back-to-School Snack Ideas
I’m just over a week away from the start of the 2016-17 school year, and that means I need to pull myself together a little bit (actually, a lot) and get organized. Summer vacation turns Keep Reading
Peach, Pecan & Blue Cheese Kale Salad
This is the late summer version of my Summer Kale Salad. It’s loaded with juicy peaches, toasted pecans, red onions, cherry tomatoes, and crumbled blue cheese. I even used the same maple-dijon vinaigrette from the Keep Reading
Whole Wheat Fig Bars
Thick, sticky dried figs get sandwiched between layers of tender, buttery (though, butter-less), lightly spiced whole wheat cookie dough to form a better-than-Fig-Newtons bar that will satisfy all of your snack cravings. These fun little snacks Keep Reading
Coconut Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Vegan)
Last week I was craving creamy, fluffy homemade ice cream; the kind you’d want to scoop onto a slice of warm berry pie or freshly baked brownies. I wanted it to be maple-sweetened and flecked Keep Reading
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Sandwich Bread
Thick, hearty homemade sandwich bread is hard to come by. I’m talking about rustic, yeasty bread that makes amazing toast, but can also turn into a mean PB&J. The type of bread you have to Keep Reading
Heirloom Tomato & Goat Cheese Pie
Technically this is a galette/crostatta/free-form pie, but let’s not get technical. I’ve been on vacation all week and my brain can’t possibly handle over-complicating this pie with a fancy name. What you really need to know Keep Reading
Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls, Two Ways
A magical wand of cinnamon and fairy dust (or…butter…) gets waved over leftover pizza dough to transform it into thick, hearty homemade cinnamon rolls. Since you’re in charge of your own breakfast destiny, you can Keep Reading
Dark Chocolate Cashew-Almond Butter
Picture this: thick, creamy nut butter that’s laced with dark chocolate and can be slathered anywhere and everywhere you want it. I’m talking toast, pancakes, fruit, swirled into oatmeal or yogurt, and eaten off a Keep Reading
One-Pot Farmer’s Market Spaghetti
This pasta dish is full of fresh farmers market veggies like broccoli, sugar snap peas and Swiss chard, and is made in just one pot in about 15 minutes. Life is blissfully slow these days. Keep Reading