Blendtec 725 + {Cauliflower & Quinoa Pizza Sticks}
Some mail days are better than others. Am I right? These days it's usually junk or a bill... or junk disguised as a bill.
Oh Mega Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies & Superfood Green Monster
Well, I didn’t end up making the Itty Bitty Carrot Cake Cookies, but I did end up making an off-spring! Meet the carrot cake cookie in breakfast form. I cut down the oil (using applesauce to replace some of it) and amped up the protein, fibre, and healthy fats naturally using ground flax. In my first version, I used protein powder instead of flax, but the texture was weird and the flavour was off. Ground flax all the way! I also left them chunky instead of flattening them down.
Make Your Own Silhouettes
Have you noticed that silhouettes are all the rage these days? I see them in magazines, on blogs, books, and the TV. I’ve priced them out a few times, only to be disappointed by how costly they can be. In kindergarten, I vaguely remember my teacher shining a light at us while we stood by a wall with a big piece of white paper taped on it. It was so hard trying not to wiggle as she traced our shadow which we turned into a silhouette. Thank goodness things have gotten a little more sophisticated so that as we can replicate this process without the need for a large light, and trying to make a 4 year old sit still for a whole 3 minutes.
Sallys Baking Addiction Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow. » Sallys Baking Addiction
Puppy chow snack mix gets a festive twist with pumpkin spices and candy pumpkins. Be warned – this sugary stuff is dangerously good! You know how much I love puppy chow, right? The addicting sugary snack makes me weak at the knees.
Radish, Mascarpone, Honey, Salt recipe on Food52
Author Notes: I lurv radishes! I’ve done the radish/butter thing, which is a great combo. I even roasted them – good, too!
World’s Healthiest Chocolate-Chip Cookies?
I wanted to thank everyone who likes the Chocolate-Covered Katie Facebook page. It means more to me than you will ever know. Cookie Monster! The other day, I got an urge to make chocolate cookies.
Homemade Holidays: Crock Pot Candles
Growing up in my house, we always made our own holiday gifts. We were pretty poor, and I suppose it was our only option. But it was never presented to me like that (I didn’t even know what ‘poor’ was, really, and I had a stupendously fabulous childhood full of ‘thing finding’ and ‘government cheese’. But that’s another story.) It was all about crafting our caring into something unique, something personal. My mom and I made play-doh ornaments, or baskets of baked goods, or clay coffee mugs.
Entertaining & Design Blog that Celebrates Life: Decadent Flourless Brownies
These are no ordinary brownies. Think of them as a thinner chocolate torte. Creamy, rich and decadent.
Lentils Folded into Yogurt, Spinach, and Basil recipe on Food52.com
Author Notes: Make this with a light touch so you can taste the different ingredients involved. And serve it in smaller portions than you might imagine -- let people come back for seconds. It is a nod to pesto and a salute to yogurt. You can buy baby spinach year-round.
So Very Blessed...: Quinoa Pizza Bites
In my opinion, these are, hands down, the best things I think I’ve ever cooked. Each bite is packed with pizza flavor and I can’t get enough of them! I brought someone a few to try and he polished them off in a matter of seconds, immediately asking for “30 more, please.” I love onion (I use frozen chopped onion most of the time, because my eyes so much when I cut fresh onions that I can’t see and cut myself almost every time!)
