It takes a really great muffin recipe to get me excited. Otherwise, I would rather wait for a cupcake to come around. Isn't that the truth? But when a muffin is made right and tastes moist and flavorful - you have my full attention. Sweet muffins loaded with fresh, ripe blueberries and pretty little domed tops are worth it. I stepped things up with this recipe - we can have ...
Black Forest Zucchini Bread
When zucchini is abundant this time of year, I always love coming up with new ways to use it up. It's not uncommon to highlight vegetables in breads or desserts but it still never ceases to excite me when I can eat more veggies in such a delicious way! In regards to zucchini, it usually takes a bold (delicious) stance in most breads and you can see specs of green in the ...
No-Bake Peanut Butter Oat Coconut Bites
How does peanut butter do it? How does it always taste so dang good - whether you bake it with dark chocolate, layer it with jams or mix it with oats and white chocolate? Flavor options never get boring and the delicious addiction persists! Here's to this peanut goodness! I've been working on my workouts lately and trying to be more consistent with being active. One side ...
Lemon Rosewater Cake with Buttercream Flowers
I couldn't devote an entire month to flower recipes and neglect making something extra pretty for Mother's Day! I have nostalgic memories of floral buttercream cakes. Growing up, I loved decorating all sorts of cakes and cookies with my mom. Buttercream flowers, cutesy decals and animal themed goodies were so in. My mom is a talented artist and cake decorating was another ...
Gluten-Free Strawberry Coconut Lime Cake
Cakes might be at the top of my favorite sweets list. I love the juxtaposition of creamy frosting, sweet cake and the endless flavor options! When I cave into sugar cravings, 90% of the time it will be for cake. If you're wondering, the other 10% goes to sugar cookies. More frosting, please! I have given you a few naturally sweetened options for cake here, here and here, ...
My Favorite Chocolate Smoothie
Here we are into April, welcoming the spring season! I'm just so happy about the weather these days. There's something really special about eating dinner with the sun beaming past 6 pm and the calming chirp of wildlife - near enough to hear the singsong buzz, but distant enough they aren't swarming. We can leave our windows open and enjoy icy chilled treats without fret. It ...
