Now that January is almost over I’m allowed to start posting cookie recipes again, right? Right. After all, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means all resolutions to eat less sweets will pretty much be thrown out the window in favor of chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. I never get sick of the process of baking cookies. Something about creaming the butter together with sugar, listening to the hum of the electric mixer, seeing the dough come together, … Read More
Sharing From Around the Web
Hello, friends, and happy Thursday! I love Thursdays because they’re close enough to the weekend that it feels exciting and celebratory, plus we’re having friends over for dinner tonight which feels like we’re kicking off the weekend just a little bit earlier than usual. I’m making Eat Live Run’s slow cooker beef short ribs with asparagus and baked potatoes and berries with whipped cream for dessert. I’m a little nervous at the idea of making a new recipe for first … Read More
Apple Pie Almond Meal Pancakes
Is there anything better than weekend breakfasts? Joe and I make a point to eat breakfast together almost every morning. We’re even the crazy people who wake up an extra hour earlier than we need to because we want time to drink coffee, eat breakfast, talk and watch a little morning news. Weekend breakfasts, however, are an entirely different thing. We have time to wake up a little later and still soak up a few hours together, drinking cups and … Read More
My Favorite Way to Make Coffee
It’s no secret I love coffee. You know that, right? I love everything about coffee: the way it smells, the ritual surrounding it, drinking coffee with friends and ending the night with something sweet and a cup of decaf. I’ve been doing an okay job with cutting out caffeine, but truthfully I usually use coffee as a reward for doing something good. Drank a lot of water and ate plenty of veggies today? Okay, have a cup of decaf in … Read More
Find Me on Instagram
1. Trying on my new Stitch Fix top. 2. Rainbow cookie crumbles during recipe testing at work. 3. Food styling a shot for Tasteseekers Kitchen 4. Little Pippa after she jumped in the shower with Joe 5. Two of my three loves cuddling on the couch 6. Enjoying the BCS Championship game with great friends and awesome food 6. Nutmeg and Pippa, probably up to no good 7. Re-organizing my closet and trying to focus on simplicity in this area … Read More
Generosity and the Christian Introvert
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but our Church is the biggest blessing here in Minneapolis. We were fortunate to find a church home relatively soon after moving to our new city and were thrilled to find ourselves among a group of young couples and families with similar values. Plus, our pastor is really big on the congregation getting together to eat as a way of connecting. It was made to be! We’re in the middle of a sermon series … Read More
January Stitch Fix Review
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about Stitch Fix, mainly because of the time and natural light it takes to photograph each fix. But I’ve still been getting monthly fixes and enjoying the service! I get a lot of questions about Stitch Fix from friends, friends of friends and work colleagues, so I thought I would do a refresher on what it’s all about: First off, if you decide to sign up for Stitch Fix, you can use this … Read More
Curried Sweet Potato Hummus
It seems like we’ve been in a constant state of football watching over the last three weeks. Does anyone else feel that way? Not that I’m complaining considering my love for football rivals that of my former football player husband. With bowl games and playoff games and the like, we’ve been doing a lot of entertaining as well. When it comes to entertaining for bowl games and playoff games, I like to keep things pretty simple. Last week I made … Read More
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie (aka The Healthy Girl’s Milkshake)
Now that our first full week of January is underway, I’m finding myself with a serious case of winter blahs. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not seasonal depression or anything of the sort, but I find it incredibly difficult to jump from the warmth, glow and excitement of the Christmas season to the bone-chilling routine of January. Maybe if 2013 was a little less wonderful I wouldn’t be so sad to let it go and would have anticipated the arrival … Read More
From Vegetarian to Paleo?
Photo via Bon Appetit’s Food Lover’s Cleanse Friends, it’s time I got honest with you about a secret I’ve been keeping for the last month or so. As the title of this post suggests, the way I’ve been eating and how my diet and evolved has changed quite a bit over the last month. After eating vegetarian for over 3 years, I’ve been dabbling in the world of paleo-style eating, meaning my new diet is heavy on the veggies (no … Read More
Goals and Intentions for 2014
I’ve heard a few bloggers post lately about having a guiding/theme word for the new year. Maybe I’m just hiding under a rock, but it’s a totally new concept to me. Am I alone? Over the last couple days I’ve been thinking about what word I think seems best suited for the year to come. If I could sum-up 2013 in one word, it would be discovery. Joe and I experienced so many new things this past year. We explored … Read More
Triple Chocolate Pumpkin-Chai Muffins
Happy New Year, friends! I think that in order to be accepted in the food blogger universe, I should really be sharing a recipe for salad, or a smoothie, or green juice. But since I can’t stick to the rules, I’m breaking with convention and sharing a recipe for muffins, with lots of chocolate and pumpkin and a little bit of chai. You see, I got a little carried away with holiday recipe testing but got behind on posting some … Read More