Breakfast

Banana Biscuits Hannah nearly threw up in her mouth when I said I wanted to make banana biscuits.  She joked and said “why don’t you go ahead and add cottage cheese, greek yogurt and zucchini in them?”  It’s a running joke in our family that my son-in-law says I can’t make baked goods without those three ingredients. But in my head, I knew these would...

Women’s Retreat Recipes This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a women’s retreat, and not only attend, but speak for 90 minutes.  When Rose, who coordinated the event, asked me last fall if I’d be willing to do it, I didn’t hesitate.  I said yes immediately.  Did I ask how long I’d be speaking?  No.  Did I ask if there would be a...

Blueberry Sour Cherry Scones I met my friend Amy for some thrifting yesterday and I brought her some of these blueberry sour cherry scones.  Since I had just written the recipe, and they were hot out of the oven, I never had a chance to taste one.  Happily, these turned out to be 6 Weight Watchers points. When I got back home, I took a...

Trail Mix Granola My manager saw that the last video I uploaded for granola got 1.2 million views.  She texted me and said “why aren’t you making a granola once a week!”  So here is part one of my granola series and trail mix granola is on the menu. Full disclosure, we adapted the original creator of the granola from Minimalist Baker.  You can find...

Blueberry Lemon Muffins These blueberry lemon muffins have the most amazing muffin top.  Crispy on top, but the muffin is so light and fluffy.  Yes, these muffins are 16 Weight Watchers points, but 305 calories each.  Worth it in my opinion! Ingredients: Baking really is a science. It’s precise measurements, exact ratios, and trusting the chemistry to do its thing in the oven. You can’t...

Banana Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins These banana chocolate chip muffins are the best muffins I’ve ever made.  I don’t even care they are 17 Weight Watchers points or 370 calories each.  I have Quin from Butter Be Ready for the base of this recipe.  A couple weeks ago I ran across her recipe for Blueberry Streusel Muffins and I made them four times in two...

Three Biscotti from One Dough This recipe starts morphs into three biscotti from one dough.  Instead of making three separate batches, the base dough is mixed once, then divided into thirds and customized with different mix-ins and flavors. This method keeps things efficient, approachable, and perfect for baking a variety without extra work.  Once the dough is divided, each portion is mixed with its own...

Tart Cherry and Pecan Scones I’ve loved scones since I had my first bite many years ago.  Sadly, my late husband only ate ONE BITE of a scone at a business meeting in 1985, declared it was the worst thing he ever put in his mouth and never tasted another one again.  Even when I showed him that mine weren’t dry at all.  (And while...

Pumpkin Muffins with Protein Powder One of the ways I use up protein powder is in recipes.  I recently got the seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte Protein Smoothie and decided to make pumpkin muffins with protein powder.  Each muffin is only 5 Weight Watchers points and 172 calories each.  While typically you can use Bizzy15 to save 15% off your Flavcity order, seasonal varieties (such as...

Mango Chia Seed Yogurt  My daughter Hannah has been eating these mango chia seed yogurt jars on repeat all summer.  The perfect combination of sweet and tart and perfect to meal prep at the beginning of the week.  As written these jars are 11 Weight Watchers points, but by swapping out the vanilla yogurt for plain nonfat Greek yogurt, brings these jars down to 3...