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Chobani Banana Almond Muffins

Chobani Banana Almond Muffins
So we’ve made it to Friday – woot!  I actually have Monday off and next Friday off for Good Friday, so next week will be a nice 3 day work week – gotta love when that happens! Doesn’t everyone wake up an hour before having to leave work and decide to make muffins?  Yep, that was me.  7:00 a.m.  I usually have an iced coffee...
March 22, 2013

Banana Granola Pancakes & Three Bean Chili

Banana Granola Pancakes & Three Bean Chili
Thanks for all your comments yesterday after I “came clean” about my over eating over the weekend.  It’s nice to know that I am not alone, but it also helped me be more conscious of my eating yesterday. Helen pointed out that just because I didn’t get on the scale, doesn’t mean that I didn’t overeat.  So on my “do over” post on February 11...
February 20, 2013

Yogurt Crusted Mini Quiches

Yogurt Crusted Mini Quiches
Over the weekend I stumbled across a recipe for a zucchini tart that had a crust with Greek yogurt in it.  I was immediately intrigued!  This does take a bit of planning because like most crusts, you need to refrigerate it for at least an hour. I ended up making the dough on Sunday, and yesterday morning I put the quiche together.  I was planning...
February 5, 2013

Breakfast Wontons

Breakfast Wontons
I am making breakfast for one of my bossed three days a week.  While she does pretty good with healthy lunches and dinners, breakfast just stumps her.  Other than yogurt and some fruit. she can’t wrap her brain around eating “real” food, i.e. non-diet food for breakfast. Enter the breakfast wonton.  I love wonton  wrappers.  My store normally sells them for .99 cents.  I use...
January 16, 2013

Almond Café Mocha Green Monster

Almond Café Mocha Green Monster
Friday night we still had temperatures in the 50’s before we went to bed.  It felt more like April than January.  But winter finally reared its ugly head, and we were blanketed in ice. We don’t have a garage, so it took me about 20 minutes to defrost the car before I could drive anywhere! Saturday morning Tony me another one of his delicious breakfasts. ...
January 14, 2013

His and Hers Pancakes

His and Hers Pancakes
Guess what time I woke up both Saturday AND Sunday?  8:00 a.m.!!  This is unheard of for me.  Weekends it’s not unusual for me to get up and around any earlier than 10:30! But, I liked it.  The house was quiet.  Tony was sleeping.  The dog woke up with me and after going outside for a while, slept at my feet while I did some...
January 6, 2013

Crunchy Coconut Granola

Crunchy Coconut Granola
My boss is an admitted granola whore.  She knows it and I know it.  A couple weeks ago I made a granola recipe that we both felt could garner the title “crack granola” because we both couldn’t stop eating it.  Then I promptly lost my recipe. So I keep trying new granola recipes.  This recipe caught my eye because its unlike any other granola I’ve...
December 5, 2012

First Meatless Monday!

First Meatless Monday!
I know as soon as Melissa reads the title of this post she will jump up and down!  As part of the Skinny Snowman Challenge, one of the ways to earn points is to have a meatless Monday.  Um, turns out I didn’t read all the rules until last Monday, so I missed on this opportunity last week. Meatless Breakfast Casserole for One: Serves One: ...
December 3, 2012

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie & Messy Recipe Contest

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie & Messy Recipe Contest
This time of year I love all things pumpkin.  I ate pumpkin pie three nights in a row over the Thanksgiving holiday!  Even though it was Nicole’s crustless pumpkin pie, those calories still add up.  So when I saw this recipe for a Paleo Pumpkin smoothie, I was instantly intrigued.  A adapted it a bit using what I had on hand.  This made one giant...
November 27, 2012

Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin Scones
Some mornings our dog wants to go out right away.  Other mornings, it’s a battle.  You have to end up doing a song and dance waving the leash “want to go for a walk?!”  Sometimes I need to show him I am getting on my shoes and coat, and then he will finally want to go out. Yesterday morning he was raring to go!  And...
November 14, 2012