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Copycat Starbucks Vanilla Bean Scones Recipe This copycat Starbucks Vanilla Bean scones recipe will be your go to recipe when making scones. My daughter and her husband are obsessed with Starbucks and typically go at least once, if not twice a day.   They love the vanilla bean scones. Hannah texted me and said “Iowa Girl Eats has a good looking recipe.” I’ve “known” Kristin for...

You’ll want to add these blueberry sour cream scones to your must make list soon – so delicious! ___________________________ Hannah and I stayed up until 1:00 in the morning Friday night.  I know!  Jacob was tired and went to bed around 10:30, and Hannah and I just hung out in the living room, and chatted the night away.  It was so nice!  We haven’t done...

I knew I would be up this week.  Mainly because after such a big loss last week, I got cocky, thinking I can have another bite of this, or another glass of wine.  That thinking and eating caught up with me, but I am happy to say I am still in the 150s by the hair on my chin! Huh, and I just realized that...

There is temptation all around me every day working in Chicago.  From the coffee shop across from my train station that has THE BEST glazed donuts, to all the food stalls at the train station, the nearly 20 restaurants within a two block radius of my office – it’s everywhere! Lately though, I’ve had a taste for a giant muffin.  You know the ones I...

This past weekend was perfect for spending time in my kitchen.  As I was meal planning I realized I had a 10 pound bag of potatoes that needed to be used up.  I peeled and diced half the bag, put the potatoes on a cookie sheet and froze them before putting them in a Ziploc bag to use for something else later on.  More soup,...

My take on spicy tom kha gai soup - 5 WW points!