Banana Cake with Nutella Frosting
What is it about bananas and nutella that makes my mouth and my belly so happy? The textures combined together? The flavors? I don't know. It's just amazing.I made this cake on a snow day last month....
View ArticleChocolate Ice Cubes
I am going to keep these stocked in my freezer at all time. Recently I've been having this at night with almond milk poured over the top. And it is so hot here that it turns to cold chocolately milk...
View ArticleSalmon Burger with Cilantro Mayo
I saw this recipe on Annie's Eats quite some time ago. I usually do an Asian style glaze on my salmon and Abe and I love it. I will tell him it is good for his brain and he pats his head. I decided...
View ArticleRaspberry Curd
I made this raspberry curd to go with meringue shells. Since it made two jars I used the other for smearing on muffins and breads. Awesome stuff.Raspberry CurdSource: Martha StewartMakes 2 cups1 cup...
View ArticlePumpkin Whoopies with Cinnamon Maple Cream Cheese Filling
It's been a while but I couldn't keep these from my foodie friends. These are based on a recipe from Hannaford's Fresh Magazine that you pick up at the grocery store. I think it is a few years old and...
View ArticleCrazy Awesome Cinnamon Rolls
You can probably tell that I've fallen by the wayside with blogging. I haven't forgotten about it but with a toddler I just don't have the time. However, when something is really really good - I take...
View ArticleAvocado Chocolate Pudding
I have a recipe for a "healthy" chocolate pudding that I'm pretty in love with. It is made with silken tofu and I love that I can eat it and have an added protein boost. I shared the recipe with a girl...
View ArticleGranola Bars
I've made granola bars a few times before using a recipe from Alton Brown. I saw a four ingredient one on Pinterest that caught my attention. Four ingredients, they are all super healthy, and I'm short...
View ArticleStudded and Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies are the bee's knees. What?They are a soft peanut butter cookie studded with milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips AND Reese's pieces. Dang.I had a wonderful little helper in making...
View ArticleFlu Fighter Cookies
Have you had your flu shot??I was late getting mine but I did get it.All this hype about the flu has made me think of these cookies I saw a few years ago. Packed with goodness to boost your immune...
View ArticleWhite Chocolate Bark
I made this for the holidays and it was a big hit. Plus it is super pretty.Peppermint bark is good but maybe a little over played at this point. I wanted to make something different. Creamy (QUALITY!!)...
View ArticlePulled Pork Panini
Last week I took a day off work to spend with my best friend. She is the same age as me - early 30s - and owns three restaurants in the town of Belfast, Maine (a pub, an Italian place, and a Mexican...
View ArticleChocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
This is such a classic cake. Chocolate on chocolate. A hint of coffee. Moist. Buttery.I had to give it to my friends so I could get it out of my house!!The only thing that happened here is that my cake...
View ArticleHoney Buttermilk Biscuits
I'm going to go on record that these are one of the most delicious things to come out of my kitchen. Well, they didn't make it too far out of the kitchen. A little sweet, a little salty, a little bit...
View ArticleChocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
My friends have been talking about cake all week. And I had just curbed my cake craving by making a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. But my word I fell right into it again. The more those girls...
View ArticleThe Perfect Soft Boiled Egg
I didn't even know I liked soft boiled eggs until I saw a picture of one and drooled all over my desk. I have some extra time on my hands today (a rare occasion as a full time working mother of a...
View ArticleBlueberry Donut Muffins
There is a big snow storm heading our way for Friday. My recommendation for you is to get the ingredients for these muffins tomorrow, hit the snooze button on Friday, get up and make these (they whip...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
PEANUT BUTTER.I like to scream it.Do it with me.PEANUT BUTTER!CHOCOLATE!They should just run off and get married.I made these on a whim and shared them with my pregnant friend. These were fantastic....
View ArticleHomemade Salsa
I've made salsa in the past but nothing like this!This was really easy to make, you just open some cans, do a little bit of chopping, and then pulse the food processor a couple of times. This is the...
View ArticlePeanut Butter and Jelly Loaf
We are in the midst of a blizzard here in Maine. Daycare was closed for a half day yesterday so Abe and I whipped this up after naptime. As you probably know and agree, snowy days are perfect for...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Cookies with Sea Salt
Chocolate and sea salt. YUM!I made these for a going away party for a work friend. I was sitting and chatting with people and coworkers would walk by me, hold the cookie up and smile and nod. I like...
View ArticleChocolate Syrup
Do not waste your money buying chocolate syrup anymore. Making it at home is crazy simple and a lot cheaper too. This took me about 2 minutes to do. I've been putting it in almond milk for a sweet...
View ArticlePeanut Rice Noodle Salad with Tofu
This is my new favorite lunch. This came together pretty quickly. It was best fresh but I did eat it for lunch today and it was really good, let it come to room temp a bit so the noodles will be...
View ArticleThe Boston Marathon
I figure it is my turn to recount our trip to Boston on Monday. Amy already blogged hers, even with pictures.If you know me you know that I don’t leave a 15 mile radius of my home very often. Sometimes...
View ArticleIndonesian Rice Salad
I have so many cookbooks (some mine and some my mother's) that favorites get neglected from time to time. The original Moosewood Cookbook was one of my mother's most used cookbooks. Each recipe is...
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