Oatmeal Pecan Dark Chocolate Cookies

June 17, 2018

All of the time I think about the day when I'll be able to bake with my daughter. When she'll be able to sit up at the table with me and help mix the dough and add the flours and sugar.

Sweet Spiced Cocktail Nuts

June 12, 2018

If I need a roasted nut mix to serve at a party, here is my go-to. It's sweet & spicy at the same time. I just love it.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

May 23, 2018

With Memorial Day coming up, I thought I would share one of my favorite crowd-worthy desserts. Perfect for a cookout or party. Enter: the cookie cake. This is my favorite mostly because you just press it all into one pan and bake it and you're done. At least until you frost it. I recommend frosting it with a buttercream frosting and you're guests will love you forever.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal {for baby}

May 20, 2018

I have a confession. Feeding my baby so far in her 9 months of life has come with its own set of mom guilt and anxiety.

Don't get me wrong. I love food, think about food nonstop, and I'm so excited for our little eater to experience really great good. But, ever since Dylan was a newborn, I've always been worried about doing it the right way…

Sprinkled Sugar Cookies {vegan}

May 1, 2018

It's May! Holy smokes, hard to believe. The warmer weather, green trees and flowers everywhere have been so uplifting. Bring on Spring!

This month is a fun one.

Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies

April 16, 2018

Have you ever made shortbread? A shortbread recipe is simple in that it is basically butter, sugar and flour... then whichever flavor profiles you want to add in. Here, I did two hits of vanilla - seeds from a vanilla bean and pure vanilla extract.

Oatmeal Raisin Bars {gluten-free}

April 5, 2018

I talk a lot on my blog about how a meal is so much a part of one's life. Without it, conversations would be lost. Memories forgotten. Because one dish can take you back in time. That meal may have a story.

3-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark

March 24, 2018

Today's post is about giving ourselves a break and making life a little easier. And it involves chocolate, which is always a plus.

Sugar Cookie Bars

March 23, 2018

Need a dessert for Easter next weekend? Look no further! Because who doesn't love frosted sugar cookies... and this recipe saves time by pressing it all into one pan. It's a cookie in bar form. And I think you'll love it!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars {grain-free, vegan}

March 6, 2018

Lately I've been craving the peanut butter & chocolate combination. Or, let's be honest, when do we not crave this winning combo?

Dark Chocolate Strawberry Cookies

February 8, 2018

Valentine's Day is aaaaalmost here! Perfect excuse to get in the kitchen and bake something for others. I mean, what better way to say 'I love you' than using your hands and creating something from scratch. And bonus points if it involves cookies.

Cherry Chocolate Raw Snack Bites {sugar-free, grain-free}

February 4, 2018

Hello! Another grain-free energy bite recipe for you. I usually whip up some type of date & nut bite on Sunday for the week ahead, so I'm always looking for new combinations and flavors to switch things up week after week. But, I still try to use the staple ingredients I have on hand.

My post-baby morning workout routine + my go-to frothy coffee

January 28, 2018

If you like fitness and a good cup of coffee, then today's post is for you!...

I've always been a morning person. It’s the time of day I prefer to workout or run. It’s when I feel my best because I’m not weighed down by the long day. But, it was always so rushed. I was spending much of my morning at the gym, only to have time to run home, shower and race out the door to work with a mug of coffee in my hand. I actually knew that I was spiraling into a frenzy and would be burnt out by it all soon enough. I mean, you can't keep that up 7 days a week forever! But it was how I’d always been. I think it started with an active youth and then playing 4 varsity sports in high school, I was always on the move.

Well something happened last year that sloooowed me down... like, way down.

A baby happened.

Mini Banana Pancakes {sugar-free, grain-free, dairy-free}

January 25, 2018

We are just starting to feed Dylan solid foods. It's baby steps. Started with avocado for a few days, then sweet potato, and now just tried squash. She makes a confused look at her first bite of a new food. Like, so confused. Even cringes. But then eats it up with excitement...

Chili & Lime Roasted Cashews

January 8, 2018

First of all, welcome to January! Wow, I can't believe another year has come and gone. I feel like it was just January 2017 and I was thinking about what I wanted to accomplish in the year ahead and now I'm here again facing another year. Maybe this is just how it is as we get older? Years fly by in a blink. So I'm definitely working on living in the moment in 2018. With my family - soaking up each dinner and holiday together. And especially with Dylan - watching her grow each day. Laying on the floor as she plays or holding her as I nurse, I watch her every move, trying to write it in my memory forever because I know she won't be this small forever. I know in a blink it'll be 2019 and I'll be writing a similar post about how fast the year went. Ahh life is crazy! But crazy wonderful.

Dark Chocolate Mint Truffles

December 22, 2017

Need a last minute dessert to bring to your family on Christmas?

Look no further.

Here are rich truffles with a hint of mint. If you like Thin Mint Girl Scoot Cookies, you'll love the flavor of these! Or, if you don't prefer mint, leave it out! You'll have rich dark chocolate truffles that are so delicious.

Hot Chocolate Cookies

December 17, 2017

There is a week until Christmas and I can’t believe it. How is it that time goes by so fast!? I’m already going to miss the trees, lights, Christmas music and just all around joyfulness and the holiday isn’t even over yet!

Okay, okay. We have a whole week to bake all the holiday cookies our hearts desire.

Today - it’s a hot chocolate cookie.

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

December 10, 2017

This holiday season is always filled with sugar cookies upon sugar cookies.. So why not add some chocolate to the dough? It's time to switch it up.

Cacao Cashew Truffles

December 3, 2017

The weekends go waaay too fast if you ask me. Working during the week, I've always cherished Saturdays and Sundays. But now with a little one, I cherish those days off like they are gold.

And then Sunday afternoon rolls around and I sadly have to start planning for the next day. Which for me, usually doesn't require much planning, because I'm horrible at meal prepping, and everything else I need to do to prepare for Monday I'll put off or never do.