Oh leftovers, how I love you. Today my lunch included pulled chicken leftover from last night’s dinner. I was going to make a simple chicken salad sandwich, but I decided to add a little oomph with fresh veggies. I bring you broccoli beet-tastic chicken salad! My salad included: 3 oz. shredded chicken breast 100 grams…
Cookie Sunday
I know Tina is a big advocate of Cookie Friday, but in mi casa, today is definitely Cookie Sunday! I’m in a bakin’ kinda mood. 😀 My kitchen bake-fest started with oatmeal almond chocolate chip cookies. Rather than use plain roasted almonds in the cookies, I stirred in chopped Emerald cocoa roast almonds for an…
Red Velvet Cake Brownies
Bunny Cake: Part Two
HAPPY EASTER!!! Right now my sister is still sleeping and the Bunny is hiding eggs, so I figured I’d take advantage of some quiet time that I likely will not have the rest of the day and update the ol’ blog! Yesterday After yesterday’s doggie 5k race, everyone was pretty tired! While I blogged, the…
Bunny Cake: Part One
I am 24-years-old and I still get an Easter basket. I am 24-years-old and I still enjoy making and decorating Easter bunny cakes. 😀 Do you still get an Easter basket? After a homecooked dinner of beef tenderloin, broccoli and sweet potato casserole, and a nice evening boat ride with the family, my mom, sister and…
Rainy Day Baking
Before heading out to run some errands, I fueled up with a ricotta-based lunch. I seriously love this cheese! I topped a big bowl of roasted veggies with two very large spoonfuls of ricotta cheese, marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese. It was delish! After lunch, I headed out to run some errands and by the…