I remember back in the day when I thought I didn’t like coconut. Boy, am I glad I’m past that, because I am obsessed- obsessed with coconut macaroons. They are my ultimate throw-together-in-5-minutes dessert when I want to make something yummy but have very little time. To spruce these babies up for the holidays, I… Continue reading Coconut Macaroon Thumbprints
Confession: I am so hard off the Whole30 it isn’t even funny. Like, the Whole30 is here: x and then there are infinity spaces, and then I am here: x. This weekend I ate my weight in zucchini brownies. I threw them together on Friday night. I just had a craving for chocolate and these… Continue reading Zucchini Brownies
Here is a list of the things in life that I love. My family. Disneyland. Christmas. Pie. Snow. Fall. Puppy Breath. Take 5 Bars. Any time I can combine a few of these things together, it is a good thing. My family is taking our bi-annual trip to Disneyland this fall, and I am… Continue reading Mickey Mouse “Take 5 Bar” Chocolate, Caramel, Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
It was my Father-in-Law’s birthday last week and when I asked him what he wanted me to make him for his birthday dessert, I could tell he was trying to decide between chocolate cream pie and banana cream pie, so I did what any pie-obsessed baker would do: I made both. So, today, I give… Continue reading Homemade Chocolate Cream Pie
As I have mentioned previously, my husband and I recently completed the Whole30 challenge. Basically we went for 30 days eating only whole, unprocessed foods. No sugar, no dairy, no grains, no legumes, no alcohol (gasp!) In other words: 30 days of torture. That said, we had amazing results in our health and our waistlines,… Continue reading 5 Ingredient, 5 Minute: Primal Fudge
A rich, buttery yellow cake full of eggs, butter, and cream topped not with frosting, but with warm, straight out of the pan, chocolate-y fudge.
My future sister-in-law, Lexie, sent me this recipe on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago, with the message “I want this.” When I went and looked at the recipe, I had to agree- I wanted this too. Chocolate and banana bread aren’t two things that I would have thought would be too terribly great together,… Continue reading Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Rumbly in my Tumbly 