Calming Piña Colada (& Giveaway)

Today is my last day of Spring Break, and I have a slight head cold.  I've been studying pretty much the entire time - I gave myself the...

Whole Wheat Banana Nut Yeast Bread

So.. banana nut bread.  Delicious, right?  But what about if we made it into an actual yeast bread instead of a quick bread?  Fluffy, soft, ...

Moisturizing Coconut-Vanilla Body Scrub

Is it just me, or does your skin get all rough and cracked during the winter months, too?  The amount of lotion I go through is kind of ridi...

Raw Chocolate Cheesecake

Woo!  I am officially on spring break.  This means that yesterday, I totally overhauled and reorganized our kitchen cabinets that were reall...

Cauliflower "Bread"sticks

So, remember that tomato basil cheddar soup I posted?  Remember how I said I'd shortly be sharing the cauliflower "bread"stic...

Chocolate Hazelnut Filled Chocolate Layer Cake

So, yesterday (and today) was (is) my birthday.  Gotta love being a Leap Year baby! ;)  Immediately following my only class of the day - com...

*Almost Raw* Samoa Bars

This week is my birthday week.  I call it my birthday week because, well, I was born on a leap year - meaning I don't have a birthday th...

Calming Cinnamon Roll Milkshake (Dairy Free)

As I've been slowly getting back into working out after my broken foot, I've noticed I need a lot more for recovery than I used to. ...

Tomato Basil Cheddar Soup

It's been a little quiet around here this week (this seems to be becoming a regular occurrence), but it's mostly just because I'...

Calming Chocolate Banana Milkshake (Dairy Free)

Remember when I broke my foot back in November?  I'm pretty sure almost every single person asked me if I was getting enough calcium in ...

Bacon & Brussels Sprout Salad

Well!  I'm back.  After a week of tests, I've been slowly cleaning up the apartment, finding the kitchen counter under a mess of dir...

Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

So.. I'm sort of buried under notes, so you probably won't hear from me for a bit (although, let's be honest, on social media, y...

Chocolate Hazelnut & Almond Spread

So.. it was World Nutella Day today.  I've been pretty busy with the first exams of the semester, so I probably wouldn't have made a...

Cinnamon Raisin Bread (Whole Wheat)

I am a huge, huge fan of cinnamon raisin bread.  Every time my parents would buy the cinnamon raisin swirl bread from the store, I would sit...

Peanut Butter Brownie Fudge Bars

Now two weeks into the semester, I'm slowly becoming used to the new routine.  Posting has been scant, but that's not for a lack of ...

Whole Wheat English Muffins

I've made it a goal of mine for this semester to not buy any bread from a store.  If we have bread, it has to come out of my oven.  This...

Lebkuchen (German Gingerbread)

Has anybody read the book, The Baker's Daughter , by Sarah McCoy?  It was one of the many books I received for Christmas (thanks, Grandm...

Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Every year, my sister, Jenny, has a cookie party leading up to the holidays.  All the girls in the family get together to share some tasty t...

Cheddar Cornbread

Yesterday, I went skiing for the first time since I've moved up to Buffalo - about four years.  The night before, I could hardly sleep, ...

Pantry Pumpkin Chili

Today, we'll take a short break from sweets to share a healthy, super quick, and easy chili for those cold winter nights - the kind of n...

Vanilla Bean Marshmallows

Today, I found out that my foot is "healed" (with just a tiny bit of fracture left), so that I can finally  get back into exercisi...

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Mix (with free printable)

Today, Alex and I drove back to Buffalo with the kitties from our fun-filled (and super busy) holidays with my family in PA.  The weather wa...