Let's get one thing out of the way: this is not a virtuous, Monday morning, breakfast-after-a-workout type of granola. No. This is a granola for indulgent weekend brunches, a granola for dumping by the handful into a bowl of vanilla ice cream, a granola for eating at midnight straight from the ...
Salty Sweet Pumpkin Spice Nuts
These Salty Sweet Pumpkin Spice Nuts are easy to make and totally addictive. Whip up a batch to give out as gifts during the holidays! I recently completed recipe testing a cookbook, which means I am currently in "kitchen clean out mode." Whenever I do a freelance project (this time it was ...
Salty Sweet Honey Mustard Popcorn Snack Mix
This Salty Sweet Honey Mustard Popcorn Snack Mix is quick and easy to make, and perfect for parties, homemade gifts, and school lunchboxes! When my father-in-law passed away last January, I was incredibly moved by all the women who rushed to support my mother-in-law. Everyday, it seemed like ...
Pumpkin Granola
A chilly fall morning calls for a hearty, wholesome breakfast--like this easy pumpkin granola bursting with crunchy pecans, chewy dried cranberries, and warm spices! Every year, I look forward to cooking and baking with pumpkin in the fall. And every year, the inevitable happens: I end up with ...
One-Bowl Skinny Pumpkin Bread
This one-bowl skinny pumpkin bread is moist, tender, and loaded with warm fall spices--for less than 250 calories a slice! My idea of a perfect fall breakfast: a thick slice of spicy pumpkin bread, slathered with apple butter, and a piping hot chai latte. The only problem is, most pumpkin ...
Crunchy Maple Peanut Butter Granola Bars with Chocolate Drizzle
Let's talk granola bars. They are definitely a staple pantry item in our house. Alex and I often take them to work (the perfect portable breakfast with a piece of fruit!) and Owen likes to eat them as an after-school snack. As a certified grown-up, oh how I miss after-school snacks! When I was ...
Homemade Dark Chocolate Syrup with Sea Salt and Brown Sugar
My little guy, like most 3 1/2 year olds I suspect, loves chocolate milk. Our nightly dinner conversation usually goes something like this: Me: What would you like to drink? Water? Owen: Chocolate milk in the Mickey cup with the green straw. Me: The Mickey cup is dirty. It's in the ...
Homemade Dried Citrus Wheels
When I was growing up, I had a friend who's house smelled amazing. It was like cinnamon and apples, but also sort of smoky and woodsy. Looking back, I'm pretty sure it was a Glade Plugin or something, but at the time I thought her mom was a homemaking genius. I am not a homemaking ...
Mint Chip Brownie Crisp
I never knew I could fall in love so fast. ? Since we moved two weeks ago, I've been spending a lot of time at Bed, Bath & Beyond. There are so many little things that we need that I didn't think of before we got to our new house, like a welcome mat for the front door, toothbrush ...
Chocolate Cherry Goat Cheese Truffles (Gluten-Free)
Let's hear it for Galentine's Day! ? ? ? When I was in high school, every year around Valentine's Day there was a carnation sale for local charities. The flowers were $1 each, and you bought them in advance and "sent" them to other students--your boyfriend or girlfriend, your ...
