You know how there are just some combinations that seem like they were destined for each other? Like peanut butter & jelly, and ketchup and mustard? That's kind of how I feel when sweet and salty items are paired together... as though the sweetness of chocolate, paired with the crunchiness of pretzels and the saltiness of coarse sea salt are a match made in ... Read More
Chocolate Mint Iced Coffee
If you know me at all, you are well aware of the fact that I am coffee-obsessed. As in don't-even-talk-to-me-until-I've-had-a-cup obsessed... I mean, hello, I have three kids ages three and under, so without coffee and wine, I'm honestly not even sure how I would survive. Over the last few years, I have become particularly fond of the iced variety. I generally ... Read More
Quick & Easy Taco Lettuce Wraps
I love Mexican food. If it was up to me, we would seriously have it three times a week for dinner. Unfortunately for me, my husband doesn't share the same feelings about it. He tolerates it. So, occasionally it makes its way into the weekly menu rotation around here. Whenever he is away, I like to take full advantage, and whip up a bunch of my ... Read More
Maple Pecan Granola
Now that I am no longer pregnant and allowing myself to indulge in anything and everything, I have been trying to eat a little healthier and get back on track in terms of diet. My current addiction is yogurt parfaits... Vanilla flavored Greek yogurt, topped with granola, fresh fruit, and a drizzle of either honey or real maple syrup. I eat this for breakfast, lunch, ... Read More
Simple Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
If you haven't figured it out by now, I, like most people of sane mind, am totally in love with all things pumpkin. As soon as September hits (or even late August under certain circumstances), I commit to indulging in as much pumpkin-y goodness as I can possibly take, until about Thanksgiving. My husband, likes pumpkin just alright... as in ... Read More
Avocado Jack Pizza
Pregnant or not, I crave Mexican food. A lot. It's one of my most favorite things in the whole world. When I lived in Maine, one of my favorite restaurants, where I also used to waitress back in my college days, offered a grilled tortilla topped with all kinds of Mexican goodness on their appetizer menu. A few years ago, I found myself desperately craving this ... Read More
