23 Tuesday Mar 2021
Posted in chicken & turkey, gluten free, healthy choices, international, love to cook, sauces
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coconut aminos, coconut milk, dried basil, egg, garlic, ginger, ground chicken, honey, panko bread crumbs, peanut butter, peanuts, sesame oil, turmeric
Chicken Satay Meatballs were my sister Sarah’s call. In fact Sarah had several suggestions for March Meatball Madness. Let’s just say she has a vivid imagination and extreme creativity when it comes to food and I love her for it!!!
Continue reading »15 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, gluten free, love to cook, Share the Love
Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars. That’s what the experts said I should call these two-bite “Change Your Life” treats. Said in my best Steel Magnolias accent, which I happen to be watching tonight. We’ll come back to that.
Continue reading »09 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in chicken & turkey, gluten free, international, love to cook, low-carb, lunch bowls, seafood, Weight Watchers
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bean sprouts, carrots, cilantro, eggs, fish sauce, onion, peanut butter, peanuts, scallion, soy sauce, spaghetti squash
Pad Thai is my go-to Thai take-out dish. I love everything about it. Traditionally this is a noodle dish and who doesn’t love noodles, especially when they are stir-fried with eggs! Yum!! Today I decided to lighten it up a bit, so I substituted roasted spaghetti squash “noodles” for the classic rice noodles. Results. Two thumbs up in this house.
Continue reading »03 Tuesday Mar 2015
Posted in healthy choices, international, love to cook, lunch bowls, salads
I don’t think I’ve told you about my 2015 Challenge. My Healthy Choices walking buddy Bethany and I signed up to walk a combined two thousand fifteen miles in 2015. That’s five point five miles per day together or two point seven five miles each. every day. for 365 days.
All that walking during our lunch hour, makes these girls hungry. I’m proposing Spicy Shrimp Thai Buddha Bowls all around.
Continue reading »25 Monday Aug 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
I really wanted to do something nice for my work family. It has been beyond busy and really hot and down right trying for us. Yet, we continue to rally together to get it done. I decided on an afternoon sweet treat of Peanut Butter Truffles and Nutella Swirled Chocolate Chip Blondies.
Continue reading »05 Tuesday Aug 2014
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Spending Friday afternoon in the warehouse, checking and packing orders, was a wonderful reminder of how teamwork can propel a small company. Laying wide awake in bed early Saturday morning…told me where my heart was.
When Chocolate & Peanut Butter Pretzel Squares appeared on my Pinterest feed, I knew they needed to be delivered to all my awesome workmates.
Continue reading »04 Monday Nov 2013
Posted in gluten free, healthy choices, love to cook, low-carb, snacks
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cinnamon, honey, peanut butter, pistachios, vanilla, walnuts
I was introduced to energy bites recently and fell in love. The idea of raw whole ingredients being combined into delicious pop-in-your-mouth treats is well just down right exciting. There is certainly a growing movement towards stepping away from processed foods and incorporating whole foods into our diets. Snack foods is a great place to start.
Continue reading »07 Friday Jun 2013
Posted in adventures in chocolate, love to cook
First there were Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, then there were these. White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Continue reading »
19 Tuesday Feb 2013
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
Thank you Ghirardelli for this amazing and slightly sinful Peanut Butter Brownie Bite recipe. Our Adventures in Chocolate category thanks you as well.
Continue reading »24 Thursday Jan 2013
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As I’ve said before, I’m not sure who comes up with these ‘National Days’ but National Peanut Butter Day was just too good to let slip away. Since our most popular posts involve Chocolate (Bacon & Bread Bowls being a close second)…Homemade Peanut Butter Cups seemed the obvious choice.
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