This recipe originally appeared as a contributor post on Anyonita Nibbles. I hope you like apples, because today I am sharing my Apple Cider Smoothie recipe. This time of year, the apples here are just amazing, and there is nothing more refreshing than a tall glass of apple cider…except perhaps a delicious smoothie made from apple…
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White Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cake
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! I LOVE this recipe and I am so excited to share it with you. It could not be easier, only 3 ingredients to deal with! And it is amazingly delicious. Thing 1 and Thing 2 are always super-happy when I tell them I am making Pumpkin Cake! Welcome to day…
Zucchini Bacon Cheese Bites
I have a couple of zucchini recipes for you this week! I love to cook with zucchini for lots of reasons. The primary reason is that Thing 2 actually LIKES zucchini! Not only that, but locally grown zucchini is readily available and GORGEOUS this time of year, so I go a little crazy with it. Zucchini…
Mango Muffins
This recipe originally appeared as a contributor post on Anyonita Nibbles. You are going to love these moist, citrus-y, delicious Mango Muffins that can brighten even a rainy and dreary morning! By the way, you can make a double batch and freeze them to keep on hand for a great grab-and-go breakfast – perfect for those teenagers who just can’t seem to get…
Berry Delicious Fruit Salad
Fresh fruit season is here! Hooray! Of course, the best places to get really fresh and delicious produce are the local farmer’s markets and seasonal produce stands. However, recently I found myself at Walmart looking at packages of the biggest, juiciest-looking blackberries I had ever seen! I absolutely had to buy them, and while I…
Whole Grain Cranberry Apricot Bars
There is pretty much a solid consensus out there that whole grains are healthy. But, did you know how delicious they can be? Whole grains rock! I was so excited a couple of months ago when I was invited to function as a Whole Grain Ambassador for the Whole Grains Council this year. It seemed…
Lunchbox S’mores
It seems like I spend much of my time these days figuring out what to feed these kids and then shopping for and preparing the meals. It is never ending, because no sooner do I feed them, then they get hungry again! 🙂 And now that they are teenagers, it is SO MUCH WORSE than…
Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas
Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas – Quick and easy recipe for overripe bananas, perfect for a special breakfast or an afternoon snack. How do you make Fried Bananas? Use 3 ingredients, pan fry it, and it’s ready in 10 minutes. This recipe was inspired by the age-old problem, how to use up overripe bananas. No matter…
Elf Nibbles
I want to share with you my recipe for Elf Nibbles. This snack mix is sweet and salty and addictive, and makes fantastic gifts for coworkers, teachers, and anyone else to whom you would like to extend a little Christmas cheer! I have used this recipe for years and I get rave reviews every time….
Pepperoni Twirls
Put a new spin on pizza night with these fun pinwheel-like pizza dough discs featuring pepperoni, mozzarella, and spinach!I had an entirely different post scheduled for today, but I made these a few days ago, and I was so excited by how delicious they turned out that I just had to post them right away!…
Apple Butter Gingerbread Loaf with Apple Butter Cream Cheese Spread
I have been using a lot of apple butter lately. I love it! Honestly, I did not give apple butter much thought at all until a couple of months ago, when I attended a blogger event called Big Summer Potluck and, as a participant, had the opportunity to enter an apple butter recipe contest. I…
Cinnamon Apple Chips with Salted Caramel Dip
Cinnamon Apple Chips with Salted Caramel Dip – Sweet and crispy, these apple chips pair perfectly with a salted caramel dip for an amazing fall snack! This past weekend we enjoyed perfect early fall weather, with cooler temperatures, low humidity, a nice breeze, and warm, bright sunshine. I loved it! It really got me in…
Vanilla Maple Granola
Because I just don’t have enough to do, I decided to make my own granola cereal. 😉
Actually, it was super-easy and didn’t take much time at all. And breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so you want to make it count! I used puffed kamut, puffed wheat and rolled oats. I added in some sliced almonds and toasted sesame seeds as well, then coated the whole mixture with a buttery vanilla-maple syrup mixture and baked it until it was nice and crunchy. The end result was a lightly sweet, crunchy, satisfying breakfast that the whole family loved.
You can make so many different varieties by adding different grains and nuts. You can also add in other ingredients after baking, like dried fruit or chocolate chips. Of course, certain additions can really rack up the fat and calorie counts, so you want to be careful what you throw in there so it doesn’t get out of control.
The way I made it, I calculated that 1/2 cup of the cereal is 145 calories and 6.5 grams of fat. I was surprised to learn that the oats actually contribute more than I would have thought to the calories and fat, so if you are interested in controlling the calories, you could substitute additional puffed kamut for the rolled oats. In that case, 1/2 cup serving would contain 125 calories and 5.9 grams of fat. Another option is to eliminate the almonds. I included them because of their nutritional value (good source of protein, among other things!), but you could skip them and substitute additional kamut, which would then bring you down to 98 calories and 2.9 grams of fat per serving! There are so many possibilities, depending on your nutritional goals.
Any way you make this, it is a delicious choice for a weekday breakfast, and great to serve your kids on school mornings! Today’s post is a special guest post from our dessert contributor, Thing 1! This recipe is a slight (slight…ha!) departure from my usual focus on healthy food, but Thing 1 was ADAMANT about frying these things in oil as opposed to baking them. I relented, realizing that there was really no way to make them…Peanut Butter S’more Pastries
