Very CNC
As I was uploading my photos into Ecto for this post, I realized that it was very Carrots ‘N’ Cake-like. It starts with a healthy salad, ends with dessert, and there’s a cute pug in the middle. Doesn’t it just scream CNC?!? 
After a 4.5-hour bus ride home from NYC, Mal picked me up from the T station and we headed straight home to make dinner. We were both starving, so we threw together a quick and easy meal. We enjoyed a couple of arugula salads with tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, broccoli, celery, red onion, leftover Pasta Ponza, tomato-basil feta crumbles, and balsamic vinegar. It was a pretty kick-ass salad, if you ask me! 
While Mal and I enjoyed dinner on the front porch, Murphy hung out in the yard. (Gosh, he’s adorable! Look at that pug face!!)
For dessert, I whipped up a batch of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies. Oh, yes, I did! I had a serious craving for one after seeing them at Magnolia this afternoon, so I used Courtney’s Granola Blondies recipe to inspire my own.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
Makes 12 bars
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter + chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well.
- Spread batter into an 8X8 baking pan, coated with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
- Eat and enjoy!
Holy delicious! Be sure to give this recipe a try! I’m going back for blondie #2!
G’night!
Tags: Athenos, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
Bethany @ More Fruit Please — July 19, 2010 @ 9:13 pm
Those blondies look amazing! I will definitely be making those!
Estela @ Weekly Bite — July 19, 2010 @ 9:14 pm
So glad you had a great trip! And you’re right… this is a very “CNC” post
I’m totally trying that recipe! Those PB Choc. Chip Blondies looks incredible!!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — July 19, 2010 @ 9:15 pm
Yes, very CNC! It’s my perfect meal, minus some of the veggies.
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday — July 19, 2010 @ 9:15 pm
I just baked muffins. I wish I would’ve made blondies instead. Instant craving
Dorry — July 19, 2010 @ 9:17 pm
Delicious! I’ve gotta give that recipe a try. Anything with PB + choc chips is good in my book.
Emilyeatsclean — July 19, 2010 @ 9:18 pm
That salad with the pasta on top looks delic! Murphy is too cute!
Arlene @ Adventures in Weight Loss — July 19, 2010 @ 9:22 pm
Seeing all these pictures of Murphy makes me wonder if my next dog should be a cute little pug. Nah … I still have an affinity for big dogs. I don’t want one so small my cats could beat it up!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — July 19, 2010 @ 9:28 pm
ha ha – yes, very CNC!!!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) — July 19, 2010 @ 9:30 pm
Glad you made it back and enjoyed the evening with your boys!
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ — July 19, 2010 @ 9:34 pm
I can’t believe after a day of traveling you came home and baked. Looks like a good dinner.
Annie@stronghealthyfit — July 19, 2010 @ 9:36 pm
Oh those look so good! Wish I had one right now
Jill@MySoCalledHealthLife — July 19, 2010 @ 9:40 pm
You are always enjoying delicious treats and you are a hot hot mama!! I am way jealous of your bod!! (not in a creepy way I promise!)
Glad you made it home to your boys safely
Lisa (bakebikeblog) — July 19, 2010 @ 9:54 pm
oh yummo – I need to do some baking me thinks!
tanyasdaily — July 19, 2010 @ 10:08 pm
Those turned out really good!
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life — July 19, 2010 @ 10:09 pm
So glad you tried the blondies!! Be careful – they’re totally addicting!
Mary (A Merry Life) — July 19, 2010 @ 10:27 pm
Mmm, I’m going to have to try and make those. I’ve always wanted to have blondies but I never have.
Meg — July 19, 2010 @ 10:34 pm
Mmmm blondies! Any post involving CNC baked goods and Murphy is my kinda post
Exercise and Eat — July 19, 2010 @ 10:35 pm
Twas a very CNC post, gotta love it!
Brooke — July 19, 2010 @ 10:40 pm
OMG… I am making these ASAP! Blondies are my fav!
Michelle (The Runner's Plate) — July 19, 2010 @ 10:55 pm
I love all of the colors in the salad!!
Katie — July 19, 2010 @ 10:57 pm
Hey Tina!! These look fabulous! I definitely took a snapshot from my computer so I can make them later! Now my tummy is craving something sweet
And I just started a new blog so I would love for you to check it out!! Your blog is THE BOMB so if you have any advice I would seriously love to hear it. I just started my blog this past weekend so I’m definitely a new blogger.
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] — July 19, 2010 @ 11:09 pm
I like your outside pics tonight
suki — July 19, 2010 @ 11:23 pm
Just tried the blondies recipe with a twist. Will let you know how they turn out!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) — July 19, 2010 @ 11:23 pm
Those blondies look AMAZING! I have actually never had a blondie – at least not that I remember. They sound delicious
Laura — July 20, 2010 @ 12:39 am
Oh oh, i wish might try these minus peanut butter
Danielle — July 20, 2010 @ 1:25 am
What a delicious end to a wonderful past few days. Congrats on the Fitness vid by the way. Aren’t the staff there absolutely amazing? I know I’m biased, since I interned there, but they never ceased to blow my mind with their kind and unthreatening professionalism yet down to earth nature.
P.S. I think you may have turned me onto blondies… and I’m a die-hard brownie fan. This could get dangerous
Janna (janna's keeping it real) — July 20, 2010 @ 1:47 am
Oh yum! I will for sure be trying these!!!
suki — July 20, 2010 @ 2:02 am
Tasty!
marie — July 20, 2010 @ 2:44 am
i nearly made those blondies tonight, you temptress. i have a thing for blondies (the bars, not the boys/girls [even though blonde people are attractive too])
Hannah — July 20, 2010 @ 2:46 am
I wish we had peanut butter chips in Australia! I want to make these so badly, yet I simply can’t!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss — July 20, 2010 @ 7:31 am
Lookss like another recipe I’ll have to give a try!!! YUM!!
Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries — July 20, 2010 @ 7:38 am
Ohhh…I LOVE blondies. I often forget about them because I don’t eat them much!
Mo@MommyRD — July 20, 2010 @ 8:15 am
I love eating a hearty salad for dinner in the summer. It leaves more room for dessert!
Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman — July 20, 2010 @ 8:23 am
It is very CNC, but I’ll admit Murphy wins out over salad and dessert. Yes, Murphy pics are better than dessert. That’s saying something.
Brittany @ A Healthy Slice of Life — July 20, 2010 @ 8:45 am
Is it weird I think the salad looks better than the blondie?
Guess I’m lacking any sort of sweet tooth in my genes…
Nichole — July 20, 2010 @ 9:19 am
Blondies do have more fun.
shannon (the daily balance) — July 20, 2010 @ 9:21 am
next time you must get to CRUMBS! I wrote a review of almost every cupcake place in NYC on my blog and crumbs was by far the BEST!
cat @ medical equipment — July 20, 2010 @ 9:21 am
i do like the look of those Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies, very cute and look very tasty
Erika @ Food, Fitness, & Fun — July 20, 2010 @ 10:29 am
Those blondies look delish! Chocolate+PB=YUM!
Wei-Wei — July 20, 2010 @ 11:59 am
It does indeed! It also involves PB and chocolate. I love the pug
Wei-Wei
Stacey @ Tipping the (Kitchen!) Scales — July 20, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
Cool refreshing salad, finished off with peanut butter and chocolate brownies sounds pretty perfect to me!
Wendy (Give Love Create Happiness) — July 20, 2010 @ 1:55 pm
that brownie recipe looks fab!
Heather — July 22, 2010 @ 5:54 pm
I just read this post and immediately made the blondies….they are baking right now! If they taste as good as they smell, wow wow wow!
ABrit — August 16, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
Tina, is it 1 cup of peanut butter & then chocolate chips or peanut butter & chocolate chips (just asking bc I know you can buy peanut butter chips @ the store)
Thanks!
These look delish!
Tina — August 17, 2010 @ 7:53 am
@ABrit: 1 cup total.