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!
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Those blondies look amazing! I will definitely be making those!
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!!
Yes, very CNC! It’s my perfect meal, minus some of the veggies.
I just baked muffins. I wish I would’ve made blondies instead. Instant craving
Delicious! I’ve gotta give that recipe a try. Anything with PB + choc chips is good in my book.
That salad with the pasta on top looks delic! Murphy is too cute!
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!
ha ha – yes, very CNC!!!
Glad you made it back and enjoyed the evening with your boys!
I can’t believe after a day of traveling you came home and baked. Looks like a good dinner.
Oh those look so good! Wish I had one right now
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
oh yummo – I need to do some baking me thinks!
Those turned out really good!
So glad you tried the blondies!! Be careful – they’re totally addicting!
Mmm, I’m going to have to try and make those. I’ve always wanted to have blondies but I never have.
Mmmm blondies! Any post involving CNC baked goods and Murphy is my kinda post
Twas a very CNC post, gotta love it!
OMG… I am making these ASAP! Blondies are my fav!
I love all of the colors in the salad!!
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.
I like your outside pics tonight
Just tried the blondies recipe with a twist. Will let you know how they turn out!
Those blondies look AMAZING! I have actually never had a blondie – at least not that I remember. They sound delicious
Oh oh, i wish might try these minus peanut butter
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
Oh yum! I will for sure be trying these!!!
Tasty!
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])
I wish we had peanut butter chips in Australia! I want to make these so badly, yet I simply can’t!
Lookss like another recipe I’ll have to give a try!!! YUM!!
Ohhh…I LOVE blondies. I often forget about them because I don’t eat them much!
I love eating a hearty salad for dinner in the summer. It leaves more room for dessert!
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.
Is it weird I think the salad looks better than the blondie?
Guess I’m lacking any sort of sweet tooth in my genes…
Blondies do have more fun.
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!
i do like the look of those Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies, very cute and look very tasty
Those blondies look delish! Chocolate+PB=YUM!
It does indeed! It also involves PB and chocolate. I love the pug
Wei-Wei
Cool refreshing salad, finished off with peanut butter and chocolate brownies sounds pretty perfect to me!
that brownie recipe looks fab!
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!
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!
@ABrit: 1 cup total.