Sharing My Life One Bite at a Time
I guess today was one of those days when I was craving a plate of cookies. Almost as soon as I hit publish on my previous post, I started thinking about how delicious a warm, gooey cookie would taste. I had some canned pumpkin in the fridge that needed to be used up, so I [...]
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I haven’t celebrated Cookie Friday in a long time on CNC, so I decided to do a cookie roundup of my favorite recipes this afternoon. I hope you decide to make one (or more) of them to enjoy today! 3-Minute Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Banana Oatmeal Chip Cookies Butterscotch Chip Cookies Cherry-Walnut Almond Flour Cookies Chocolate [...]
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Move over Oatmeal Raisin Cookies! There’s a new cookie in town! These Chewy Cherry Oatmeal Cookies are similar to classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, but a lot more fun with sweet and tangy dried cherries mixed in. Here’s another recipe to add to your Cookie Friday collection! Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup ground [...]
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Wahoo! It’s FRIDAY! And you know what that means: Time to celebrate Cookie Friday!!! I hope there is something delicious on your agenda for today! Here’s a little inspiration: 3-Minute Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Banana Oatmeal Chip Cookies Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf Coconut Date Cookies Gingerbread Smoothie No-Bake Granola Almond Butter Balls Oatmeal [...]
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So, you’ve probably seen these cookies on CNC all week long. I’ve actually made two batches now, and they have been appropriately devoured in less than 72 hours. As you can tell, I really love these cookies. The whole wheat flour makes them thick and hearty, and the sugar, butterscotch extract, and chocolate chips give them [...]
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Happy Cookie Friday! I enjoyed a light lunch today, but for good reason! My salad included romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, celery, carrots, green bell pepper, balsamic vinegar, and leftover Pasta with Tuna and Black Olive Vinaigrette. On the side: banana slices with peanut butter. After lunch, I left the house covered in pug fur. My [...]
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I know that I’m eating a nutritious meal when my food clashes with the majority of my place mats! I had to use a neutral-colored one to photograph my lunch today. All of my colored place mats were just too much! For lunch, I enjoyed a soup & salad combo: Winter Lentil Soup and a [...]
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Hey, there! After breakfast, I drove into Boston for a live coffee tasting with Lindsay Bolger, the “nose” of Green Mountain Coffee. I love coffee and Lindsey is the equivalent of a celebrity superstar in the coffee world, so I was psyched to attend. The tasting also included a Webinar for other bloggers and media folks [...]
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Happy Friday, folks! I hope your day is off to a wonderful start! This morning, Chandra and I met up again and went to see the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines. It was really neat! My favorite sculpture was the Nomade as seen below. About the sculpture: The figure’s sheer size dominates the [...]
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I totally took advantage of my last day in New York City. My day included cookies from Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side. I received so many recommendations for this place, I just had to go. Levain Bakery offers four different types of cookies, so I ended up ordering the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie [...]
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