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Sweet Potato Blondies

Let’s talk healthy baking. That may sound like an oxymoron to you, but it isn’t! I used to think for something to be delicious and heartwarming it had to contain lots of butter and sugar. And of course there are many things that I still love and bake that do contain those things. But I’m […]

Simple Saturday: Vegetable Stock

Making this vegetable stock is stupid easy. And I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before my awesome, foodie coworkers told me about it. This is one of those “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” situations. You take your veggie trash (if you will), stalks, leftovers, roots, stems, all the parts that you […]

$4 Meal

So, recently I found out about Food Bloggers Against Hunger. It’s a movement that started a few weeks ago to gain and spread awareness of the hunger prevalent in our country and it was inspired by the new documentary, A Place at the Table. Although I haven’t seen the film yet, I really hope to soon. And I […]

Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons

When I was a kid, I hated coconut. Every Easter my mom would make the classic Easter bunny coconut covered white cake and I didn’t love it because of the coconut. Was I crazy? Yes. And thankfully as I got older, I realized the delicious flavor of coconut and embraced the shredded texture. And while working […]

Simple Sunday: Salmon

Seafood is delicious. We all know this. But seafood is not something that I feel comfortable going into a store and picking out and preparing perfectly. I’m still experimenting, but it’s not a meat that we (as Americans) usually eat on a regular basis. But it’s so good for you, so tasty and usually really […]