Healthy Honey Cornbread Muffins

Have you ever been down the wire? And not just baking a cake two hours before your birthday party or hitting “check out” just as an online sale closed. But really cutting it close. Like pulling into the gas station just as your gas gauge hits empty, or turning in a paper seconds before it’s…

White & Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Everyone loves a good Reese’s Cup. Well, everyone except my youngest sister, that is. Of course, I’ve actually found her distaste of all things peanut butter-chocolate quite rewarding, especially the day after Halloween when she graciously supplies me with 5-10 Reese’s Cups. Anyways, (pretty much) everyone loves a good Reese’s cup. The combination of peanut…

Healthy Salted Caramel Brownies

Have you ever tried Dates? No, not dating, which I’m guessing most of you have tried. But Dates, as in Medjool Dates. Medjool Dates are a type of fruit that originate in North Africa and the Middle East, and tend to grow in hot & arid climates. And they’re pretty much Nature’s sweetest candies. You…

Homemade Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Cornflakes

Cereal is definitely a classic breakfast item. Remember waking up as a kid, pouring yourself a bowl of Cornflakes, and drowning it in 2% milk? Or if you were running late, dumping the Cornflakes in a Ziploc bag and practically sprinting to the bus? This was basically my childhood in a nutshell, although sometimes substituted…

Almond Butter-Stuffed Banana Bread Muffins

I like keeping things short & sweet. Especially in the morning. Getting ready in the morning can really take me anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours, including breakfast, getting dressed, and just generally preparing myself for the day ahead. Of course, there are those days (like today!) when I have to wake up at…