Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

What are some of your favorite foods? I tend to lean to the “sweet” side of the food group (if dessert is counted as a food group) when asked this question. My favorites are peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies, carrot cake, and coffee ice cream, to name just a few. And we all know I…

Healthy Zucchini Bread

A few years back, my family decided to start a garden. We planted tomatoes, basil, rosemary, peppers, and zucchini, among other vegetables. And to our surprise, that year we had quite a bountiful harvest. At least, of zucchini! Since we didn’t have much previous experience in gardening, we had all agreed to plant three or…

High Protein Buttermilk Pancakes

I’m slightly obsessed with Instagram. But in this day and age, who isn’t? Most people have some kind of media obsession, whether it’s an addition to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or even a good ole celebrity gossip show! And while I do enjoy Pinterest, etc., I usually spend most of my time online on Instagram. One…

Quick & Easy Carry-On Snacks

Bonjour everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful July! Here in the US, most kids are on summer break. And in my case, I still have a month and a half left before I go back to high school in the fall. So, surprise! I’m going to Paris! (Before my summer ends in…

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies

I can’t resist a good sugar cookie. Especially around the holidays, when I seem to always be able to find an excuse to indulge. And while in the winter this may mean snacking on gingerbread men and pumpkin spice muffins, in the summer I always find myself reaching for sugar cookies and popsicles. It’s hard…