German Chocolate Cupcakes

Pecans, coconut, and chocolate are the best combination. If these cupcakes are truly “German”, not in the way French fries aren’t actually French, then I think the Germans are definitely doing something right. Because these cupcakes are divine. In addition to the the gourmet chocolate cupcakes with a light coconut undertone, the icing has the…

Peach Overnight Oats

Peaches are in season and I, personally, can’t get enough of them! After falling in love with this Sweet Peach Cobbler for Two recipe, especially its use of my new favorite in-season fruit, I decided to incorporate peaches in another new recipe. I started off by picking up Lowfat Peach Kefir at the grocery store,…

Zucchini Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing

A couple of years ago, my family decided to grow our first garden. While it was a lot of hard work, especially considering we had to dig up all the grass in the area by hand, eventually we succeeded in growing a beautiful bounty of vegetables. The most prosperous of our vegetables was our zucchini.…

Banana Nut Oatmeal

As you can probably tell, from my plethora of Banana Nut recipes posted on this blog, banana nut muffins are my absolute favorite. For example: this delicious Banana Nut Muffin in a Mug, these Hearty Banana Nut Muffins, even these Hearty Banana Nut Pancakes! When I was younger I used to do year round swimming,…

Sweet Almond Apricot Tarts

I had my first apricot in Germany. No, not my first sausage, bratwurst, or even spatzle. In fact, I didn’t even try any of these foods while in Germany! How is this possible, you may be asking? Well… I had my first apricot in the Frankfurt Airport in Germany. And at the time, I had…