Chocolate Chip Black and White Cookies

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February 22nd is my blog’s 7th anniversary! (Blogiversary?) Wow, just wow! 717 published posts and I’m still going. I seriously can’t believe it. In honor of such occasion, I’m sharing these fancy black and white cookies today. Every blogiversary post has something to do with chocolate so I’m continuing with the tradition. These are not just any ordinary black and white cookies. They are filled them with miniature chocolate chips. Excited? I know I am! The traditional black and white cookie originated from a NYC bakery and is an iconic cookie. These large cake-like cookies are coated with a thick …

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Fajita Chicken Bake

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Winner, winner, chicken dinner.  Sorry, I had to go there. This chicken and rice dish is very easy and quick to put together.  All you need to do is chop up a few veggies, throw everything into a baking dish, and pop it in the oven.  I love one pan recipes because it means that I don’t have to wash a lot of dishes.  It’s the little victories. Not only is this an easy one pan wonder, it tastes really good.  The chicken and veggies are full of fajita flavors.  Think of traditional chicken fajitas, but instead of tortillas there’s …

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Spicy Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Zucchini

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I’m really loving this idea of using zucchini strips like noodles. If you’ve never heard of zucchini strips, it’s when you use a mandolin or vegetable peeler on a zucchini and turn it into flat strips.  It’s awesome.  Perhaps I’m easily amused or maybe I missed out on the “zoodles” craze.  Either way, I want to make all the things with zucchini strips now.  Recently I made zucchini ravioli which was so delicious.  My husband liked it too but he felt it was lacking in meat.  While I do like meat, I’m completely content (and most often prefer) vegetarian dishes.  …

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Strawberry Smoothie

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I haven’t made a smoothie in ages and now I’m addicted to this one. This strawberry smoothie is one of the simplest smoothies that I’ve ever made. I think for a while there I wanted to add every healthy ingredient I had into one glass. Honestly I think the fewer the ingredients the better because I’m more likely to make it and it’s still delicious. So strawberry and yogurt it is. There is some banana going on too, but I don’t taste it. The frozen banana makes the smoothie thick. Plus it makes it more filling, which is obviously a …

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Part Whole Wheat Waffles

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I love when my husband makes us breakfast on the weekends. Weekend breakfast time is the best.  It’s a time to slow down, when we cook together and enjoy each other’s company over delicious food. (And when I say we cook, I mean that he cooks and I watch, we’re together at least.) And since calories don’t count on the weekend, we look forward to taking a break from our usual week day yogurt or oatmeal and splurge on delicious calorie filled breakfast items. In my opinion, my husband’s breakfasts are better than what we’d have at a restaurant and …

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