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Spicy Black Bean Soup

January 26th, 2015Tina6 Comments

My husband says that a good spicy soup is perfect this time of year to warm the cockles. (Does anyone else think that “cockles” is a weird word?) He inspired me to whip up this amazing soup. It’s a Mexican side dish turned into a bowl of soupy goodness. If you’re a fan of Mexican food then this is right up your alley. This pot of soup has one teaspoon of cayenne pepper in it so it’s safe to say that it’s pretty spicy. It’s spicy enough to warm those cockles and to leave a little tingling sensation on your lips, …

Light Orange Spice Banana Bread

January 23rd, 2015Tina14 Comments

I love banana bread. Who’s with me? Sure, I could make my favorite banana bread again, but I thought I’d do it up a little different this time. You know, because that’s what us food bloggers do… take something that tastes amazing and turn it into something else that’s equally delicious (or even better if we’re lucky). I started with my Light Banana Bread recipe. I won’t bore you again with why it’s my favorite and how it’s exactly a “light” recipe. Head on over to that post if you haven’t already. Then I sort of turned the banana bread into a wonderful winter delight, by adding warm spices and orange …

Dairy Free Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream

January 21st, 2015Tina18 Comments

Who knew that three ingredients could turn into an insanely delicious ice cream? I didn’t (at least not until now). This is my first time working with canned coconut milk before. With it being a new year and all, I figured that this was as good a time as any to try it. I’ve seen it used in so many ways that I decided to give it a shot. In fact when I bought it I had originally intended to make chia pudding with it (something else I’ve never tried). You’ll note that this is not a post about chia pudding. I changed …

Sausage And Tortellini Soup

January 19th, 2015Tina8 Comments

Did you watch the playoffs yesterday? Both games were awesome (seriously, they won it in overtime!?), but especially the one where the Patriots won because my husband and I are fans! I won’t bore you with football talk. You may not be into it. Quite frankly, as much as I love watching it, I’m not entirely familiar with all the game lingo so I won’t be trying to impress you. 😉 Right now, I’d actually rather talk about soup… a topic I’m WAY more familiar with. The tortellini totally makes this soup. How could it not? Hello, it’s tortellini. I …

Boozy Iced Mocha

January 16th, 2015Tina14 Comments

Happy Friday! It’s been a long and cold week so let’s celebrate with a cocktail. I’m not one for after dinner drinks and by that I mean I don’t like most of them. However, if you give me a chocolate one then I’m all in. Of course. Are you surprised? I mean, I am a chocoholic. The chocolate liqueur by Godiva is simply magnificent. Put it on the rocks and I’m a happy girl. I wanted to take the chocolate liqueur to another level and that’s where this fun drink comes in. Picture a boozy combination of iced coffee and iced hot …