Author: Tina

Whole Wheat Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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How do you use your ripe bananas that are about to go bad? I had some bananas to use and clearly I like to turn them into baked goodies.  Hello, sweet junkie, at your service.  When I bake with bananas I have one kind of important rule… I need to have all the ingredients on hand already.  The timing on bananas is just too sensitive to go grocery shopping before I can make something.  I need to use them the second I’ve made up mind it’s time.  If I don’t use the bananas that exact second they’ll grow legs and …

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Stuff I’m Into

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Hi guys!  What stuff are you into lately?  Is there something that you’ve been obsessing over lately? Here’s the Stuff I’m Into: Turquoise Jewelry.  Turquoise jewelry is classic and timeless and I especially love to wear it in the summer months.  I’ve seen a few fashion bloggers on Instagram wear a variety of statement necklaces so when I found this turquoise necklace for only $38 I knew I had to have it.  I usually like to wear light weight jewelry when it’s hot out but this piece is not as heavy as it looks. Totes.  I pretty much own two types of …

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Banana Doughnut Holes

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Time to make the doughnuts.  Does anyone remember that commercial?  I know I’m dating myself but I always have to say that when I make doughnuts. Now when I say “doughnuts,” I use the term loosely.  These are baked and not fried because I don’t own a fryer.  There is a very good reason for that.  (My waistline thanks me.)  Every now and then my husband says that we should own one.  He really wants to make “proper” fried yeast doughnuts.  The problem is that we’d probably make them like every day.  Plus the food blogger in me would probably want to try …

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Chocolate Chip Scones

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What makes brunch so fabulous? Perhaps brunch is popular because it’s an event where it’s socially acceptable to drink champagne before noon.  Maybe you love it because it’s a good way to have breakfast, lunch and dessert at the same meal.  Think of brunch like a diner where you can order a turkey sandwich with fries while your husband has french toast.  It also means you can have dessert more than once in just one day.  I think that might be the best part.  #sweetjunkie If you’re hosting a brunch (like for Easter this Sunday), then scones are a must have addition.  Just …

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Best… Crumb Cake… Ever

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Here’s the third installment in my Best Ever series!  What’s it all about?  Click here to get the scoop. Today I’m sharing with you the, Best… Crumb Cake… Ever.  If you like big crumbs then this is the crumb cake to end all crumb cakes. I’ve made roughly a bazillion (roughly 😉 ) crumb cakes and coffee cakes.  Wait, can you really compare crumb cakes to coffee cakes?  They are similar but definitely different.  Which one is better?  I’m getting side tracked.  Let’s save that debate for another day.  For the purposes of today’s post it doesn’t really matter because this crumb cake trumps …

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