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Peanut Butter Bomb Smoothies

January 11th, 2016Tina4 Comments

It’s official, folks. I finally found a way to enjoy almond milk! Yes, I know, very exciting news. I have tried almond milk several times and in a variety of ways. Each of those times I found it gross, which is weird because I like almonds and I like milk. I don’t need to go dairy free (and I have no intentions of doing so either), but I want to expand my horizons. So with the new year upon us I thought I’d give almond milk another try. I’ve never tried it in a smoothie so I figure I’d give that a go. Well, …

Broccoli Quiche

January 8th, 2016Tina0 Comments

Quiche is always a good idea for brunch. Am I right or am I right? For one of our hosting gigs last month, I wanted to make my crustless spinach quiche. I’ve been making that recipe for years and it’s always a winner. I thought I had spinach at home but I was wrong. (Ugh, must pay better attention when making the grocery list.) I didn’t want to spend 30 minutes in the car to make a grocery run (and I didn’t want to ask, I mean beg, my husband to go either) so I did some quick thinking. I …

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Chickpeas and Spinach

January 6th, 2016Tina4 Comments

Hello, winter. It was almost 70 degrees F on Christmas day which is definitely not normal for Connecticut. Yesterday night dipped to 6 degrees F and the high was only 24 degrees F. Boy, that change is jarring. My life has now become all about keeping warm and hydrated. That means that I’m cozying up with a scarf, a sweater, blanket, or all of the above. I use lip balm and hand lotion more times a day than I can count. I never seem to have the stuff handy when I remember to use it which means that I go …

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites

January 4th, 2016Tina6 Comments

I get choked up when NYC counts down the last 10 seconds of the year before the ball drops. Does anyone else get emotional when that happens? (Assuming you also watch it or something similar.) Maybe you can’t go by me because I cry at the same sad scene in a movie even if I’ve seen it a bazillion times. My new year’s resolution is to lose a few pounds, again. I seem to have that resolution about 10 or 30 times during the entire year so I’m not sure if that’s truly a resolution except that it happens to …

Quinoa Granola

December 28th, 2015Tina2 Comments

It’s back to the grind. Back to work. Back to eating healthier. Back to wishing that I was still on the couch sipping coffee. I suppose we have to get back to real life at some point so I might as well do it with a bang. By that mean I mean I’m trying something new. What’s that? Drum roll, please. This is the first time I’ve cooked with coconut oil! I have to admit that I was afraid to use coconut oil. I have no idea why. Maybe because it’s weird that it’s hard in the jar. It’s oil so …