We look forward to our household cookie bakeoff every year and this year a few of us were feeling under the weather, so we weren’t sure it was going to happen. We were able to power through and get our cookies made. I for one was so happy because this year I went with a classic Christmas cookie flavor that I was excited about. We didn’t vote this year since Tommy had a timing issue with his brownies (see below),…
Lately, we’ve been eating as clean as we can, mainly avoiding inflammatory oils and added sugars. In turn, we’ve been making all of our meals instead of eating packaged foods. It’s honestly been nice to cook more, and it’s more affordable than buying pre-made meals. However, we still don’t like to spend too much time in the kitchen so easy, quick recipes have become our bread and butter. We’ve also been eating gluten-free at home, which actually hasn’t been too…
I’ve been trying to eat cleaner and that’s easier when you have some easy recipes on rotation. I originally found this Cookie Baked Oatmeal recipe on @callascleaneats and fell in love. I don’t really eat eggs so I made some slight modifications. See below for the recipe. Ingredients: 1/2 cup oats 1/2 spotty banana 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/4 cup milk 1/2 tsp vanilla A little liquid stevia (I use the one from Trader Joe’s) A pinch of salt 1/4…
I can’t believe this is our fifth year doing the cookie bake-off. It’s become one of my favorite traditions as its just for fun and we end up with four different kinds of cookies to eat during Christmas celebrations! This year Carli and I both opted for almond cookie recipes. I love any baked good with almond extract and it seemed like a classic cookie recipe I was missing. Carli went with a gluten-free variety since she’s still off gluten,…
Every year we spend weeks planning our Thanksgiving menu because food is our favorite thing and therefore Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday. For the past three years, we’ve taken a trip to Lake Arrowhead with our best friend and her husband, and it has quickly become our favorite tradition. We don’t gatekeep over here so I wanted to recap the recipes we’ve made with a quick review, to lead you in the right direction… 2023 Recipes: Baked Three-Cheese Onion Dip…