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Eating Clean in 2014 seems to be all the rage! I am currently mid-week of a Clean Eating Challenge, and what I am realizing is that (besides my baking) we pretty much do already “Eat Clean” around here! True Clean eating would involve absolutely no …
If I wanted to go on a liquid diet – smoothies would be the way to go! You can get all the nutrients you need in a smoothie, there is little waste, they can be made in a HUGE variety of flavors, and you can …
Every year, when we turn the Calendar to January it seems that everyone makes a pretty serious effort to make healthier choices! Unfortunately, but the time we make it to February many of us fall back into our old habits. I am going to state right here, right now – that this is going to be the year that we stick with those healthy choices!!
Now, don’t get me wrong – sticking with healthy choices doesn’t mean we are cutting out cupcakes or cookies or bacon or cheese or all the other rich & amazing (and not always healthy) food you come here to see, it just means that we are going to be adding (and keeping) a lot more healthy rich greens and nutrient-filled foods to our daily lives.
Today I have some Ghost Cookies to share with you. Not only do these cookies look like adorable little friendly ghosts, but they also have the ability to scare you when you bite into them. Now, they won’t scare you TOO much but these ghost …
I love living in Northern USA! I love the four seasons and welcoming each season with joy. I enjoy basking in the sun and then sledding & skiing in fresh powder, all in my own backyard. There are a few things that I don’t love …
If you have been taking care of your Basil Plants this year, they should be doing really well at this point in the season. Pretty soon we are going to need to save every last one of those leaves from the dreaded frost and make something delicious out of the remaining bits of fresh basil (like a great pesto). For now though – we have lots of basil to keep us happy!
Football Season is just getting started and it seems that everyone is always looking for a great dip recipe. I personally think that great dips are perfect any day of any season – but in case you are craving them even more right now, I have your solution!
This Dip is the combination of all things Dip-Wonderful! It has Continue reading Basil Baked Cheese Dip