Are you getting to the point where you’re starting to have a little too much zucchini on hand? If you’re not there yet, you probably will be soon… If you’re a gardener, maybe you’ve already dropped off a bag (or two) at a neighbor’s house…or maybe you’ve been the recipient of a bag or two from a neighbor who gardens. Or maybe you heard the doorbell ring early one random evening only to get to the front door and find a gigantic bag of zucchini looking up at you, which might as well have sprouted legs and walked there itself because there wasn’t a trace […]...
Homemade Cinnamon Bread Recipe
This easy Homemade Cinnamon Bread Recipe is soft with a fluffy crumb, and sweetly aromatic with brown sugar and cinnamon. From start-to-finish, it whips up in less than 1 hour, including bake time! As I type this post, even with the aroma of cinnamon bread swirling around me, my mind is completely somewhere else....
Paleo Maple-Cinnamon Granola {Grain-Free; Gluten-Free; Nut-Free; Naturally-Sweetened}
So, granola. I won’t even try to sell you on it because I know you’re probably already a fan. And if you are, you will probably be interested in my Pumpkin Spice Granola, which is one of my all-time favs. And if you’re not, I’d say avert your eyes or X out of this window…but I’m not going to say that because this granola is so unlike a traditional granola that you might just like it....
Mini Maple-Cinnamon-Walnut Turnover Cookies
This year I wanted to come up with a healthier holiday cookie that doesn’t necessarily taste healthy. Something that I could serve to my family for dessert along with tea and coffee at one of my parents’ family dinners and have people be satisfied with dessert – not left wanting something else. I’ve been in the mood for Ma’amoul, which are Middle Eastern filled cookies. Perhaps the most common filling for these cookies is dates, but my mother-in-law also makes versions with walnuts and pistachios. For the walnut, she makes two different flavors: 1) cinnamon and 2) rose and orange blossom water-scented. The cinnamon-walnut are […]...
Cinnamon Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding
This Cinnamon Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding recipe was inspired by a favorite diner dessert: cinnamon rice pudding! It has a texture similar to tapioca pudding, and just 2g net carbs per serving, making it a delicious keto dessert. Have you tried chia seeds yet? I first had them sprinkled on a salad a couple years ago. They are delicious with a subtle nutty flavor, and they’re really versatile. Chia seeds work well in smoothies, oatmeal, and some baked goods recipes. For the past year or so, I’ve been seeing chia seed pudding all over the place and I decided it was finally time to try […]...
Roasted Honey-Cinnamon Sunflower Seed Butter
A bulk-sized bag of sunflower seeds is pretty much a permanent fixture in my freezer. No, not the same, really old bag (it kind-of sounds like that’s what I meant but nope, lol!). I replenish my freezer with a new bag every couple months or so because I go through them so often (toasted up they make a great snack, garnish for salads and soups, or addition to muffins)....
Cinnamon Bun Oats
Is anyone else a huge fan of Cinnabon? You know, that fantastically delicious, yet diabolically tempting baked goods store in the mall that smells like a cinnamon paradise? Their cinnamon buns are like heaven, in baked-good form. Fresh, warm dough, swirled with cinnamon and cascading with sweet cream cheese frosting. As much as I truly adore Cinnabon, it’s just not feasible to eat it as much as I’d like to (sadly, a Classic Cinnabon roll has a whopping 730 calories…not exactly a girl’s best friend). So I did what I do best and remade it into a healthy (or at least much healthier!) oatmeal breakfast (or […]...