Petit Foodie

Muffins make my heart sing! They are the best thing invented for working mothers! 
 
 I love to make these muffins on the weekend and having a wonderful breakfast to grab-and-go all week long. 

 These lovelies also make the perfect snacks for those toddlers that have a major sweet tooth. 

 They’ll never know these are pretty darned healthy for [...]

Buying jams and jellies can be such a headache for me.  So much that I tend to avoid the situation {something I tend to do often}.  This leads to plain old nut butter sandwiches.  Which leads to a cranky mommy and five-year-old.  I just find it so unappealing to buy jams that are loaded with [...]

Muffins are probably the best thing in the world to bake!  They are so easy and so versatile.  Not to mention a great inexpensive breakfast and snack.  I love making them and popping half of them into the freezer, it’s a great grab and go meal. 
Ava loves to help in the kitchen.  There are a [...]

This weekend I tried a new Greek yogurt that I absolutely love!  Dannon Greek Yogurt!!  I was so suprised this tasted so wonderful.  The texture and taste are perfect!  Its creamy and has a woderful subtle tangy taste.  I highly suggest giving it a try.  The only gripe I have is that it is just [...]

There is nothing like a simple cookie that is packed full of flavor! Nothing. One of my favorites is the oatmeal raisin cookie. They are such a classic that never get old.

I spent my Friday night spending quality time with my mixer and oven. It was quite romantic, I must say. The results [...]

You could say we are a bit snowed in at the moment!    The past two weeks we have seen more snow than we have in…..well ever…I have never seen this much snow in VA.  I feel like I’m back home nestled in the Rocky Mountains again!  It’s been crazy! I must say this [...]

Happy Monday!!
Thankfully the sun decided to show her beautiful face today! After 3+ days of gloomy weather it was much needed.  
This weekends forecast provided the perfect baking mood.  Several months ago I made Ina’s Granola Bars.  I made a few substantial changes and they came out hard as rocks! I had to crumble them up [...]

My kind of friday night = 
Pizza check.

Wine! check.

A cozy night with my favorite magazine, the golden girls and Baileys hot chocolate!

Baileys Hot Chocolate:
3/4 Cup Almond milk
1.5 teaspoons cocoa
1 square dark chocolate (I used endangered species toffee)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon sweetener {sugar, agave}
1-2 teaspoons Baileys {poured in at the end}
Heat ingredients in a small [...]

After my first experiment with canning I felt pretty strange about the pectin and whopping 7 cups of sugar.  It just didn’t seem necessary to me.  So I did a little research and found out that the peel of the peach actually contains a small amount of pectin.  If left on during canning, it will [...]

Ava and I absolutely love hummus.  She has loved it since she was about two-years-old, which was quite a scene to see this little baby dipping her crackers into HUMMUS! LOL love that girl!  I’ve always had such a hard time making it at home though, so we used to always buy store bought.  I [...]