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Almond Banana Bread

January 19, 2013 37 Comments

My goodness. I really want to give you guys a good recipe post right now. I want to write something long, and inspiring, or at least entertaining.

But…I want to do that less than I want to sleep.

To all other sorority girls out there, it’s polish week. Or work week, or prep week, or whatever you call the week before recruitment.

If you’ve gone through it, well, you know that it is exhausting! Fun, because I’ve been with my sisters non-stop, but we’ve also been going long hours and I need to sleep! So, unfortunately, all your getting out of me tonight is a kick-ass recipe for paleo, refined sugar free, gluten free, delicious almond banana bread. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bread, Breakfast, Fruit, Gluten Free, Recipe Index Tagged With: almond, banana, bread, cinnamon, coconut, gluten free, healthy, quick bread, recipe

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal (GF, SF, Vegan)

July 13, 2012

It's clear to everyone who knows me I'm addicted to chocolate and peanut butter together. They're perfect for each other, and anyone who has ever eaten a Reese's can tell you that.

I tend to put the two together extremely often, and only a handful of my chocolate and peanut butter recipes have even made it onto the site. I've made tons of recipes combining these ingredients, and there are plenty more C&PB recipes that lurk bookmarked in my cookbooks, pinned onto my Pinterest board, and stuffed into my recipe folders. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Fruit, Gluten Free, Recipe Index Tagged With: banana, breakfast, chocolate, chocolate chip, gluten free, healthy, oatmeal, peanut butter, sugar free, vegan

Warm Brown Rice & Black Bean Chicken Salad

July 8, 2012

Being happy is something I think a lot of people take for granted. The simple pleasures of life are often over-looked and forgotten about in lieu of the more drawing, over-the-top, grand moments in life that people expect to make them happy. For me, happiness has been a struggle, and something I've had to learn to strive for and savor. I've learned it is something to treasure, care for, encourage, and never take for granted. I've implied, but never flat out discussed, my depression on this blog. Yes, I was depressed. I won't provide all the details, because frankly – it's depressing.

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Recipe Index, Savory Dishes Tagged With: beans, brown rice, chicken, dairy free, garlic, gluten free, healthy, sugar free

Coconut Pecan Granola (GF & Refined SF)

June 24, 2012

As I'm sitting here writing this, I'm eating handfuls of this granola. Yes, I know, it's two hours before dinner and I'm going to get full. Guess what?

I don't even care. This granola is so good, and so addictive, I just can't stop eating it!

I'm a granola fiend, and I've always loved it, but once I started making my own, there was no going back to the almost-stale, too-sweet, practically-a-candy-bar granola that you find in most grocery stores. Yeah, you can find “homemade” granola at lots of breakfast restaurants and cafes, but a 1/2 pound bag goes for $10 a pop! Who needs to spend that much money on granola, when you can make it yourself, personalized just how you like it, for waaaay cheaper? [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Recipe Index, Snacks Tagged With: cinnamon, coconut, flax seeds, gluten free, granola, healthy, pecan

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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins (GF & Refined SF)

June 21, 2012

Two big things happened this week:

First: I started my internship! Woohoo!

Second: I discovered the blog Elana's Pantry.

Now, let's evaluate these happenings. Firstly, the internship is amazing! Yesterday was my first day, and it was really interesting to begin learning about the company (UBS Financial) and start to delve into the business. I'm definitely excited to finally experience the business and start to learns the ins and outs of the stock market and trading experience so when people start talking about it, I can actually contribute to the conversation instead of my nodding my head and going “Mmmhmm”, “oh yeah,” and “interesting point!”. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Muffins, Recipe Index Tagged With: cinnamon, coconut flour, gluten free, healthy, zucchini

Banana Coconut Baked Oatmeal (GF, Refined SF & Vegan)

May 31, 2012

Obviously, I really like food.

I’ve always enjoyed food, as most people have for most of their lives, but it was only about two or three years ago that I became particularly enthralled in cooking, baking, food shopping, dining, and everything that surrounded food. Now, It takes up a significant portion of my life.

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