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Morning Magic Smoothie – A 5 Minute Breakfast

September 16, 2018

As the days grow shorter, I find it increasingly difficult to get moving in the morning. Without daylight streaming through my windows at 6:00 AM, I generally wake up feeling groggy and disoriented. To kickstart my day, I have been drinking this morning magic smoothie on repeat. Though it at first appear to be full of only nutritious, filling ingredients, this smoothie actually packs a secret punch in the form of coffee. This sneaky addition not only tastes delicious, it also gives you everything you need to take on the fall and winter days ahead.

Homemade Dog Treats

February 23, 2016

This week’s recipe is something just a little different in that it is geared towards the canine in your life. If you happen to not have a canine in your life, please feel free to skip over this post. I promise to return to regularly scheduled human-geared programming next week.

I have been wanting to make homemade dog treats for Lola for the longest time and decided that her seventh birthday was the perfect time to give it a try! There are a plethora of dog treat recipes available online to wade through, a mind boggling amount in fact. I ultimately created my own recipe based on her dietary restrictions (she doesn’t eat too much grain), what human foods she enjoys the taste of and, admittedly, what I thought would also be acceptable for human consumption. I was curious to see what they tasted like!

Based on Lola’s reaction I think I hit it out of the ball park with this recipe. Not only did she adore them, they’re also healthy and actually make a decent human snack as well.

Berry Crumble

December 1, 2015

I have a secret. I have been selfishly withholding what is possibly the yummiest breakfast dish EVER from you. I didn’t mean to keep this gem to myself; I have actually been planning on sharing it for months now. But then June turned into September which turned into December and in the blink of an eye I found myself smack dab in the middle of the holiday season, still clutching this recipe close to my chest. Ultimately I don’t think the timing could have worked out better because it just so happens that this berry crumble is the perfect breakfast to whip up when you need to dazzle a houseful of guests.