Snickerdoodles

Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 cups (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons cinnamon Rolling Mixture: ¼ cup…

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate…

Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Soft Oatmeal Cookies Out of all the cookies I have made over the years, plain, old, oatmeal is still my ultimate favorite and I used this recipe: http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/19247/soft-oatmeal-cookies Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup…

Little Quinoa Patties

These delicious patties were originally found here:  http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Little-Quinoa-Patties-365029 Ingredients: 2 ½ cups cooked quinoa 4 large eggs, beaten ½ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt ⅓ cup finely chopped chives 1 yellow or white onion, finely chopped…

Banana Corn Cakes

These sweet corn cakes with banana are an amazing treat: http://cookingwithelise.com/savory-banana-corn-cakes/ Ingredients: ½ cup yellow cornmeal ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground curry ½ teaspoon…

Quinoa Pizza Bites

These quinoa bites are a great substitute for pizza and the recipe was found here: http://fitsuccess.blogspot.com/2013/02/healthy-snack-quinoa-pizza-bites.html?m=1   Ingredients: ½ cup uncooked quinoa 1 large egg ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup shredded mozzarella 1 teaspoon…

Fried Honey Banana

This is a healthy and super easy snack option when you’re craving sweets. The recipe comes from here: http://thecrohnsjourneyfoundation.org/recipes/fried-honey-banana/   Ingredients: Vegetable oil cook­ing spray(or coconut oil) ¼ tea­spoon cin­na­mon 1 banana 1 table­spoon honey Directions:…

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Apple Cranberry Almond Muffins

I made this recipe to use the leftover almond meal from this almond milk recipe and they turned out deliciously! Ingredients: 1/2 cup almond meal 1 cup all-purpose white flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons…

Best Brownies

While I do sometimes take the easy way out by buying a box from brownies, I think these brownies from scratch are so much better and the people from my work made them disappear really…

Sourdough Bread

This is a recipe I have wanted to try for a while now, but i haven’t wanted to invest the time. Luckily, I was able to make time over spring break! This is where I…

Almond Milk

So, I really enjoy drinking nondairy milks like soy, coconut, and almond so I thought I would try to make it myself! The first one I decided to try was almond milk as it was surprisingly simple….

Homemade Mozzarella Cheese

This so far has been the most time consuming and specific recipe I have ever attempted to follow but it definitely worth it when you get to say, “I made my own cheese!” This cheese…

Lemon Cranberry Scones

This recipe is going to be just a little different than my previous ones because it’s gluten free, dairy free, and very low on sugar. Despite this, these scones turn out to be really tasty!…

Amber’s Super Secret Pancake Recipe

I guess I can no longer call this recipe a secret because I’m sharing it with the world. This recipe comes from my friend Amber and it makes the fluffiest and best pancakes ever. Ingredients:…