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You know those times where you're just sitting at home and it hits you, <i>wow I'm hungry. </i>Like a sneak attack of some sort. I don't know about you but when I get hungry, I get "hangry" (combo of hungry + angry). In this state its best for me to eat ASAP unless you wanna deal with the consequences. I found myself in this situation a few weeks ago and of course there wasn't really anything in my house to eat besides the basics. Then thank god for Pinterest for the idea of a strata, just milk, eggs, bread, cheese, and tomatoes. And let me tell you what a beautiful feeling it is when you find a perfect recipe and you have all the ingredients in quantities you need. Also bonus it's a one pan recipe and I get an excuse to use my cast iron skillet.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Heirloom Caprese Strata</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small; line-height: 23px;">Serves 4</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">For this recipe, I used 8 slices of multigrain grocery store bread, because it had been sitting in my refrigerator forever. Really, though, you can use any kind of bread you want, as long as it yields 4-6 cups of torn cubes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">INGREDIENTS</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />8 large eggs<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1/4 cup whole milk<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1/2 teaspoon kosher salt<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />freshly ground pepper<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />8 slices multigrain bread, torn into rough 2-inch pieces (4-6 cups)<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />2 tablespoons unsalted butter<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />2 large heirloom tomatoes, thinly sliced<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn, divided</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">PREPARATION</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1. Preheat oven to 375 °F.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Crack eggs into a large mixing bowl, and whisk vigorously until the whites and yolks are combined and the mixture starts to bubble. Whisk in the milk and season with salt and pepper. Add the torn pieces of bread and toss everything together so that the bread is completely saturated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">3. Melt butter in a large cast-iron skillet (if you don’t have cast-iron, just make sure you’re using something oven-proof) over medium heat. Swirl the butter around the bottom of the skillet, and tilt the pan so that the butter coats at least 1 1/2-inches up the sides. Add the bread and egg mixture, and spread it over the bottom of the skillet in a full, even layer. Top with sliced tomato and sliced mozzarella, then sprinkle with half of the basil leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the egg is completely cooked through. Take the strata out of the oven and let it sit for at least 5 minutes in the skillet before serving</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">5. To serve, cut 4 equal slices and garnish with the remaining basil. It’s great served with a green salad, but also perfectly delicious on its own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">RECIPE:<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1560270752"> </a></span><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/heirloom-caprese-strata#.ugd6ZlMEd">http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/heirloom-caprese-strata#.ugd6ZlMEd</a></div>
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A few weekends ago I got the opportunity to go to Governor's Ball with my best friends. For those of you that have never been, Governor's Ball is a music festival located on Randall's Island in NYC. Along with the amazing music, Governor's Ball is notorious for its great food. I was so surprised to see so many options on their grounds, vegan, gluten free, vegetarian, you name it. Even though I don't have any restrictions when it comes to food, its nice to see that everyone was able to find something they enjoy. They definitely had the unhealthy (delicious) carnival like food as well as healthier options for those who are more health conscious. <a href="http://governorsballmusicfestival.com/food/">Here</a> is the entire list of vendors that were there. I also enjoyed seeing all the food trucks lined up on the sides (they were super crowded, so sadly I did not get to eat off one of them). We ate mostly off of the regular stands that were there. It was honestly one of the best weekends of my life so if you get the chance to go, do it!!!<br />
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<b>#1 + #2:</b> Chicken Gyro (perfect for when we were<br />
running from concert to concert) p.s. sorry for the bite out of it, I was pretty hungry<br />
<b>#3: + </b><b>#4: </b>My friend Jess got a coconut water from <a href="http://coconuts.nyc/">CoCo & Co</a><br />
and I got six delicious arancini balls from the <a href="http://www.arancinibros.com/">Arancini Bros</a><br />
<b>#5: </b>The famous Nutella ball<br />
<b>#6: </b>Not sure of the official name for this arancino<br />
(singular for arancini) but basically it was macaroni<br />
and cheese ball and let me tell you it was delicious<br />
<b>#7:</b> Ice cream sandwich (w/ cookies and creme in da middle)<br />
from <a href="http://www.daveysicecream.com/#about">Davey's Ice Cream</a><br />
<b>#8:</b> Lastly, Paulette and I got the famous compost cookie<br />
from <a href="http://milkbarstore.com/">Momofuku Milk Bar</a>. Surprisingly, it was not one of my<br />
favorites from them, but still pretty good<br />
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Happy June!! Summer is coming so fast, we are just on the brink of ending school. Memorial day weekend is probably one of the hardest weekends to end because it teases you with a quick taste of those long summer days. Once it's over, you just have to convince yourself to push through those final weeks of school to finally make it to the promise land.<br />
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For Memorial day weekend, everything was pretty calm at my house, which was good because my family has been traveling 24/7 lately (mostly road trips). We got to go to Central Park on Sunday, which I loved. Let me tell you, if I ever get the chance to live in the city, you bet I'll be at Central Park every chance I get. Everything is just so laid back and, I know this is kind of weird but, I love to people watch so Central Park is perfect for that.<br />
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A few days before I stumbled upon a beautiful <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/flavorthemoments/21-patriotic-desserts-that-will-have-you-seeing-st-1fs5z#.ffQPExN31">buzzfeed article</a> while in spanish class (when i was suppose to be conjugating verbs in the imperfect tense) and it had a ton of great patriotic dessert ideas. I decided to go with the Berry Tart with Brown Butter Shortbread Crust ---> <a href="http://www.bakerita.com/berry-tart-brown-butter-shortbread-crust/?m">recipe here</a>. Of course right before I made this, I found out we do not own a giant tart pan, so I ended up using a pie pan (hey not as pretty, but I made it work).<br />
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In other news, this weekend I am very excited to say my friends and I will be heading to Governor's Ball Music Festival in NYC! Along with amazing live music, I heard that the food is going to be pretty amazing as well. There are going to be a ton of food stands and trucks all around the island. Hopefully I will take tons of pictures of all the ice cream, tacos, and funnel cakes I will be eating:)<br />
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Hope you had a great Memorial day weekend<br />
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This is it. Right here. One of the scariest things to face in dessert land. For the longest time I've wanted to conquer one of these bad boys, but I never had: a. the patience or b. the time. Back in February, I had a break from school with nothing to do, so I decided to accept the challenge. I have to admit, I was honestly prepared for the worst. The thing about french macaroons that make them hard is the fact that they are <i><b>insanely</b></i> precise. If you are off with your measurements, it makes a huge difference, even if you're off only by a little bit. Also there are so many different factors that contribute to the quality of the macaroon.</div>
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Macaroon= the round cookie composed of shredded coconut (usually chewy)</div>
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Macaron= (pronounced: Mah-kah-ROHN) composed of two meringue cookies with a jelly filling typically in-between </div>
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Yes, from making these I found out that there <i>is</i> a difference, between the two.</div>
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After a whole day of research for recipes, I decided to go with one from Martha Stewart, because seriously how can you go wrong with Martha. (RECIPE --> <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/318387/french-macaroons">here</a>)</div>
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With this being my first time making these I didn't want to go overboard with all the different flavors, so I just did a standard cookie recipe. But then came the filling.... everything was going so well with the cookie I was so surprised, but then the filling..... oh the filling....</div>
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While doing my research I made the decision to go with a swiss meringue buttercream for the inside. Well I found out that I simply cannot make a swiss meringue buttercream if my life depended on it. I did make it one time before this, for a cake, but it failed horribly. For the macarons I figured I could try it again. But no. </div>
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If I were to make these again, I would try and go for a more jelly filling (but that's just my opinion).<br />
Despite the filling not turning out fantastic, I was overall overjoyed with the results. The cookie was firm, yet chewy, how a good macaroon should be.<br />
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So don't be afraid!! If you have been itching to make french macaroons, but have been too intimidated, just go for it! Seriously I am horrible with exact measurements and if I can do it, you can too!<br />
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Here are some videos that helped me with the technique:<br />
-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mcdj8hwZgE">Rose Water Macarons</a><br />
-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nb7Fic4n7k">How to Make Macarons</a><br />
-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3BkFMnJPSk">How to Make Swiss Meringue Buttercream</a><br />
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Go forth and make some amazing french macarons!<br />
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<br />Lauren @Sweet and a Dash of Savoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118991524703798146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348256200068491645.post-12207126878981838022015-02-18T20:49:00.001-08:002015-02-19T06:08:53.529-08:00Cinnamon Raisin Bread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let's get things straight: I. Love. Bread.<br />
It could be any kind of bread and honestly I would eat it. I'm that guilty person, at a restaurant, who is the first one to stick their hand in the bread basket the second it hits the table.<br />
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Baking bread is a skill that I desire to acquire (wow did that actually kind of rhyme?). I mean, I'm pretty solid in baking your standard sandwich bread, but everything else is a mystery to me right now (I really want to learn how to make a good ciabatta or a sourdough).<br />
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I decided that cinnamon raisin bread would be pretty easy to make, since its basically a sweeten sandwich bread with raisins.<br />
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I usually eat just this bread for breakfast, with butter or cream cheese, and I am all set.</div>
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Since I make this bread from scratch (without preservatives), it will get stale way faster than the bread you get at the store. What I do to solve this problem is after the first day, I throw it in the freezer and it's perfect whenever you feel like eating it! Just run a bread knife under warm water (this will help you cut the bread easier) and stick the slice(s) in the toaster.</div>
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My favorite part about making this is rolling up the dough after you sprinkle the cinnamon sugar. I love cutting the bread and seeing the unique pattern of swirls the cinnamon makes in the center. </div>
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I got my recipe from Taste of Home: <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/swirled-cinnamon-raisin-bread">here</a><br />
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LaurenLauren @Sweet and a Dash of Savoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118991524703798146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348256200068491645.post-49596000678273700962015-02-02T13:17:00.001-08:002015-02-02T13:19:32.577-08:00Snow Day Eatings<br />
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It's been snowing A TON here, which is good because I've been getting off of school a lot (yay for all day pj's!)</div>
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Since its been freezing, I decided to make a post about my favorite snow day foods.</div>
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Usually if I'm eating on a snow day, whatever it is i'm eating is warm and not really that healthy (to be completely honest).</div>
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Whenever I wake up gloriously from finding out we have a snow day, I ALWAYS make pancakes and I love Joy's twist on the original pancake.</div>
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If you ever been over to my Pinterest, you know how much I love my mac and cheese. </div>
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Yummy <i>ooey gooey cheesey</i> mac and cheese is definitely an essential to me.</div>
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Well not very surprising here that hot chocolate made the list, but as soon as I saw this beautiful picture, I knew I had to make it.</div>
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First post of 2015!!! How was your new years?<br />
Around here it's midterm time at my school, so I've been doing a lot of studying, cramming, and staying up way too late.<br />
My exams are almost over (Tuesday they end) but it feels like they have been going on forever.<br />
Hopefully when they're done, I can spend more time on here and in the kitchen.<br />
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So, I just recently learned that smoothie bowls were a thing. One time my friend Jessie first told my other friend and I that she loved eating smoothies out of a bowl with a spoon. I remember thinking that was the weirdest thing ever, but then I started seeing smoothie bowls all over the internet. My favorite part of the smoothie bowl are the toppings because if you're good at arranging them, smoothie bowls can look like a work of art.<br />
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Lee Tilghman is my favorite person to go to for smoothie bowls, I think she makes the prettiest bowls that are on her <a href="http://instagram.com/leefromamerica">instagram</a> (I actually adapted the recipe from her).<br />
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One things to remember is that consistency is key with these bowls. If your base is too thin, your toppings will be heading right to the bottom.<br />
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<i>ADAPTED FROM <a href="http://blog.freepeople.com/2015/01/smoothie-bowl-queen-kitchen-lee/#ixzz3PBoB5L7O">LEE TILGHMAN</a></i></div>
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1/2 of a banana</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">I'm really happy with how these pictures came out:) I got a pastry marble for Christmas and I can stop taking pictures with it, so expect it to be in the background for many future posts</span></div>
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P.S. I added a cool little gif I made with some of my favorite cookbooks, it's on my "about me" page!<br />
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Hi everyone! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Merry Kwanzaa! (that's probably not what you say, but oh well)</div>
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I had some family come over for Christmas at my house, so I decided to try something new in the cookie department. Usually my family makes the traditional, chocolate chip, gingerbread, and sugar cookies. Instead I wanted to make these hot chocolate cookies, mostly because I thought they were so pretty with the marshmallow and chocolate shavings on top:)</div>
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FWI: these make a great gift for those people that you have no idea what to get. Just put them in a bag and tie a cute ribbon on top and BAM you got a insta-present.</div>
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Recipe: <a href="http://stepable.com/recipes/590/hot-cocoa-cookies-with-marshmallows">here</a></div>
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Hi all! It's been super hectic lately around here, but I am really happy with how these photos came out so I just wanted to share them with you before I head into Christmas everything (spoiler alert: upcoming posts are going to involve a ton of cookies).<br />
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I'm so sorry but I do not have an exact recipe for these potatoes because honestly I just kind of threw in a dish: cheddar cheese, grated potatoes, and sour cream. Before it hit the oven I finished it off with a cornflakes mixture on top to give it a crunch. Last but not least, I threw some chives on.<br />
That's all... I'll be back super soon...<br />
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This pancake is <i><b>insanely</b></i> thin; it is no way like your average pancake. I highly suggest this if </span><br />
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RECIPE: <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/dutch_baby/">Simply Recipes Dutch Baby</a></span>Lauren @Sweet and a Dash of Savoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118991524703798146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348256200068491645.post-75170757125946084512014-10-27T17:58:00.003-07:002015-02-02T13:18:22.983-08:00Butternut Squash Soup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So.. Halloween's literally in four days, and that means that there's only one more month of fall left..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*quietly whispers* <i>57 days until Christmas. </i>I kind of think it's insane that that's the way we think, but it honestly is. We are always looking forward to what's next, and when that comes by, then we immediately move on to the next chapter. It's sad that we never cherish the moment. but hey always looking forward to something makes life more interesting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This weekend I took advantage of the few moments that butternut squash is in season, and made one of my favorite soup. That's right it's...</span></div>
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I'm a firm believer in doing what you feel is right, no matter the reason why. You do not own anyone an explanation for doing something or not. This can be applied to silly, frivolous whims or to something on a deeper level.</span><br />
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These waffles are a prime example of that.</span><br />
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The morning I made this beautiful creation of a breakfast, I honestly was not planning to go through with it at all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some strange desire came over me to make waffles and a bunch of sweet potatoes in the crisper were calling my name.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did I have a reason or explanation behind the fact that I, out of nowhere, wanted to randomly roll out of bed and make waffles?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">no.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just wanted some <b>DARN WAFFLES</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I mean, sometimes you just gotta treat yo' self.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily, <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2014/09/recipes/vanilla-bean-sweet-potato-waffles/">this post</a> recently popped up on my dash and I made the connection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I came across the recipe, just looking at the ingredients made me think of fall.</span></div>
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*side waffle making tip* to get more of that "incomplete" waffle look (above), just use less batter!</span><br />
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So if you're looking for a super fall breakfast, I hope I pointed you in the right direction. On the side note, I am so thankful to be using 2nd person pronouns because my life has been absent of them lately thanks to Chemistry and English (yay essays and lab reports!).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyways... I'll be back soon with yet another fall recipe, but plot twist, it's actually not a desert or breakfast! Wow, even I was not expecting that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have an awesome rest of the week.</span><br />
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RECIPE CREDIT TO THE ALWAYS WONDERFUL <a href="http://joythebaker.com/">JOY</a> from Joy the Baker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Original link: <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2014/09/recipes/vanilla-bean-sweet-potato-waffles/">http://joythebaker.com/2014/09/recipes/vanilla-bean-sweet-potato-waffles/</a> </span><br />
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I'd have to admit, I've been pulling my hair out recently, mostly involving chemistry and the horrors that go along with memorizing polyatomic and multi-valenced ions. So while I was skimming Pinterest (procrastinating? maybe a little bit). I should know by now, one does not skim Pinterest. But anyways, up pops a beautiful <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/good-morning-pizza#ik8jz0">BuzzFeed</a> article about "18 Breakfast Pizzas That Want to Wake Up Next to You". Every single pizza was mouthwatering, and just beautiful to look at. Then the real questions came up, which one to choose? So I did what any good person would do and combined factors from my favorites recipes and make one ultimate pizza.<br />
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But just to forewarn everybody, this is not one of those breakfasts that you can make last minute, no a pizza as great as this need a little more TLC. I made the dough from scratch the night before so it has plenty of time to rise. Another option if you don't have time to make your own crust, is to just get pre-made pizza dough!</div>
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This pizza includes *drum roll please*<br />
-gruyere cheese<br />
-bacon (I used turkey bacon because it was the only thing we had at the house)<br />
-green onions<br />
-mushrooms<br />
-parsley<br />
-arugula<br />
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Just a side note, but a little gruyere goes a long way, so make sure you don't add too much<br />
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The Ultimate Breakfast Pizza<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Roughly around 1 package of pizza dough (bought or homemade)<br />
Handful of gruyere cheese<br />
Two strips of bacon cut into pieces<br />
Handful of arugula<br />
Parsley<br />
A few green onions chopped<br />
2 or 3 mushrooms<br />
1 egg<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
Olive oil<br />
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Preheat oven to 500 degrees, then shape the pizza based off of your preferences.<br />
Coat the top generously with olive oil, then add the cheese, bacon, mushrooms, and crack the egg on top before placing in the oven. It depends but usually it will take around 5-10 minutes to cook. Once done, season with salt and pepper and place the arugula, parsley, and green onions on top. It's best served when its right out of the oven.<br />
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(recipe based off of <a href="http://peachesncreamblog.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arugula-goat-cheese-mushroom-breakfast.html">this</a> lovely blog... I just changed a few things to my preferences)<br />
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So I bet the first thing you're wondering is, <i>Lauren, what the heck? </i>You're a teenage girl,<i> </i>where is all the pumpkin, apple, spice, coffee, fall leaves, and warm sweaters that the internet has been obsessing over since August 31st? Well I wanted to take a little break from that, because if someone else freaks out about fall, I honestly don't know what I would do. I need a little time to ease out of summer mode, before heading over to the "<i>all so magical</i>" fall land. Don't get me wrong, I love fall a lot, but seriously people, it's still like 80 degrees outside some days. Definitely not what I would call sweater weather if you ask me. </div>
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The ironic thing is though, once December comes around, I'm a complete Christmas fanatic. Like I'm that one really annoying person that just randomly bursts into Christmas carols at any moment. But you'll find that out about me soon enough (4 more months to go...) :)</div>
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Anyways, sorry for the rant, lets head over to smoothies...</div>
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I love kiwi, especially in smoothies. Raspberry is also one of my favorite fruits too, so I decided to combined the two. This recipe has raspberry yogurt along with orange juice, banana, and a few pieces of ice. </div>
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I really like this recipe because it's a really awesome healthy breakfast idea if you're on the go in the mornings. The fruit also looks really pretty when its all layered in the blender, which is a bonus.<br />
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So I hope this smoothie will make your mornings a little more bearable, especially with school starting and all that. I also apologize in advance, the measurements in this recipe are not exact because I kind of just threw it all in the blender:) but go with what your gut says, it's usually right.<br />
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Raspberry & Kiwi Smoothie<br />
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Handful of kiwi slices<br />
Handful of raspberries<br />
1/2 of a banana<br />
I small container of raspberry yogurt (I used Chobani)<br />
A splash of orange juice<br />
3 ice cubes<br />
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Blend together thoroughly, pour into glass<br />
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Lauren<br />
P.S. Did you see my new design!? I really like it a lot and I hope you guys do too!<br />
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// Just a few pictures of what has been going on lately while I'm down by the beach:)<br />
Along with sitting in the sand, I've been doing a ton of bike riding and cinnamon roll eating.<br />
I have a really awesome new blog post coming up soon, but I'm having a little technical difficulties with the program I'm using... hopefully it will be up in the near future!!<br />
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So as many of you know, I went berry picking a little bit ago. I have never really gone before and I was really excited. We went up to the pick-your-own farm in upstate New York called Alstede Farms (I highly suggest it if your ever up that way!). </div>
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BERRY PICKING TIP: I did not know this but, THERE WILL BE A TON OF BUGS. Like bees, beetles, those annoying little fly things... all trying to attack you while you are picking the berries. Funny story, for some reason all the bugs just liked to land on me.. not anyone else... just me. At one point a giant beetle landed on my back.. I screamed... and ended up dropping the ENTIRE basket of blueberries on the ground :/<br />
Thank goodness my mom came with me or we wouldn't of had any jam:)<br />
but besides that, it was so much fun.<br />
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We didn't really pick that much because it took forever to get that one pint of blueberries:)<br />
so we cheated a little.. and bought the rest of the blueberries for the jam (oops)<br />
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Then my little sis helped mash up the berries before we put it in jars.</div>
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To make jam you basically need three things: fruit, sugar, and SureJell (which is the stuff that sets the jam)<br />
I used the recipe on the inside of the SureJell box, and it worked pretty well!<br />
But, if your going to make jam or jelly make sure you get the low or reduced sugar version of SureJell, because if you use the regular version it will be very <i><b>very</b></i> sweet.<br />
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I also made peach jam, which was so delicious also:)<br />
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Its been awhile, but at the same time not really.</div>
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For me the past two weeks have sped by so fast, incase you didn't know, I'v been away in California.</div>
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I have never been before and it was amazing. I know I was suppose to keep you updated on everything I ate there, but honestly nothing I ate was really worth photographing and uploading (oops). It was partially the fact that I was just too lazy also. Anyways, I was back at the farmers market today!</div>
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In the early fall I did a post on my first trip to this market, and I thought it would be cool to go back in the summer.</div>
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Okay, so I walked by this stand and knew I had to get one. It's homemade lemonade, but you can mix in ANY fruit you want. <i>whaaaaattt</i><br />
I went for the raspberry lemonade, and my Mom got strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry mixed into hers.<br />
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Overall, I love the farmers market and I really like how all the pictures came out:)<br />
HERE IS MY FARMERS MARKET HAUL:<br />
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<li>2 loaves of bread</li>
<li>2 packages of homemade ravioli</li>
<li>Honey</li>
<li>Maple Syrup</li>
<li>Gluten Free muffins</li>
<li>2 Croissants (to put the jam on)</li>
<li>a homemade frozen pizza</li>
<li>and a thing of string beans</li>
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Another really exciting thing thats coming up for me... I head off to cooking boot camp at the International Culinary Center!</div>
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Lauren @Sweet and a Dash of Savoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118991524703798146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348256200068491645.post-26228974389277718782014-06-19T04:27:00.000-07:002014-06-19T04:28:43.159-07:00THE BEST BLT PIZZA EVER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some of you might already recognize this pizza from the cover of the latest Cooking Light magazine. When the issue got delivered to my house, I took one look at it and knew<i> I had to make this. </i>Ever since I got a pizza stone, I looooove making pizza on the grill.<br />
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The only thing I was a little cautious about was the sauce. The recipe called for a white sauce, which is way different from the usual red tomato sauce. I have had white sauce on pizza before, and I'm not the hugest fan. Also the sauce for this pizza called for mayonnaise, which I also thought was a little strange, but I guess they added it to enhance the BLT effect.<br />
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Well first things first, this pizza was absolutely amazing. No joke, this was probably one of the best pizzas I have ever made. I think for me was the combo of everything together, the sweet tomatoes, the fresh arugula, the gooey cheese and the crisp bacon.<br />
But if you want a little kick on it, add some red pepper flakes on top, in addition to everything else.<br />
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Just a warning, this pizza is very filling, so if you want to make it just for yourself, make a personal one:)<br />
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Also on the side note, I'm going to be away for the next two weeks in Lake George and California (yay!!). I will try to keep posting and I'm going to download the blogger app on my phone so I can update you guys if I eat anything worth talking about:)<br />
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<b>RECIPE</b> (from <a href="http://www.cookinglight.com/">Cooking Light</a>)<br />
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/blt-pizza-white-sauce-50400000136009/<br />
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">1 pound ripe tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">1 teaspoon dried oregano</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">1/2 teaspoon black pepper</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">1/4 cup canola mayonnaise</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">1 tablespoon minced fresh chives</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;">2 garlic cloves, grated</li>
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<li style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 ounce fresh pizza dough</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 9px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon cornmeal</span></li>
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1. Place a pizza stone on bottom oven rack. Preheat oven to 400°.</div>
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2. Arrange tomato slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet; sprinkle with oregano and pepper. Place baking sheet directly on pizza stone. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until tomatoes are no longer wet. Remove tomatoes; keep stone in oven.</div>
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3. Increase oven temperature to 500°.</div>
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4. Combine mayonnaise, oil, chives, and garlic in a small bowl.</div>
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5. Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp; drain on paper towels. Break into pieces.</div>
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6. Using well-floured hands, pat dough into a 10-inch circle. Place dough on a pizza peel or baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Pierce dough with a fork; transfer to preheated pizza stone. Bake at 500° for 5 minutes.</div>
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7. Carefully remove pizza stone from oven. Brush mayonnaise mixture over crust, leaving a 1-inch border; top with tomatoes and bacon. Top with cheese; coat crust edge with cooking spray. Bake 10 minutes or until cheese melts and crust browns. Top with arugula. Cut into 8 slices.</div>
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Alright, so here's the story behind these...<br />
So I guess we have this "tradition" at our school where the lower class men bake for the upper class men. So this week the Sophomores had their "Sophomore Spirit Day" (Why only they get an entire day off to celebrate being sophomores... I don't understand) BUT ANYWAYS...<br />
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So guess who had to bake for them? *points to self* this gal. (Okay theoretically not just me, but you get what I'm saying)<br />
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Pretty much I looked at the list to see what everyone else was bringing and this was the list (I kid you not)...<br />
Brownies<br />
Cookies<br />
Brownies<br />
Cupcakes<br />
<i>Chocolate </i>Chip Cookies<br />
Brownies<br />
Cupcakes<br />
Cookies<br />
Cookies<br />
and the list goes on similarly for the all the 56 freshmen that signed up...<br />
<i>well I knew just then what I was NOT going to bake</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'v always had a thing for whoopie pies, I'm not really sure but I love the idea of bite sized cake with marshmallowy frosting in the middle. The ironic part is that I don't even like red velvet that much, but I never baked it before. It wasn't like I was going to eat these anyways (lets hope the sophomores like red velvet)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For this recipe, I have a whoopie pie pan at my house, so I used that. If you don't have one I'm pretty positive that you can still make them without it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got this recipe from Better Homes and Gardens and you can find it <a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipe/cookies/red-velvet-whoopie-pie/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">In large <span class="mandelbrot_refrag" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.bhg.com/shop/kitchen/bakeware/mixing-bowls-a2536.html?psrc=C1302BLS0000C076h&lc=int_mb_1001" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006a77; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">mixing bowl</a></span> beat butter on medium to high 30 seconds. Beat in brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in food coloring.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Spoon batter in 1- or 2-inch diameter rounds, about 1/2-inch high on prepared baking sheets, allowing 1 inch between each round.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Bake 7 to 9 minutes for 1-inch cookies or 9 to 11 minutes for 2-inch cookies, or until tops are set. Cool completely on baking sheets on rack. Remove cooled cookies from baking sheets.</span></li>
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<br />Lauren @Sweet and a Dash of Savoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118991524703798146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348256200068491645.post-90852765216858906722014-05-08T18:10:00.002-07:002014-05-17T20:15:48.404-07:00Ombre Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone!<br />
Here I present you with my first attempt at an ombre cake...<br />
I always see these online (especially on pinterest)<br />
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In my opinion they looked pretty cool, but how easy is it really?<br />
Ever had one of those moments where your on pinterest (or some other social media) and you see a really cute diy and your like, <i>yeah I can totally do this...</i><br />
11 minutes later you're downstairs in your basement with a glue gun in hand and about to have a mental breakdown.<br />
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I knew this cake wasn't going to give me a complete mental breakdown, but I didn't really want this cake to give me <i>too </i>much stress.<br />
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Well, like most of the recipes on this blog, this one isn't as difficult as it looks.</div>
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Oh. and to make it extra ombre, I dyed coconut flakes in different shades of color also!</div>
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Pretty much this cake started from a basic vanilla recipe. </div>
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Then I split the batter in three bowls and added a few drops of food coloring in each (making sure each bowl was gradually darker).</div>
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Sooo the whole reason I made this cake was to surprise my mom for her birthday (mostly because I couldn't find her a birthday present #oops)</div>
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But hey food can count as a present right?</div>
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<i>Anyways... </i>if you're itching to try an ombre cake... go for it!!</div>
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Being tired of lacking inspiration in the kitchen, I picked up a copy of the latest Epicurious magazine. </div>
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It was actually a really good issue that features recipes from different sections of America. After flipping through it rather quickly, these nachos caught my eye in the Southwest section.<br />
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I'v always had a soft spot for nachos, of course I never really had them often except on Super Bowl sunday. They were just the classic, simple ones though, just really salty chips and sharp cheddar cheese.<br />
I really loved the idea of these more complicated nachos that introduced even more flavors for more complex pallets.<br />
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BAM. No plans for lunch plus plenty of time (I'm on break from classes)…. this was happening.<br />
I kind of took the recipe from Epicurious and changed it up a bit.<br />
soo i added…<br />
-cheddar + monterey jack<br />
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-and a good shaking of chili powder:)<br />
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There ya go… "It's Complicated" nachos<br />
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Yep you heard me right…<i> homemade</i> chex mix.<br />
It's a slightly (emphasis on the slightly) healthier version of the store bought.<br />
Personally, I love it even more than the original.<br />
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I originally made this for a super bowl party, but hey, we all get busy.<br />
The saltiness and the crunch make this snack a touchdown (see what I did there… yeah that pun should have been used a long time ago)<br />
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I have to say I always find myself picking out the bagel chips and pretzels (they're the best part!!)<br />
Sooo enjoy this favorite snack… but don't enjoy it too much as I said before they're not <i>that</i> healthy:)<br />
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You can find the recipe <a href="http://www.chex.com/Recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=6709">here</a> .<br />
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Lauren<br />
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Hello again, today I have some muffins for you, BUT there's a catch… <i>there actually healthy and good for you *gasps*</i></div>
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Well for starters this recipe uses quinoa flour and it has a bunch of fruit aaaanndddd super protein powder.<br />
I picked up this fantastic breakfast recipe from <a href="http://www.wellnesstoliveby.com/Home_Page.html">Suzy Brown</a> (she's a awesome nutrition counselor)…. sooooo credit to her:)<br />
Basically I love making these ahead of time and freezing them to reheat for a fast breakfast the next morning. My brother (who is not the best eater) always gets so excited when I make 'em.<br />
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Go go give them a try! I know some of the ingredients look a little scary, but trust me it tastes fantastic together.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">1 cup quinoa flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">1 cup almond meal (ground up
almonds)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">3oz (about 11 pitted) Dates
(soaked in 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">1 cup unsweetened vanilla
almond milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">2 bananas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">1 tbs. coconut oil (or
canola)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">2 tbs. baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">½ cup raw agave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">2 tbs. chocolate soy nut
butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">2 scoop Amazing Grass Greens
Super food (chocolate flavor)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Soak pitted dates in
unsweetened vanilla almond milk for about 20-30 minutes. Pre heat oven 375.
After soaking add pitted dates and almond milk to blender with 2 bananas, 2
eggs, melted coconut oil, raw agave, chocolate soy nut butter, and greens
chocolate powder. Blend on medium to high till puree. In large mixing bowl put
quinoa flour, almond meal and baking powder and pour in liquid from blender and
stir in all together till smooth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lets just say every time the holidays roll around everyone gets a little "nuts" over these almonds (no pun intended:) but actually pun totally intended). These nuts are a perfect little gift for those people you don't really know what to get (and/or too lazy to actually think of something). These nuts are so simple to make and only have a few ingredients. I used this <a href="http://www.budgetbytes.com/2012/12/candied-almonds/">recipe</a> to make these.<br />
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-almonds (duh!)<br />
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It totally can't get any easier than that, can it?<br />
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And after I finished baking these I put them in these little cute mason jars and tied a ribbon around them. What can I say? Pinterest has been getting to me:)<br />
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Come on, they're pretty cute, you know it. Christmas gifts done! (check that off)<br />
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Hope you guys have a wonderful holiday!<br />
XO Lauren<br />
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