Recipes

I’ll be honest, fancy food is great but I just don’t eat like that.  I don’t use expensive or rare ingredients or tricky cooking techniques.  Most of these recipes are going to be things you can put together on a whim with whatever you have in your kitchen.

I hope you enjoy!

How-Tos

• Stovetop Popcorn
• Deal with a whole coconut
• Sushi

Breakfast

• Cranberry-orange scones (low sugar, whole grain)
• 11 Grain Pumpkin Pancakes
• Egg-free Whole Wheat Pancakes
• Peachy Pancakes (egg-free)
• Peanut Butter Bean Pancakes (grain-free)
• St. Patrick’s Day Pancakes

Main dishes/sides

• Chickpea Patties with Caramelized Onions
• Healthy Macaroni and Cheese
• Quinoa and Lentil Salad
• Easy Stuffed Green Peppers
• Homemade Sushi

Muffins and cake

• Apple and Peach Granola Muffins
• Not Your Grandma’s Bran Muffin
• Personal Protein Cake
• Protein Bran Muffins
• Trail Mix Pumpkin Muffins

Brownies/Blondies

• Deliteful Brownies
• Peanut Butter Bean Blondies

Desserts/Pies

• Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust (low fat, light)
• Easy Yogurt Pie
• Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Rainbow Cake with Butter Icing

Cookies

• Chunky Monkey Cookies
• Decorated Sugar Cookies
• Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
• Maple Peanut Butter Cookies
• “Half-baked” Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies
• Peanut Butter Quinoa Cookies (wheat & gluten-free, vegan)
• Pfeffernusse Cookies
• Pudding Mix Cookies
• Oatmeal Pudding Mix Cookies
• S’more Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls
• Reese’s Cup Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Cookies

12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies (2010)

• Dark Chocolate Macaroons
• Pumpkin Pie Biscotti
• Snickerdoodles
• S’mores cookies
• Chocolate-Dipped Pecan Shortbread
• Pomegranate Oatmeal Cookies
• Fauxreos
• Doubled Up Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bakes
• Gingerbread Snowmen
• Hershey’s Brownie Caramel Pecan Bars
• Italian Wedding Cookies (Russian Tea Cakes/Snowballs)
• Magic in the Middles

12 Weeks of [wheat-free/gluten-free] Christmas Cookies (2011)

• Instant Oatmeal Cookies
• Banana Nut Muffins
• Brownie Bites
• Cashew Butter Brittle
• Chocolate Meringue Crinkle Cookies
• Date Bars
• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Ginger Molasses Cookies with Lemon Glaze
• Easiest, Creamiest Peanut Butter Fudge
• Sweet Cinnamon Snickerdoodles
• Italian Wedding Cookies/Tea Cakes/Snowballs

Bars

• Orange Oat Bars
• Candy Corn Crunch Bars

Bread

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread
• Chocolate Swirl Peanut Butter Banana Bread
• Coconut Quick Bread
• Orange Poppy Seed Bread 
• Gluten-free Biscuits

No-Bake treats

• Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls
• Marshmallow Swirl Chocolate Cookies

Misc.

• Chocolate granola
• Homemade Greek Yogurt
• Peanut Butter Cup Granola
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• Raw Coconut Butter

Guest Post Recipes

• Shrimp Fried Rice (Gluten-free)
• “Ice Cream” Fudge (Gluten-free, dairy-free)