Baking
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Coconut & Date Protein Bites
As part of Food & Nutrition Magazine’s Test Kitchen Program, I made this month’s recipe, Coconut & Date Protein Bites. These little bite-size snacks are gluten-free, full of coconut flavor and have a hint of sweetness, without any added sugar. Original Recipe, via Food & Nutrition Magazine Ingredients: 1/4 cup siggi’s Vanilla 0% Yogurt 1 cup Medjool Dates, chopped (about 12 to 13 large dates) 1 cup raw cashews 1/4 cup hemp seeds, hulled 1/4 cup chia seeds 1/2 cup almond meal 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut plus more for rolling Directions: Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend to desired consistency. We…
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Soy Chorizo, Spinach and Cheese Mini Quiches
Good morning, happy Monday! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. This weekend I finally had time to make some mini quiches (or mini egg cups, whatever you like to call them). I wanted something quick, easy and full of protein to have for breakfast during the week so I made a batch of these little guys–they are so tasty! And they are crust-less! Enjoy. Soy Chorizo, Spinach and Cheese Mini Quiches Adapted from SkinnyTaste Broccoli and Cheese Mini Egg Omelets Ingredients 1 cup of egg whites 4 large eggs 1/4 package of soy chorizo 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded cheese 2 cups spinach, steamed salt & pepper, to taste Instructions…
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Cooking and Baking Up a Storm
Sunday is usually my day for grocery shopping, cleaning, or relaxing. Sometimes spent studying for tests that I have the upcoming week! I’ve been having the urge to bake and cook but during the week its so hard, so Sunday I usually make a big batch of something for the week. I was eying a recipe for a roasted veg mac and cheese that I spotted on Pinterest a few weeks ago. Thankfully I remembered the ingredients when I went to Trader Joe’s on Sunday! It came out looking so great! It was pretty easy to make too. I also tried baking real bread for the first time ever. I’ve…
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Healthy Apple Butter-Filled Muffins
I’m impatient. Its only June and I’m already dreaming of fall. I know, I know, but its my favorite season! So, I still had some home made apple butter in my pantry from last fall and I wanted to use it up…so why wait? I’m the girl who eats pumpkin butter in April..anyway…I found this recipe for apple butter-filled muffins and it looked delightful. I made some healthy substitutions and they came out really tasty. *Adapted from Taste of Home Apple Butter Muffins Ingredients 1 cup quick oats 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon…
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The Best Banana Blueberry Muffins
Sunday amidst studying for microbiology, I figured I would do some muffin baking. I usually only bake with what I have on hand, so I found an easy enough muffin recipe by Martha Stewart! I tweaked it a bit in order to use what I had: 1 cup whole wheat pasty flour 1 cup regular whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 stick of margarine 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 large eggs 2 ripe bananas, mashed 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup frozen blueberries And then followed the instructions for Martha’s recipe. They came…
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