• Cooking,  Food

    What is a Yucca?

    This morning when I woke up it was yet another winter wonderland outside. I know its only January, but I’m getting sick of snow already! I eventually made it to work since my dad has super snow driving skills and drove me there! Lovely, right? Anyway, breakfast this morning was something new. I grabbed some Bob’s Red Mill seven grain hot cereal at the store the other day so I gave it a whirl this morning. I don’t know what it is but I’ve been craving oats almost 24/7 lately. I healthified it up by adding: chopped dates 1 tbsp of maple pb 1 tbsp of chia seeds 1 tbsp…

  • Baking,  Food

    High Fiber Bran Muffins

    So, dinner last night was something new. I decided to try Morning Star Farms’ New Turk’y Burger. It was pretty tasty! I think I may like the chic’n patties better though. I had the burger on two ends of whole wheat bread, toasted, with arugula, herb goat cheese and roasted red peppers. (Noting a trend with these three ingredients? They are in ALL my meals lately!) I also had a side of corn and mashed potatoes. AND dinner was eaten outside on my deck with parents, which was a plus. 🙂 For dessert I had a small bowl of Edie’s 1/2 the fat chocolate fudge ice cream. I didn’t have…