Sustainable & Creative Living
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and these Valentine’s Day Sandwich Cookies are the perfect handmade yummy gift for someone you love. Their familiar wafer flavor mixed with a little nut butter and sprinkles make them the yummiest snack for kids, partners, grandparents, friends, and neighbors! [Read more…]
If you’re looking for a clean and healthy breakfast that’s easy to make, check out this deliciously Easy Baked Chocolate Oats. Its base is made with nutritious and filling ingredients including oats, nut butter, and banana. You can adjust the fillings or toppings to your liking. My favorite is almond butter with chocolate chips. It tastes like dessert for breakfast! [Read more…]
It’s Fall ya’ll! That means warm sweaters, pumpkin spice, and yummy soups that warm your soul. This Lentil Stew is one of my family’s favorite go-to recipes when the cool weather starts to roll in. I like to serve it with warm biscuits or bread for a more fulfilling meal. Check out this delicious recipe below. [Read more…]
Summer is almost in full swing! That means it’s time for backyard barbecues and beach days. It’s also time for summertime treats and sweets. Make any goodie taste better this season by adding this Basil Mint Sugar to it. [Read more…]
Smoothie Bowls are such a simple and easy way to get a good share of healthy foods in your diet. They also are super delicious and look like a colorful work of art! If you love smoothie bowls like the rest of us, try making this Mango Banana Smoothie Bowl at home. [Read more…]
Summer is just around the corner and that means lots of goodies from the garden. Some of those delicious goodies are fresh herbs! There’s nothing like the scent and taste of sweet basil at this time of year. This Homemade Basil Pesto is the perfect sauce for easy summertime meals.
It may be early spring, but it’s always a good time for a cup of hot (or cold) tea. This Homemade Ginger Tea has a unique taste that’s a combination of mild sweetness and pungent pepperiness. Just add a little honey to bring out the sweetness and cut down on the spiciness. There’s no right or wrong way to drink tea. It’s all delicious! [Read more…]
This super easy and quick Berry Delicious Frozen Yogurt Bark has quickly become one of my favorite guilt-free go-to snacks. Its healthy ingredients like greek yogurt and fresh fruit satisfy my sweet craving, which is every night after dinner, without feeling guilty. [Read more…]
If you’re looking to make your honey a special dessert on Valentine’s Day, this Mini Strawberry Layer Cake is the perfect treat for two! It’s easy to get just the right size cake by repurposing an empty tomato can as a baking pan. With a few embellishments to a boxed cake mix and a simple homemade topping, you’ll have a beautiful and delicious cake.
If you’re a vegetable or herb gardener, you know that dreaded feeling of having too much leftover and not wanting any of your hard, nurturing work to go to waste. Usually, when this happens I start handing out dozens of tomatoes, excess leafy greens, and basil by the handful. I will pass them out to just about anyone that I know will enjoy the goodies grown in my garden. What I can’t use in a timely manner or get rid of, I have to find new and creative ways to cook and use my excess vegetables and herbs. This Homemade Italian Sea Salt is [Read more…]
Now that pumpkin spice season is officially in full swing, you’re probably enjoying this fall favorite every chance you can! There are pumpkin spice donuts, cookies, yogurt, cereal, and, of course, the popular pumpkin spice latte! So, if you love pumpkin spice flavor and you’re sick of spending all that cash on your daily coffee run, you’ll love this Homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Blend!
I love the Dash cooking products, especially the Mini Pumpkin Waffle Maker. Being that it’s almost Halloween and before you know it Christmas will be right around the corner, I just had to get my Mini Pumpkin Waffle Maker out and share this amazing recipe with you. It makes the cutest little Mini Pumpkin Waffles that are perfect for my son and even a quick snack for me. The recipe that comes with the waffle maker is loaded with sugar so I [Read more…]
I know it’s always weird to see the words breakfast and cookie together, side by side, but don’t let the word cookie fool you here. This on the go Oatmeal Coconut Breakfast Cookie is delicious and healthy! What’s even better is that it’s super quick to make and “bake” in the [Read more…]
