I have been baking a lot lately and I know I have had to prepare seeing that the holidays are going to be around the corner. I was excited to be contacted by the folks at Ghirardelli asking me to try some of their new and old products. I was given some recipes to view and check out for me to try but I had to create some recipes of my own, of course!What makes their products new? The Ghirardelli … [Read more...]
Vegan Chocolate Matcha Bundt Cake
Are you tired of seeing bundt cakes? They are so many different types of recipes that I seem to not be able to escape them.My posting is a little on the slow side this week. I am really not trying to stress about all the music I need to learn. Well, actually, I am not stressed, it just feels like I have a lot on my plate but it is doable.When do I practice my music? Well, the baby goes to sleep … [Read more...]
Secret Recipe Club: Pumpkin Spice Cake with Maple Cinnamon Glaze
It is that time again already! This month I was assigned Veronica's Cornucopia website.She has a kitchen addiction and loves to bake almost as much as I do! Not only does she cook, she has posts every Thursday called Thankful Thursdays. There is always something to be thankful for and I am glad to see someone consistently write about it.When I was going through her recipes I had a hard time … [Read more...]
Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti
Happy Monday! February is almost upon us and I started thinking of yummy recipes I could make and just decided I should just start making some.Ryan and I are coffee drinkers. Besides having coffee with breakfast, I usually like it in the evenings with some kind of crunchy sweet item. I found myself surprised when I realized that one of my favorite crunchy cookies happen to be biscotti.When I go to … [Read more...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Green Monster Smoothie and Workouts
The past 2 days I have been experiencing HARD workouts at a local gym that was offering a free 3 week trial to what their classes were like. I have had the option to do group training or semi-private training, which I have yet to try.I was suprised that after the holidays I was able to go back and wake up at 6am for my morning workouts. IT has come with some repercussions. My body has been tired … [Read more...]