A perfectly spiced cookie studded with chocolate chunks I have a confession to make. I hate molasses. Or so I thought. For the past five years, I have avoided using it at all costs. Something about it just grosses me out - the smell, the texture, the mess it makes. Also, I avoid making cut-out cookies. Hello! - that's just an emotional disaster waiting to happen. Read more about that here. Despite all this, over the holidays I was inspired to make Gingerbread cookies by Beth ...
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Cranberry Orange Smoothie
A healthy smoothie filled with cranberries, orange juice and bananas Happy New Year! I must apologize for the long hiatus, but I'm excited to say I'm back and hope to begin a more consistent blogging schedule. For now, enjoy this awesome smoothie. It is filled with frozen cranberries, orange juice and frozen banana. If you have any fresh cranberries leftover, simply pop them in a bag and throw into the freezer. The best banana freezing technique I have is - break a banana into fourths ...
Cherry Smoothie
The perfect smoothie packed with cherries, banana, coconut milk and coconut water What does an injured runner do for exercise? Why turn to her handy pink bike cruiser, of course! Since suffering a pelvic injury at the end of April, I've encountered various emotions - questioning if I'll ever run again and longing to hit the roads - but through it all, I've found a surprising friend with my bike, Bonnie. I used to scoff at cyclists. I knew what they were doing was hard, but I thought ...
Chocolate Avocado Muffins
Fudgy chocolate muffins made with avocado April 30th. That's the last day I ran. I remember how I felt. I remember the song I listened to around mile 4. I didn't suspect anything was wrong. Well, OK maybe I did feel a twinge the day before and about halfway through my run, but I ignored it. It wasn't too big of a deal. Just 5 hours later, I was in tremendous pain - couldn't sit or stand. Now nearly 6 weeks later I'm still uncertain of my running future. Will I run again and have that ...
Blog Tour
I was contacted by Katie from Pearls + Girls to participate in a blog tour. This is an opportunity for me to share a little bit more about my blog, as well as share three of my favorite blogs. Thanks so much for including me, Katie. You must go check out her Pink Lemonade Pie. How delicious does it look! ...