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I had some perfectly ripe avocados sitting on the counter, and was wondering what I could make with them. Thinking I had a bright new idea, I thought, let’s make some banana bread and sneak some avocados in there. Turns out, it wasn’t such a new idea, but making it healthy was. So, doing what I do best, I healthified it!

Personally I don’t like JUST avocados. So you’re probably wondering why in the world I even have them?? They are SO SO good for you! They are a healthy fat for one. Well, they have more Potassium than bananas. (Shocker right??) Loaded with Heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, you can’t get better than that right?? They’re full of vitamins, fiber, and can lower cholesterol, and triglycerides!! The fat in them can help your body absorbs more nutrients from the food you eat. Antioxidants in them can help your eye health, may prevent cancer, and even help relieve arthritis symptoms!! The best part?? They might even help you lose weight, and who doesn’t wanna do that right??

I use avocados in smoothies, cookies, and even brownies. I guess even banana bread now too! Since they’re so good for you, I linked them numerous time throughout this post in case you wanna get some goodies for yoself!!

As you probably already know 10x over, i’m a huge fan of chocolate. So, of course this had to be chocolate banana bread! I mean, COME ON!! Now… I made the mistake of not putting chocolate chunks in it, and definitely regretted it. So don’t be like Amy….put that chocolate in it for Amy’s sake!! (And your own)

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I’ve had this recipe idea in my head for quite a while. I have a list on my phone, and when I get recipe ideas, I write them there. Finally I executed my recipe, and it didn’t turn out exactly like I wanted. Good news though…I reused the “old” recipe and made it again. Only this time, I turned out!!

In this picture is probably my GO-TO ingredients that I use the most often. Peanut butter because DUHHH!! It’s the best!Coconut oil is super versatile. Heavy whipping Cream is my Klondike Bar’s life blood.

Like I said before…I made this the first time, and totally forgot the sweetener. Also, it wasn’t peanut buttery enough for us. So all I did was put it back in a pan, and reheated it. I added more peanut butter and sweetener and viola!!

So a note to the wise, or less wise like me haha!! You can fix recipes, even recipes with dairy in them! For another recipe idea, i’m thinking about another kind of fudge. Keep your eyes open for that!

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For Thanksgiving every year, my aunt makes Chocolate Biscotti. IT…IS…THE…BOMB.COM!! No joke! Perfect for dunking in your coffee or tea for that after dinner dessert, or late night snack. It softens it up so it’s like you’re eating a nice, chewy brownie.

I know…I know…it looks like hamburger, but it’s not. It’s chocolate, which is 10 times better!! Anything that’s chocolate wins over everything else any day in my book.  I am pretty sure you’ve figured that out by now though if you’ve been following my blogging journey.

I shaped this with my hands and my trusty Scraper. Also, I cut it into the biscotti pieces with that. (I linked it there for you) Seriously… I use it for a ton of my recipes and love it! Anyways, this year my other aunt asked me to make a THM version of biscotti, to help with the temptation of my aforementioned aunt’s biscotti. She tagged me in a recipe on Facebook that she wanted me to make. The 1st problem was, it wasn’t chocolate. The 2nd problem, it was way to crumbly.

I did what I do, I changed the recipe into my own. Different flour, more liquid, added cocoa, and chocolate shavings. It turned out pretty good on the first try, but I wanted it to be more chocolaty of course. The second time I made it was perfect in my opinion.

Here’s me…trying to give myself a Biscotti mustache. People… taking a selfie with a camera, and while in the RAW setting is SO STINKIN HARD!! Also, epic fail on the mustache. The biscotti was much larger than I thought, and my camera settings weren’t right. (I linked a camera bundle, because I use it for all my blog pictures, and it’s a great deal if you’re trying to start any kind of business that needs a camera!! if you just want one for the enjoyment of taking good pictures!)

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My cousin has been asking me to make some good, healthy, cereal. My first thought was to make Reese’s puffs, but the thought of all those little puffs was a little overwhelming at the time. So, here we are with our Cookie Crisp instead.

What I did was roll out a THOUSAND tiny little dough balls, then press them down with a spatula to make miniature cookies. Takes way too long and is sticky. Soooo, you should definitely follow the instructions and just roll it all out and use a small cookie cutter!! SO…MUCH…EASIER!!!

It took a while but I made it. Then had the bright idea of using a little cookie cutter instead. (If you don’t have one you can purchase one using the link above.) I am horrible about following instructions, so I understand if you miss it once, but I wrote it on here and the instructions. So if you miss it twice, then you deserve to roll out all those little dough balls!! Haha!!

They are pretty cute tho…aren’t they?! They’re the perfect size for those little ones in your life! I don’t know about you, but there’s a lotta them in mine. Nieces and nephews, cousins, and friend’s kids. This would be a great cereal for them too!! Not loaded with sugar, but still delish and fun!

Do you know how hard it is to take pictures of food without swiping some?? With it this close to MA FACE?!?!? Difficult LEVEL 1,000!! Especially if you’re like me, and are thinking about what you’re gonna eat for lunch and dinner, while you’re still eating breakfast. I get excited about food…not gonna lie. I even do a foodie dance when I’m eating!

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My mom has been bugging me for a while to make a healthy version of the big soft pretzels. (You can use the link to just buy some, but really you should just make these) I finally got around to it, and am SO GLAD I did!! They are delish, and I’m not just saying that because I made them. If you don’t believe me, you’ll just have to make them and try them for yourself!!

The nice thing about this recipe is that it’s super quick, and easy! I’m all about that life, because when I get hungry (hangry really, cuz who am I kidding) I just grab whatever is available or quick and easy to make. Who’s with me on that?? Patience IS a virtue, and it’s one I’ve been working on, believe you me! Lord knows I need it!

So….I recently discovered this awesome kitchen tool that my mom has. (Pictured above) I just looked it up and apparently it’s called a bench scraper and chopper. It’s linked there for you because it’s really amazing!! Cuts through dough like a butter knife through soft butter. I started using it to cut the dough when making bagels, and WOW…what a GaMe ChAnGeR pEoPlE!!! It’s super cheap too, so by all means go buy one using the link!!

 

Go ahead…laugh at my first attempt of shaping a pretzel. It’s alright, I laughed a little too. The taste BY FAR overrides the shape anyday though! So don’t let my pathetic looking pretzels scare you away from making and enjoying them for yourself!

And that my friends, is a picture of pure happiness!! I probably shoulda turned them over, but I didn’t think about that till after the fact. Oh well, such is life.

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When I was making this, I had a pumpkin/butternut soup in mind for how I wanted it to taste. First mistake! So, my cousin makes an amazing version that is sweet and OH-SO-GOOD!!! Needless to say, when I first tasted mine…I was sorely disappointed. A few days later I tried it knowing it wouldn’t taste like the afore mentioned soup, thus having no expectations. I dipped townhouse crackers in it, and garnished it with pumpkin seeds, salt, and pepper. Much, MUCH, better!! It’s funny how misguided expectations can change a situation so much!

I’m trying to be different from other blogs with my pictures. Personally I like to see the different steps so it kinda gives a play-by-play of making the recipe. Anyone else?? Also…I’m a HUGE FAN of one dish meals. If you have a stick blender then you got it made with this recipe. Unfortunately I had to dirty my ” data-mce-href=”http:// “> ninja blender for this one, but hey…it’s worth it right?!? I’ll link both here in case you want to buy either of them. I don’t have a stick blender but definitely want to get one. My ninja blender I use for literally EVERYTHING!! NO JOKE!! Mixing bread dough, cookie dough, smoothies, cappuccinos…you name it!

If you’re wondering, I made this with the carrots out of my garden. They weren’t sprayed, fertilized, or altered in any way! I love getting stuff out of my garden, and being able to put it on the table for lunch or dinner. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment knowing it’s healthy and I helped nurture it, while God gives the increase.

See them fancy carrots with the nice stringy bottoms?? Hahaha!!! Hey they may not have been the prettiest, but they sure are good!! I’ll show ya a beautiful one that kinda looked like a man! Please excuse my grimace. It was bright out and i’m a horrible fake smiler. 

You see the man?? Just me?? Ok cool. I’ll be a weirdo alone, and i’m fine with that. I never was one that liked to be like other people anyways.

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You all are probably wondering when the Klondike bar recipes are gonna stop, Seeing how it’s fall an all. Well they probably won’t, because I LOVE ICE CREAM!!!! So the other day my dad bought a lot heavy whipping cream, which made me wonder what other flavor I could come up with to use some of it up.

Now that it is fall though, I am getting into more “fall like” recipes. I made a carrot soup recipe that you can look for to be on the blog soon!!! Also you can check out my last post which is Apple Bars!!! I also want to possibly make a carrot cake with the rest of the carrots from my garden. You should definitely try the Honey Roasted Carrots (Vegan option)

You can obviously add just about anything you want that would be in a banana split to this. I honestly didn’t even think about adding strawberries, but i’m sure that would taste amazing too! I linked dehydrated strawberries above, but i’m sure fresh/frozen would taste much better if you have them.

We always use a napkin to wrap these in when eating them, because we discovered that they’re VERY messy if you don’t! My dad would have chocolate all over his hands and arms when he finished eating one without fail haha!!! I linked the napkins and Chocolate here because supposedly Bounty is the “quicker picker upper,” and the Chocolate is pretty important when making Klondike bars! No this isn’t sponsored by Bounty. (I wish!!)

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Since it’s fall now, everything is pumpkin spice this, and pumpkin spice that. Well i’m here to talk about the beloved, and underrated apple. I thought, what better time to make an apple recipe then now when it’s APPLE TIME!!! I got these apples from a tree at work. So I know there was absolutely not spraying or tampering whatsoever!! Just good ole fashioned apples.

Don’t get me wrong, I like pumpkin flavored stuff too. I just love apples, especially MacIntosh! They’re just the perfect sweet/tart amount, and I love a snack that I can eat while working. No prep, or fork, and you can’t get any healthier!

You probably notice that I use my 8×8 pyrex A LOT! Well it’s the perfect size for testing a recipe, without using a bunch of ingredients that you’ll possibly waste if it doesn’t turn out. Also, it’s just my mom, dad, and I at home. I linked one there if you’d like the buy one, if you don’t already have one.

Would you look at that cinnamony goodness?!?!?! We have a huge thing of cinnamon that we got I believe from GFS. It’s McCormick’s, Never thought we’d go through it but, we’re nearing the bottom of the container quickly! If you want cinnamon in bulk you can just click on one of those links to get it off of amazon! Cinnamon has so many health benefits, but I won’t bore you with the details.

I finally think I got a board to take my photos on so i’m SUPER excited about that. So you may notice the back ground’s starting to look a little different. It’s still a work in progress but, i’m getting there!

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If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have seen my EXPECTATION VS. REALITY pictures of when I picked my carrots out of my garden. Well I asked for your advice on what to make, and boy did you all come through with SO many suggestions!! One of which came from Pyure my all time favorite, non-refined sugar!!!

They may look goofy, but MANNNNN they sure tasted GOOD!!!!! I left them in the ground for probably 4 months, because every time I would check one…they were puny. So glad I left them in that long. Also learned that if you thin them when they first start to grow, the ones left will get much bigger. At least this is what I’m assuming since I never thin mine. They just looked so beautiful and lush that I didn’t wanna interrupt their groove ya know??

I absolutely LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! carrots, which explains why my mom, and myself ate almost the entire 9×13 of carrots ourselves. My dad doesn’t like sweet things that he deems should be savory. Needless to say, we we’re happy there were more for us!!

We use Honey from Sam’s Club because we use it quite a bit for making bread, and bagels. (An essential staple) You can find my bagel recipes on my blog too. I’ll link my favorite Healthy, Blueberry bagels! (Vegan option) Then you can check out the rest through that link!!

The Olive oil, we kinda get from wherever is cheapest but still pure. We try to get the stuff in glass bottles, (Which I linked reusable ones here) as stuff stored in plastic absorbs the plastic and chemicals in it. I haven’t done a whole lot of research on which olive oils are the best to use, so I’m definitely not an expert on the matter.

So you should definitely make these ASAP! I made them twice within 2 days because THEY…ARE…THAT…GOOD!!! Also keep an eye out for more carrot recipes to come, because believe it or not, I still have carrots left. Plus i’ll let you guys in on a lil secret, because I like ya that much!! An apple, fall-goodness recipe is coming soon too!! Feel free to comment, pin, message, email me or whatever!! I am always open for recipe suggestions and tips or tricks on any kind!! I’d love hearing from you guys!! I do make a percentage from anything you buy clicking through using my links, unless of course it’s a link for another web-page that isn’t amazon.

 

We just broke a record on Tuesday for hottest temperature on October 1st in 90 years. So needless to say, i’m still making Klondike bars over here. This time I figured i’d try the Blackberry and Chocolate combo. They are super simple and only take 5 ingredients!!!

These are probably the easiest Klondike bars i’ve made. Although the other ones are all simple too. These just require the least amount of ingredients.

When I first made the recipe, I only put in a 1/2 cup of the Blackberry jelly. The taste was there, but too faint for my liking. So that’s why I upped it to 3/4. You don’t have to use Crofter’s, that’s just what I like and used. It’s linked there if you want to buy some!!

If you guys have any suggestions for other flavors, be sure to let me know! I’m always open to new ideas! These are the perfect beginning of fall recipe, because it’s Jelly season, and you start to open up all those canned goods you put away during summer. This year we did green beans, grape juice, (Which you can check out my post on that here!) and froze kale. I also just pulled my carrots today and butternut squash.

Do I eat junky food?? Yes, I do. I eat good wholesome food 90% of the time and allow myself some splurges the other 10% of the time. If I constantly restrict myself, then after A while i’ll just snap. Kinda like a rubber band constantly being stretched taught, after a while it will break. You have too allow yourself some luxuries every once in a while. Eat ice cream with your friends in the summer. Have that delicious bread on your once-in-a-lifetime trip to Belgium!!

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