Category Archives: recipes

so…in the meantime…

if you read my last post, you  know that i have been feeling rather funky – not in the “play that funky music” sort of way, but rather “shades of gray,” instead. i’ve taken some steps to try to move past this place, steps that i will elaborate more on in the future, but it...

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Colleen Trombley-VanHoogstraat - January 8, 2012 - 12:42 am

i’m with Adrianne… “can you please make these everyday???” : )

yours look verrrrry yummy, indeed!

xo

my crazy life, and a recipe. :)

let’s just overlook the fact that it has been for.ev.er. since i posted on here. seriously. i’m here now, and that makes me really, really happy! welcome back to me and to you! to catch you up a little bit make excuses for my absence, let me tell you that i am having so much fun!...

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who knew?

“Steel-cut oats are whole grain groats (the inner portion of the oat kernel) which have been cut into only two or three pieces by steel rather than being rolled. They are golden in color and resemble small rice pieces.” that, from wikipedia, normally a somewhat sketchy source in my mind, but this definition seems reasonable,...

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Colleen @ DrMomOnline - January 29, 2011 - 10:48 pm

you are such a nut!! (a raw, organic one that has been soaked for safety and maximum nutritional value, of course!!)

mucho love to you, too!!
xo

(p.s. i make this with free-range eggs to feel like i’m doing something important in the protein/healthy fats department and to offset any deep-seated guilt about grains!! i have issues. we know.)

kimberly - January 30, 2011 - 11:19 pm

i didn’t take the time to make eggs, but ever mindful of the need for protein, i did have some organic greek yogurt…eggs would have been better.

Colleen @ DrMomOnline - February 2, 2011 - 1:58 am

(eggs IN it… right there in the crock pot. used to try to “hide” eggs from previously non-egg-fan child. don’t need to hide them anymore b/c now i have 2 egg lovers, but still always make oatmeal with eggs! it’s those issues of mine again!)

baked kale chips and other cooking adventures.

this weekend i spent some time cooking. i have had a HUGE craving for comfort food lately. what is comfort food to me? laden with calories and carbs, and sometimes fried and other times with velveeta. can’t even call that food, can you? sad, but true. is it lack of sunlight? stress? the cold? having...

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Annemarie - January 24, 2011 - 3:30 am

I just saw these (kale chips) on the Today Show this past week and had planned to try them. Now with your endorsement, I will definitely be making these! Thanks for sharing.

The Great Christmas Cookie Freeze!

it is my pleasure to be participating in this *virtual* Christmas cookie party, hosted by my blog friend, edie! she has a blog life{in}grace that more and more refreshes and inspires me. i am thankful that our internet lives crossed, and that her inspiration is available to me via the web! anyways, she decided to have us...

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joyinsimplicity - December 11, 2010 - 12:15 am

My daughter just asked "can we make gingerbread men this year?" How can you go wrong with gingerbread MEN (I'm with you on the whole gender thing)? love it! And I positively adore the CD holder wrapping idea. Thanks so much for including that too…adorable!! Thanks for sharing on the exchange!

~Kathie~ - December 11, 2010 - 3:00 am

Thanks for sharing this recipe! I have been looking for a new gignerbread recipe.

kim @simpleginger - December 11, 2010 - 7:14 pm

Those are adorable! I can't believe you make those for others when you can't eat them! How gracious. I just pass out my gf cookies and work on recipes until I'm sure no one can tell the difference! Check out my blog for more gf recipes you can share!

michelle - November 30, 2011 - 3:22 pm

I love making cookies. i love the idea of the cd case.