A Healthy Lifestyle with Dessert First
{this post contains affiliate links} With the 4th of July next week, you didn’t think I would leave you high and dry without a red, white and blue treat, did you? Of course not! These cookie dough bites are no bake, {perfect for summer-time when you don’t want to turn your oven on} gluten free, …
{this post contains affiliate links} Dark chocolate chunk brownies that are actually healthy, how can that be possible you say? Enter the mighty black bean! You say, “yeah, yeah Danielle, I’ve already seen that before” and to that I respond, have you ever seen black bean brownies using instant coffee to enhance your chocolate flavor? …
{this post contains affiliate links} I have always loved baking {enter this blog} and for some reason, cupcakes were always my favorite treat to make. They’re so versatile because they can be filled with a surprise flavor, they can be plain or be flavored. They can be dense, or light and fluffy and topped with …
{this post contains affiliate links} This past weekend was my mom’s birthday {a national holiday as it’s called in their house}. When my brother and I were younger, every year for our birthdays we always got to pick our favorite dessert for our treat. This tradition has still continued because I made my mom her …
{this post contains affiliate links} I love a good peanut butter cookie. Like those giant ones you get from some cute little corner bakery cafe. Where they’re super soft in the center, but crunchy around the edges and have those perfect crisscross marks. But there are many times while eating said buttery cookie I know …
Recently I went to the grocery store over lunch and was really craving a very large oatmeal cookie. I always try to eat on the healthier side during the week, so this cookie was certainly a splurge for a weekday treat. I honestly almost put the cookie back before checking out after looking at the ingredients …
{this post contains affiliate links} When I left college, 6 years ago, I had somehow avoided the freshman 15, but did not avoid the senior 20. I’m not sure if that’s officially a thing, but it surely was for me. Senior year had been filled with a lot of drinking and the subsequent eating out …
{this post contains affiliate links} Do you ever feel like you get stuck in a rut with your morning breakfast routine? Where you eat the same thing every single morning because you just can’t think of anything better? I definitely fall into that rut quite often. My go-to seems to always be Greek yogurt with …
I’ve always thought of Bundt cakes as one of the prettiest cakes, but it also seems to be one of the most finicky. The second I turn it upside down onto a plate I hold my breath, praying that I have greased the pan enough that no cake will stick once removed. There must be …