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Triple Fudge Banana Bread. Crispy Parmesan Potato Puffs. Say hello to my new favorite appetizer.
Don’t be shy. I found this gem a few weeks ago while sorting through Mother Lovett’s recipes… and aren’t these the best ones ever? Whole Wheat Autumn Apple Pizza. I’m sure you have noooo Halloween candy left, right?
Like, none. You probably didn’t eat any last night either. And you probably, most definitely didn’t have to open up a bulk-sized box of the big candy bars for the last little straggler trick o’ treating at 7:59 PM. Brownie Banana Bread Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Frosting. Today is a special day!
Fresh Fruit Enchiladas. This is a fruit enchilada.
Say hello. I had four other fun pictures to show you of this treat. Good stuff, like pretty tortilla rounds with colorful fruit in the middle, rolled enchiladas with cinnamon-vanilla sauce slowly blanketing the top and one too many pictures of a lone raspberry because I though it’d make me look cool. Unless you are a weirdo who photographs food on the same white dish and attempts to strategically place things in the background that would rarely appear at real-life mealtime, you aren’t familiar with taking 43 photos of something only for 39 of them to end up… blurry. Personal Pan Fruit Pizzas with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Sugared Crust. I currently have the world’s worst sunburn.
Well, that’s probably a lie. I slightly dramatize every single aspect of my life and my red forehead, chest and shoulders are taking the heat today. Literally. But I went walking without any sunscreen on (stupid stupid!) Yesterday and let me tell you… not a wise choice for someone who could be passed off as a True Blood extra. Grilled Breakfast Pizza. Grill your pizza.
I know you want to. All the cool kids are doing it. Avocado Lime Fruit Salad. Hiiiiii.
How are you on this fine June day? Wait… fine June SUMMER day! It’s summer! Break out the tequila and bikinis and tiki torches. Throw a party and invite me! Cheesy Puff Pull Apart Bread. I made plans for you this weekend.
See this bread? You’re going to make it. And you’re going to like it too. Like everyone else who owns a computer, I feel in love with the cinnamon version. Tropical Kiwi Strawberry Spring Rolls. The jig is up.
Brown Sugar Banana Cupcakes with Avocado Buttercream Frosting. Raise your hand if you think I’m weird.
Or… don’t. I’ve already seen enough hands. I’m beginning to develop a complex. So here’s the deal. Like bananas? Mango Guacamole Recipe. I hate to be a cliché, but yeah… I totally am. It’s just that I adore Mexican food. And with Cinco de Mayo coming up and the fact that Wednesdays are perfect for sangria (did you know??) Cheesy Artichoke French Breads. Double whammy on the cheesiness. Mac and cheese yesterday and cheesy bread today. I don’t hate it. Normally I try to mix things up a bit, but well… the cookie just doesn’t always crumble that way now does it? Mashed Potato Pancakes. Or… What In Tarnation Do I Do With All Those Mashed Potatoes On Friday? Or even… Boring Recipes That Turn Out To Be Something Amazing. (I like the second one better.) There are a few meals my mom made that screamed “comfort food”. Certain meals that I can remember sitting down at the table to eat on cold, crisp nights.
One of them was pot roast with egg noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy. She made these on nights when my dad wasn’t home for dinner because it was never really something he would go for. Perogi Pizza. Mashed potatoes on a pizza? You don’t say! Pierogies are a pretty big deal here in Pittsburgh. We even have pierogi races at PNC Park.
Mexican Mac and Cheese Cups. Hellllooooo? Anyone still out there? Pierogi Casserole. You may have remembered me mentioning that last week I had the most delicious (and heart attack inducing) casserole ever. Said casserole calls for three sticks of butter. THREE! Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread. Chocolate French Silk Pancakes. Chocolate french silk pie usually contains raw eggs. Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancakes. It all begins with peanut butter. Don’t most things start with peanut butter? Lunches as a kid, first days of school, breakfast every morning… Sweet and Spicy Banana Kiwi Salad. I would have never thought to combine these items together.
Sure – the banana and the kiwi, obviously. But the cayenne, the vinegar, the honey? Please scroll down and thoroughly read the recipe. It is packed with crazy, different ingredients that one would not usually find delicious when combined. I, on the other hand, knew it would be delicious since I have a knack for combining wild ingredients together. Banana Bread French Toast. Fresh Watermelon Salsa. My distaste for vegetables goes as far as salsa.
I remember as a child dipping a chip into salsa and allowing all the veggie chunks to slide back into the bowl, and then I inevitably ate a chip that was covered in salsa ‘juice.’ Baked Mac and Cheese Cupcakes. No, not those kind of cupcakes. Cute, little savory cupcake-formed stacks of mac and cheese. Crab Avocado Quesadillas. The Vegan Stoner. Whole Wheat Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins.
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