Homemade Granola with Almonds, Craisins and Chocolate

Homemade Granola with Almonds, Craisins and Chocolate

On Sunday someone from my church brought some homemade granola for everyone, and it was so tasty that I decided that little amount wasn’t enough. So I researched some granola recipes and made some of my own! I found the recipe on Chow.com. Here is the link for that recipe: http://www.chow.com/recipes/30062-basic-granola It calls for honey,
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Cinnamon Walnut Pancakes and Homemade Blueberry Syrup

Cinnamon Walnut Pancakes and Homemade Blueberry Syrup

Mother’s day is right around the corner. There’s no better time to talk about amazingly tasty breakfasts that are perfect for breakfast in bed! The pancakes alone are so flavorful, but then you add the homemade blueberry syrup and it’s divine. My husband isn’t a fan of fruity “desserts” or almost anything fruity, so he
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Southern-Lovin’ Plant-based Biscuits and Gravy

Southern-Lovin’ Plant-based Biscuits and Gravy

Mmm. Biscuits and gravy. This is a classic comfort food that I have loved since a kid. Every time we went to visit my Grandma in North Carolina, I would ask her to make me some of her amazing biscuits and gravy. Unfortunately, a normal biscuits and gravy recipe is chock full of unhealthy things
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Mixed Berry Chia Seed Jam

Mixed Berry Chia Seed Jam

My little guy is just over 2 months old now and I finally feel like I’m getting back into the swing of things. My long list of projects is finally starting to get tackled. For instance, yesterday I spent my alone time (the kids’ nap time) fixing 3 shirts that I bought a little while
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Healthy Banana and Craisin Muffins

Healthy Banana and Craisin Muffins

Things have been crazy and fun lately. We’re trying to sell our house right now, so between adjusting to having 2 kids and trying to keep the house super clean for showings, it’s been busy. We’ve also had family in town a lot since we’re trying to take advantage of living near family before moving.
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Vegan Buttermilk Wheat Bran Pancakes

Vegan Buttermilk Wheat Bran Pancakes

We have a Sunday tradition of having a pancake breakfast. My family and I look forward to this every single week! In fact, my daughter knows that if we get her up in the mornings while we’re still in p.j.’s that it’s probably Sunday and she begins chanting and cheering “Yay! Pancakes!” Over and over
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Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Syrup/Sauce

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Syrup/Sauce

The morning that we celebrated my daughter’s birthday I made pancakes and our usual peanut butter syrup to go with them. While making them I had an epiphany. Add cocoa! It doesn’t decrease the healthiness of the sauce, it just adds an extra element of YUM! I bet you can guess what my daughter (and
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Nutty for Granola Bars

Nutty for Granola Bars

I love rainy days. Today it is gray outside and there has been a fair amount of rain. S (my daughter) and I went on a walk earlier and got caught out in it. When we got back home, I sat in the garage and read a book while she played in the rain. It
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