Peanut Butter and Roasted Grape Jelly Popsicles

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Turn everyone’s favorite childhood sandwich into a gourmet frozen treat with these peanut butter and roasted grape jelly popsicles! (By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Table Grape Commission and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.)
peanut butter and roasted grape jelly popsicles

Some days, the prospect of being five years old again has a certain allure to it.

You’d get to eat Cheerios off the floor without thinking twice about where they’d been, nap time (up to 3x a day!!) would be a matter-of-course, and having puffballs where your cheeks should be would be totally en vogue.

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Pink Lemonade Bars

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pink lemonade bars

My friend Erin from The Spiffy Cookie is currently in the midst of doing something that I aspire to someday, which is writing and defending her thesis! Such a rockstar. In order to help her out during these stressful times, I wrote a guest post for her about these pink lemonade bars! The perfect mix of sweet and tangy (with a shortbread crust to boot!) and just as refreshing as the pretty-in-pink beverage. For the recipe and my post, head on over to Erin’s blog!

Curried Spinach and Zucchini Quesadillas

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Quesadillas get an Indian fusion twist with a curry-spiced veggie filling!
curried spinach and zucchini quesadillas

Excuse me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t The Plan to make fun of Miley Cyrus for a little while, pity her, roll our eyes at her and then move on?

And not EMULATE HER by going for a run in Central Park in what can only be described as booty shorts but very very very much smaller. Plus a sports bra and a belly button ring.

Classy. NOT.

One should never be able to see anyone else’s pubic hair while running. Just saying.

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Ch-,Ch-,Ch-, Chia Bars!

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chia bars

So I’m training for this marathon. My fourth marathon, to be precise.

And whereas during my past training seasons, I was totally anal retentive about eating something EXACTLY ONE HOUR AND NOT A MINUTE LATER (OR ELSE HELL WOULD BREAK LOOSE) before I was supposed to run or workout, this time around I all too often find myself scrambling for something to fuel myself with literally minutes before I should be heading out the door.

Apparently, I’ve gotten jaded and lazy.

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Sweet Potato, Corn and Jalapeno Bisque

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A hearty sweet potato soup with bits of juicy fresh corn and a hint of spice in every spoonful.
sweet potato, corn and jalapeno bisque

Believe it or not, this very orange soup started out as a yen deep in my belly for corn chowder.

I needed it. Something creamy that would stick to my ribs (and my memory) and tide me over until next year’s corn harvest comes along and makes all my dreams come true.

Obviously something went very very astray.

And before I knew it, I was free-falling into the abyss that is autumn vegetables.

I’m in deep, guys.

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Plum and Almond Cream Tart

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A stunning fruit tart filled with a rich almond cream and juicy plum filling.
plum and almond cream tart

It’s only taken a year and six months but apparently The.Boy has only just (as in, last night) gotten really truly comfortable around me.

How do I know?, you ask.

Well because at around 11pm last night as I was exiting the bathroom after brushing my teeth, I stumbled upon him sitting on the couch.

Biting his  toenails.

As if it wasn’t even a thing.

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