When Life Isn't A Piece of Cake....Bake one.
I just realized that I’ve been doing this blog for about 2 years and realize that I haven’t delved into myself or my family. I’ve definitely talked about my kids and more specifically my son’s A1C issues, but never about me or my husband! So if you ever wondered… and aren’t one of the readers who skips all this stuff to get to the Amazing Raspberry Swirled Angel Food Cake recipe below… then today’s your lucky day!!
Read MoreWhen I crave food it's never something salty... well hardly every. Ok, cheese... cheese is probably the one savory thing I crave. But sweet is my kryptonite. Cake, pie, cookies... I save room for it all! God, cheese and sweets... This is why that "baby weight" won't come off. I say baby weight, by my daughter turns 3 next week, so is it toddler weight now? The weight you gain when dealing with a toddler drives you to the point of insanity and the only thing that'll calm your nerves is cake and a glass of wine? Ohhh.. that gives me a good idea for a cake recipe... haha. But back to my first thought...Coffee cake cravings.... Soft sweet cake topped with a TON of cinnamon ladened buttery crumbs. And just to make myself feel better about eating cake, I'm adding berries to this...because fruit makes it healthy right? Yup, I'm going to stick with that answer...So I'm making this "Healthy" Mixed Berry Crumb Coffee cake!
Read MoreI think muffins are the easiest breakfast to make for kids, especially since it reminds them of cupcakes and who doesn't want a cupcake for breakfast? These Healthy Berry Yogurt Parfait Muffins look just like a decadent vanilla cupcake (especially when you take the extra step of piping the greek yogurt on) but they are packed with whole grains, wheat germ, flax meal, fruit and aren't packed with sugar! But seriously they'll never know! My son made these with me and was so happy with be able to help with the prep, he never second guessed the grains going in. So go on and give them a cupcake first thing in the morning! They'll be happy and you'll have piece of mind!
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