It’s been a while since I entered a recipe contest, and it’s fun to be back at it! I haven’t been baking as much as usual in recent months, and this contest was a good excuse to change that. This latest contest — the Steviva Blogger Recipe Challenge — is through Steviva, a company that creates safe alternative sweeteners. I’d been wanting to try a monk fruit sweetener, so this was the perfect chance to do that. Steviva sent me […]
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As I’ve shared before, I’m a big fan of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (let’s be serious — they leave oatmeal raisin cookies in the dust!), so when a friend sent me a link to an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe WITH PUMPKIN it was pretty much impossible to resist. And, after all, I’m not exempt from the pumpkin-loving craziness that runs rampant among my demographic this time of year*: (*I was, in fact, wearing yoga pants while baking these cookies. […]
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Since I’ve now made these cookies two times in as many days, I figured I should share the recipe with y’all. (The second batch is in the oven as I type, in fact.) I knew I wanted to try a new cookie recipe to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day on Friday (my friend alerted me to the holiday and I knew it was one I should honor), and also didn’t have any butter on hand. Not to fear — this […]
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Cookies? For breakfast? I’ve been known to enjoy a chocolate chip cookie for breakfast from time to time (they’re SO good with coffee!), but this cookie is legitimately healthy and is perfect for your first meal of the day. I modified it from a version Baker By Nature created and made it vegan and gluten-free, so it would work for just about anyone (except those weirdos who don’t like bananas). So let’s get to baking some cookies for breakfast, shall we? […]
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This is a cookie recipe I’ve been wanting to try for a couple of weeks, ever since catching an episode of Giada at Home and drooling over the cookies she made. They not only sounded delicious, but also seemed like the ideal wintertime cookie, featuring cinnamon, oatmeal, chocolate, and cranberry flavors. (Side note: Speaking of Giada, Kevin and I have both the knives and cookware from her Target line and LOVE them. We received them as wedding gifts, and continue to […]
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As you know if you’ve read more than about three of my blog posts, I love to bake. At this point, I’ve built up a pretty solid collection of go-to recipes, and so it’s fun to start modifying those tried and true treats a bit to create something new. That was the case with these trail mix cookies. My friend Watson suggested I figure out a trail mix cookie recipe (she’s always full of awesome recipe ideas, by the way) […]
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I’ve had an awesome weekend full of great friends, good movies, and some much-needed down time. Kevin’s been in Atlanta this weekend, and so Fulton and I have enjoyed going on runs together and just laying low a bit. I got to spend time with some of my favorite friends, which always makes for a successful weekend. Plus, I got to see THREE awesome movies that I highly recommend AND try a new cookie recipe. Whoa. Lots of good stuff […]
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I like to bake when I feel stressed or just need to decompress, and since my job has been crazy-busy of late, there’s been a lot of baking happening at 1057 Gales Avenue. While I adore giving new recipes a try, it’s always nice to have some tried-and-true ones as go-to options, and that’s what I was in the mood for tonight. I wanted something simple that I could count on, and so I broke out my mom’s trusty oatmeal […]
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First of all, let’s start with WHY I switched to a vegan diet (in the summer of 2017) to begin with. Here’s a post digging into the reasons behind my decision, and it also includes several resources I’ve found helpful along the way. (And no, not everyone in my family eats this way.) But we’re here to talk about vegan FOOD! I often get requests for vegan recipes, and thought it would be helpful to create a central space for […]
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A few years ago, I shared my go-to cookie recipe here on curiouser & curiouser. It’s a recipe my mom made time and time again while I was growing up, so there’s a lot of nostalgia there (but the cookies are good regardless of whether you have childhood memories tied to them!). As I’ve transitioned to a vegan diet, I’ve updated this recipe slightly to make it one that’s compatible with my new way of eating, and I have to […]
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