Cinnamon Raisin Pecan Scones

by Allie on April 24, 2011 · 24 comments

in Breakfast, Holidays, Oven Lovin' (Baking), Recipes

Last night I baked a batch of Cinnamon Pecan Raisin Scones. It was a variation on my recipe for Double Sunflower Seed Scones.

Instead of sunflower seed butter (I’m all out!), I used almond butter. I added 1 tsp cinnamon to the dry ingredients and instead of kneading in chocolate covered sunflower seeds, I used chopped [...]

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Goat Cheese Stuffed Pears

by Allie on October 5, 2010 · 27 comments

in Dinner, Recipes, Vegetarian

I made these Goat Cheese Stuffed Pears for the first time this past weekend as the appetizer for my Project Food Blog Dinner Party (<–have you voted yet?). They were quite a hit. Trisha, one of the attendees, even left a comment saying it was her favorite course of the night! In fact, I think I [...]

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Amazeballs

by Allie on October 1, 2010 · 44 comments

in Drinks, Fitness, Lunch, Recipes, Snacks

After 4 straight days of clouds and rain, I woke up to a beautiful sunny day. It felt a little like coming out of Noah’s Ark…as if I would know.
For some odd reason, it didn’t cross my mind to go for a run until I was already at the gym. Thus, I ate a bigger [...]

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Animal Crackers In My Milk

by Allie on September 16, 2010 · 42 comments

in Breakfast, Dinner, Drinks, Vegetarian

Between last night and this morning, I’ve drunken about 1/4 gallon of Trader Joe’s Almond Milk. I add a drop of vanilla stevia and I swear it tastes like animal crackers. Note: TJ’s also has a sweetened version too but I prefer to buy unsweetened so I can customize the degree of sweetness.
I usually go [...]