
Yesterday was our second snow day. Mind you the first day there was no snow, not until the kids went to bed. So after being cooped up with the kids and getting some play time out in the snow it was time to warm up the house. Most people might start a fire or turn on the fireplace, I wanted to bake cookies!
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Coconut Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

I have been wanting to make these muffins for quite some time now. What has been stopping me, well my three sons. Every time I buy bananas they eat them so quickly I don’t have a chance to ever see them ripen enough to use for baking! I finally got smart and got a HUGE bunch of bananas. Success, they weren’t able to eat them all before I got my hands on them. Continue reading
Vanilla Almond Granola

For years I have been a fan of Trader Joe’s vanilla almond granola. It is so yummy, crunchy…almost perfect. It is a little bit too sweet for me. Not too much that it stops me from still loving it, but something I finally decided to improve upon and make my own.
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Creamy Coconut Thai Chicken and Rice Soup
Whole Wheat Orange Cranberry Muffins

I hope ya’ll enjoyed Thanksgiving. It seems so long ago, life has been super crazy since we returned home Sunday afternoon. There was the usual unpacking, laundry and getting everyone organized. Then I made an Advent calendar, well boxes for each day, for the boys. Talk about a rush job, it was already the first day of Advent! We got a Christmas tree and put it up. Our dog was sick. I took her to the vet Monday and found out she has Addison’s Disease. After a couple days in the hospital I bailed her out which cost me a fortune. All that and then our usual madness this week has been crazy. Continue reading

