Margarona aka Beer-rita ~ #CincodeMayo #SundaySupper

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This week the #SundaySupper crew is celebrating Cinco de Mayo. I'll take any excuse to indulge in Mexican food--it's my favorite cuisine in all the world! The lovely Jen of Juanita's Cocina is hosting this week's festivities. Jen is my girl. She is the perfect host for such an event. If you're not familar with Jen or her site, go on over and get friendly. Trust me, you won't be sorry you did. The girl takes her Mexican food seriously, and it's a good thing she does, because her food … [Continue reading...]



Skinny Fudge Brownies ~ @ZulkaSugar #Giveaway

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It's an exciting day in the kitchen today! Why, you ask? I made you brownies--guilt-free brownies! It's always a good day when brownies are involved. Go ahead, I'll wait while you read that title again. Yup, it says skinny! I know it's uncommon to relate brownies with the words skinny and guilt-free, but I was on a mission to make it happen. It took me three attempts to get this recipe perfect, but it was totally worth the effort. The first attempt came out too dry. The second … [Continue reading...]



Fresh Strawberry Frozen Yogurt ~ #SundaySupper

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I'm finally participating in #SundaySupper again. I usually participate every week, but recently I've been posting sporadically because life has been busy. Finding balance has been tough. I'm getting ready to graduate (May 14th is my last day!), I'm currently training for a 5k, and I've been developing several new recipes for various companies I'm working with. It's all very exciting, but also very time consuming. I'm just happy to be back in action with my virtual family this week! This week … [Continue reading...]



Slice of Life Saturday’s ~ Allergies, Sprinkles, & Skinny Recipes

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Happy Saturday! This week flew by. I swear yesterday was just Monday. I spent a majority of the week developing some new recipes to share with you. One of the recipes may include some of these: And I may have made some  of this: I love baking with sprinkles. They're so cheery and bright, and life is just a little more fun when sprinkles are involved. I also developed a skinny brownie recipe this week. Yup, skinny, totally guilt-free brownies! It took me several attempts to get … [Continue reading...]



Spicy Queso Blanco ~ #CincodeMayo Blog Party

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Are you ready to get festive? I hope so, because we're throwing a Cinco de Mayo blog party. The lovely Anita from Hungry Couple was nice enough to invite me to a food blogging group that celebrates the holidays with delicious recipes. Today we're sharing our favorite Mexican recipes for Cinco de Mayo. I hope you like cheese. I mean, who doesn't? It's only the best thing on the face of the earth. To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, I made a big ol' bowl of creamy queso blanco full of spicy … [Continue reading...]