Vitamix Kale Smoothie Recipe

This is a quick, delicious and healthy Kale smoothie. I got this recipe from my Pilates teacher, Marita. Ingredients: 1 cup Almond Milk (I use 1/2 cup chocolate and 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla) 1 1/2 cups Kale (about 1 large handful) (you can also use spinach) 1/2 banana 1 Tablespoon peanut butter (I use a handful of … Continue reading

Pie Crust Heart Cookies

Pie crust is my favorite, so when I saw these cookies made by Jennifer Rizzo I had to make them. I used the Pillsbury crust and some semi sweet chocolate chips. These are my cookies 😊 I used a knife to spread the melted chocolate between the cookies. Drizzling the chocolate on top was hard, … Continue reading

Zucchini Pasta

Lindsay made me the best birthday dinner. She has a vegtable machine that turns zucchini into pasta. It was so delicious and healthy. I hope you have a nice day. xo, Marie

Blueberry Crisp

One of my summer favorites is Blueberry Crisp. I made one today from a recipe from Martha Stewart. Here is my version: Enjoy your week. xo Marie

Pretty Hummingbird

Mark took a cool video of our favorite hummingbird that you can view on Vimeo. For the hummingbird food, I use a very simple recipe.  I don’t use red food coloring because I heard it’s not good for the little birds. 4 cups water 1 cup Sugar Bring to a boil and then let it cool. Fill … Continue reading

Low Sugar Banana Muffins

Whenever I have brown bananas I like to make banana bread. Sarah over at Clover Lane Blog  posted a recipe for banana muffins that looks so good: I like that they have very little sugar. Here is her recipr: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 … Continue reading

Delicious Nicoise Salad Dressing

My favorite recipe blog, Pearls and Pasta  has provided me with this delicious recipe for Nicoise salad dressing. She has the best recipes. Thank you Carlye! This one is her version of Julia Childs Nicoise dressing. It is our new favorite. And it’s nice because I always have the ingredients in the house. My standard salad is … Continue reading

Strawberry Shortcake

A perfect dessert for Memorial Day. This recipe comes from Iowa Girl Eats Blog. The ingredience: strawberries Angle food cake Whip cream Enjoy! xo Marie

Pumpkin Bread

This nice print of a pumpkin pie recipe from ETSY is great inspiration for my next project. My version is a recipe for Pumpkin Bread. It will be nice to have it handy on the wall so I don’t have to get the book out all the time.

Apple Crumb Pie

This pie is a cross between apple crisp and apple pie. Both are my favorites and this one is delicious! Mine got eaten so quickly I hardly had time to take a picture. I will make this again for sure. The Recipe calls for Dark Rum, but I did not have it so I went without … Continue reading