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Toaster Oven French Toast

April 10, 2012   Kristen   3 Comments
By making your french toast in your toaster oven, you reduce your family's exposure to hazardous chamicals found on non-stick griddles!

On the advice of my playgroup, we recently got a Chefmate toaster oven from Costco.  We’ve used it so much already and it is going to be perfect for the hot Summer months to come!  Instead of heating up the big oven for Kysen’s 6 chicken nuggets, we can just pop them in the toaster

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French Macarons

February 07, 2012   Kristen   7 Comments
With sorbet and gelato-like colors, and surprise butter cream, ganache, jam or fresh fruit fillings, these creations are the perfect expressions of love!

I first became intrigued by these cute French pastries after seeing Sophia Coppola’s butter-cream-dream film, “Marie Antoinette.”  From the makeup to the costumes to the set designs, it seemed that every aspect of the film was influenced by these crunchy, melt-y, fluffy, filled-with-goodness treats!  All of the pastries, candies and desserts shown in the movie

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Classically Chic Cupcakes From a Box

February 04, 2012   Kristen   4 Comments
The key to upgrading your boxed cupcakes is fresh frosting and simple decorating techniques!

Is there anything more comforting than a fresh baked cupcake?  I’ve certainly been relishing my pregnancy card, happily (and semi-guilt-free) baking myself and my family a batch of classic yellow cupcakes with chocolate butter-cream frosting–ALL FROM A STORE-BOUGHT MIX!  Seriously easy, seriously tasty and simply decorated with fresh fruits–seriously chic!  These fresh baked cupcakes are

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Berry Wrap

August 23, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
Enjoy the anti-oxidant benefits of berries in a healthy new way!

It’s a wrap!  My typical breakfast in the past few months has been strawberries or apples dipped in almond butter—clean and healthy!  I found this recipe in a “Skippy” advertisement in a Costco magazine and it caught my eye.  I decided to give it a whirl, but with some modifications—most importantly without using Skippy I’ll

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Quick Breakfast Recipes Using Strawberries

July 18, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Have this quick and healthy oatmeal in a flash and feel full all morning long! It's also lactose free and vegan, so you know you're treating your body right!

  You already know why you should eat more strawberries!  And as promised, here are a few strawberry recipes to begin with, and where better to begin than breakfast?  And what is a healthier and tastier way to start your day than with a berry-packed punch?  Forget a coffee fix, I need my strawberry fix! 

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Strawberries

July 17, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Is there anything more simply delicious than a bowl of fresh strawberries?

  My Love Affair with Strawberries It’s Summertime and that means berry season!  And to me the most fairest berry of them all is the strawberry!  Maybe it was my childhood romance with everything and anything “Strawberry Shortcake” or maybe the fact that I lived in Florida and could go strawberry picking almost year-round.  Or

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Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

July 03, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Straw-berry cupcakes forever! Perfect for the Summer!

This is a variation on my grandma Shirley’s strawberry cake recipe that I posted earlier!  I am a total cupcake enthusiast and I always opt for a cupcake over a cake any day!  They are more convenient (no slicing and serving), everyone gets enough frosting (my favorite part), and they are just cuter   But

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Grandma Shirley’s Strawberry Cake Recipe

July 03, 2011   Kristen   1 Comment
Grandma Shirley, striking a pose after graduating high school, circa 1944.

This recipe means SO much, it’s more than just food–it is the expression of happiness!  Since I can remember my grandma has made this cake for birthdays, Easter, and family gatherings.  My father and I repeatedly request it for our birthdays and now I bake this recipe whenever I’m in the mood to make the

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