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Skinny Cheesecake Dip

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When you’re eating healthy during the day . . . and wine is off-limits during the week . . . you need something to take the edge off. You just need something that feels bad for you. But it can’t actually be bad for you.

Enter: Skinny Cheesecake Dip. I’m okay with having this in my refrigerator waiting for me when I need something sweet. It’s no-bake, it comes together in minutes, and you can make it sugar-free or low-fat, deepening on your preference.

Plus? It’s cheesecake and it’s dip. Dip means you can eat as much as you want in one sitting, right? Endless cheesecake!?!?

Look at how fluffy that is? Don’t you want to just get some strawberries to dip?? Or just your finger?

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Apple Spice Muffins

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There’s something about a warm muffin with a pat of fresh butter and a cup of hot tea in the morning. It’s what greets me most mornings as I roll out of bed before the sun rises, searching for something to soothe my dry throat from the allergies that come along with Spring.

For our family, these muffins are the perfect breakfast and snack, and usually last all of 24 hours.

They have a slight spice from cinnamon and all spice and the familiar sweetness of gala apples. I love the chunks of apple bites that keep the muffins moist but add a crunch as well. My 1-year-old gobbles them up!

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Peanut Butter Banana Marble Muffins

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These Peanut Butter Banana Marble Muffins are the perfect way to have peanut butter cups for breakfast, and not feel (quite so) guilty about it!

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There seems to be a theme around here when it comes to my posts.

A vast majority of the treats I share with you all feature the same five superstar ingredients: bananas, strawberries, peanut butter, chocolate, and hazelnut spread.

Am I ashamed of it? Never. You like what you like, right?

Maybe one of these days, I’ll break away and share something with crazy ingredients. Like beets. Or oysters. Or blue cheese.

(That last one is not likely, for the record.)

For now, how about we just dive right in and take a bite of these yummy Peanut Butter Banana Marble Muffins, my newest breakfast addiction! [Read more…]

Smoked Havarti, Caramelized Onions & Fig Jam Grilled Cheese

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This grilled cheese. I mean, first off, cheese and bread in itself is one of the best inventions ever created. Grilled on a warm griddle with butter, I mean, c’mon! But, I took this grilled cheese to a whole new level, and even though I just made it this afternoon, I am tempted to go right back in that kitchen and make it again for dinner.

The ingredients I chose to make this amazing grilled cheese were a work of art. This grilled cheese was creamy, crunchy, savory, smoky and just a bit of sweetness. Oh man, I am literally drooling just thinking about eating it.

As I was taste testing my creation, it was so good that I couldn’t just enjoy this myself, I called my brother over right away to help me enjoy this masterpiece. He didn’t understand the urgency to rush over for just a grilled cheese until he tasted it. He said he would never doubt me again when I say to get over here and eat what I just made!

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