Breakfast

Vegan Vanilla Doughnuts

January 6, 2016

Hi all you beautiful people!

I feel as though this year is already going by so fast! It is already the 6th of January!

We have been fast at work planning, cooking, baking everything!

I am proud to say that I have started my resolution of getting more active and exercising more. I know that is probably 90% of everyone else but it is what a lot of us need!

So far this year I have not had any refined sugar (until this morning with powdered sugar but a little bit is okay!). I have been largely gluten free with some vegan thrown in too! I must say that I have had a constant getting up in the morning at about 7:30 and no naps because I don’t feel tired during the day and I have so much more energy! I am pretty impressed with myself with everything that I have accomplished!

Ever since the new year has started I have had a hankerin’ for some doughnuts. I am not talking about fried dough with a hole in the middle, but a luscious cake doughnut baked in the oven with icing and sprinkles on top! I had an extremely hard time making doughnuts, and I have no clue why! I have made doughnuts so many times before, but for some reason for 24 hours a few days ago I couldn’t!!! I seriously made 2 batches were the cocoa went everywhere!!!! SO I gave up on the chocolate doughnuts! I was so frustrated I went to bed. The next morning it was like the vanilla cake doughnut was magic and worked! I had to make another batch to make sure that it worked right! It was full proof!…

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Muffins

December 29, 2015

Hi everyone!

Sorry I was MIA last week as I was taking a week to myself to spend with family and friends!

It was a relaxing week and we did extremely well at the store, which always makes for a great holiday when you have worked really hard!

I cannot wait to tell you this, so I am just going to say it… I got a NEW CAMERA! No more iPhone pictures I promise! In Fact, starting with this exact post! It was a Christmas gift that I am eternally grateful for and I have already taken about 4,000 pictures. I think my dog got so sick of me taking her picture she ended up falling asleep and ignoring me and the flash. I have been playing around with the lenses and I have about 1 style that has fit me so far! I have always been a camera enthusiast and have worked with my step-dad’s film camera, but now my digital pictures will look amazing!…

Chai Oatmeal

November 25, 2015

Hello Everyone!

Can you believe that it is almost Thanksgiving? It has really become fall here in the foothills of North Carolina and I have the heat on! Yes, I do! I am a fair weather girl and as soon as I see 50 degrees get the long johns out, scarves, boots and everything that comes a long with it! I really don’t know how I survived up on the mountain where it snowed a fair bit every winter and I didn’t see the sun for months at a time. I did have the best time though!

As you can tell I hate being cold! I will put layers upon layers on myself to keep me from being cold, but today’s recipe will make you feel exceptionally warm this time of year! …

Bacon Apple French Toast Casserole

October 14, 2015

This past weekend I took a little vacation to the coast! YES, the BEACH! It was my long awaited vacation that I had been waiting for! I think I have found the town that I want to live in forever! Southport, NC. This tiny seaside town is what you see in the movies! However I think I would miss the mountains too much to leave them though! Especially during this time of the year when the leaves are at peak season.

The coast was almost too cold to go out on to the beach (and too windy). We were able explore the areas around the town on the coast that are just beautiful. Even Fall down at the beach is perfect with a day that is sunny and 68 degrees! Can you get any better than that? I will answer that, NO you can’t! (in my opinion).

Before we left though we had breakfast with my family and the favorite in my family is this bacon apple French toast casserole. It has the best of both worlds and easily be a gluten free dish with gluten free bread. I think I love that part the best because I eat largely gluten free (I try to anyways). …

Paleo Breakfast Quiche

September 25, 2015

TGIF!!

This week sure has seen its fair share of excitement! If you are following me on Instagram you would have found out that I will now be doing the weekly recipe for our local paper here in Hickory, NC!!! I was so excited when I got the news about a week ago! I have been doing flips in my head every since it was published on Wednesday! So if you by chance live near Hickory, NC grab a paper every Wednesday to get some delicious recipes!

The last couples of days have been rather raining but it is more than welcomed after the dry spell we have had! It is turning to fall rapidly and I need to be in the mountains! I went to school in the mountains and there is nothing like Fall in Western NC. The colors are absolutely amazing and I saw a picture on Facebook earlier this morning about how peak color will be coming up pretty quick! It takes it a little longer down here in the foothills but still there is nothing like it! If you can ever get on the Parkway at the beginning of October ever it is just beautiful and breath-taking! …

Cinnamon Apple Egg Rolls

September 24, 2015

Happy Fall Y’all!

Today is officially the first day of Autumn and I don’t think I could be anymore happier! The nights are cooler, there is a crisp to the air and all my fall clothes are relevant again! I am more than excited to have the best season of the year starting even if I am still wearing flip flops! I love how happy it makes people with the weather being awesome and the leaves in the mountains are just perfection!

With Fall comes apple season! Apples are probably one of the best fruits you can eat! Why you ask? Well because they are pretty stinkin’ good if you ask me! I cannot wait to start canning them too so that we have enough for the whole year too. We have a whole bunch of apple festivals around us in the mountains and I cannot wait for them to come and I will drink my weight in apple slushies! …

Breakfast Egg Rolls

September 12, 2015

Hello!

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!! Yes I am still kinda young and I will take any excuse there is to have fun and feel young (26 By the way!). I have been looking through pictures today from birthdays past (like 1991 and 1992) and I am realizing that I was quite the cute toddler and I was always excited about it! I was also very obsessed with dalmatians. I mean a dalmatian cake complete with my dalmatian cup and plate oh and I can’t forget the outfit I had, a couture dalmatian dress ensemble complete with pink high heels probably from the designer brand at the local Target (I crack myself up from years ago!)

Yesterday I was canning all day and I literally mean ALL DAY! I still can’t get the smell of pickles out of my apartment! I had about 48 cups of sliced cucumbers to the can. So, trust me when I say I am done with pickles for awhile! At least I know that if I have nothing else this winter there will be pickles there! Also, if you’re on my Christmas list I can guarantee you that these will be in your present! (and probably 2 or 3 other canned products!)…