Coconut, Pumpkin, and Chocolate Chips!

I’ve been trying to use up some ingredients in my pantry.  I found some pumpkin and coconut and thought, “there has to be something I can do with both of these”.  It turns out – there is!  I found this great recipe for pumpkin coconut muffins.  The sugar on top was my idea (and ended up […]

WW Banana Bread with Wheat Germ

Banana bread is one of my simple pleasures.  Warm, right out of the oven, and melting butter is my favorite way to eat it.  It’s also a nice and easy way to use up over ripened bananas sitting on my counter.  Weight Watcher’s ‘Simply Delicious’ cookbook has been on my shelf for going on five […]

Super Chewy Donuts

super extra chewy donut

One of the things I missed most about Maryland was the FOOD!  I had some fierce super chewy donut cravings.  Don’t get me wrong – Texas definitely delivered when it came to good food as well.  It’s just a different kind of food I missed.  Above all, the crabs!  Second to that is the delicious […]

Bakin’ That Turkey Bacon

So, I was wondering if baking turkey bacon would work just as well as baking regular bacon.  – since that’s what we’ve been eating recently. Thank you South Beach Diet. I preheated the oven to 400 and lined the bottom of my broiler pan with foil, layed the bacon in, (it was already cut it half […]

Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes?

“Fluffy” and “Whole Wheat” usually don’t work well together, especially in pancakes.  I went on a mission to make it happen!   Whole wheat pancakes have become a favorite around here.  They’re so good, I usually make them every Saturday morning alongside some bacon and berries. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Click […]