It’s been a full week of snow here…and lots of it! Living just south of Buffalo makes us very familiar with winter weather and lake effect snow. The temperatures are cold, the wind blustery, and the landscape beautiful and covered in a 2 ft. blanket of fresh, glistening white snow. Dinners this week consisted of…
Easy Lemon & Coconut Cream Pie
While the weather outside still hasn’t quite made it’s mind up about what season it is, I have decided to move on and pretend it’s already Spring! I spent this past weekend getting a head start on my “Spring Cleaning” and organizing in my kitchen. That darn forced air furnace that seemed to be running…
Hawaiian Pineapple & Coconut Pound Cake
Ahh, pineapple and coconut. Those tropical flavors can bring me right to the beach; just as long as I close my eyes and forget that I am wearing 3 layers of clothing because it’s snowing outside! That’s right. I’m not in Hawaii, and I’m not at the beach, I have just been doing a little…
Loaded Banana & Coconut Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned how much my family loves oatmeal on this blog before. In case you are new here, well, we just love it! I use it in anything I can and besides being good for us, it keeps my growing children, with hearty appetites, nice and full. Warm breakfasts were on the…
Pineapple Coconut Muffins
I just love Pineapple & Coconut! It’s just so tropical you know? Over the weekend I decided to try making muffins with pineapple and coconut and they turned out great! The crushed pineapple makes these muffins so moist and flavorful. I think you can even use this recipe to make a cake or cupcakes with…
Nutella Energy Bites
When my children come home from school they are hungry! Today I wanted to make them a different type of after school snack. These No Bake Nutella Energy Bites were a treat. Yummy Nutella is mixed with old fashioned oats, coconut, ground flax seed, honey and chocolate chips for a snack that could also double as…
