Sunday brunch or a holiday breakfast, these Whole Wheat Gingerbread Pumpkin Pancakes are perfectly spiced and positively addictive! 136 calories and 4 Weight Watchers SmartPoints Weekend pancake battles are the norm at our house. After long morning runs and walks, my husband and I need to refill our protein and carb reserves. These whole wheat…
Lemon & Cherry Whole Wheat Scones Recipe
Lighten up your brunch table with these fragrant and tasty lemon and cherry whole wheat scones. There’s even a make-ahead option to make your morning easier. For the kids, Easter morning may be all about Easter baskets and chocolate eggs. But for me, it’s about sipping on a hot cup of tea and munching on…
Light Maple Cashew Baked Apples
Bring on the healthy desserts to keep things in balance for the holiday season! Cashew, maple and oat-stuffed baked apples are a popular fall recipe. It’s time to put the pantry on lockdown. There is Halloween candy in the house! (Cue horror movie scream.) We bought the big Costco bag, full of many of my…
Chocolate, Tahini & Oat Cookies Recipe
These hearty cookies are packed with oats and dark chocolate, and sweetened with maple syrup and honey. A fantastic treat! It’s been awhile since I’ve added to my cookie recipes, but these were too good not to share. First of all, they’re packed with fiber-filled oats and use tahini rather than butter and eggs to…
Whole Wheat Strawberry Oat Bars Recipe
These easy Whole Wheat Strawberry Oat Bars will be the star of the dessert table at any potluck. They’re beyond addictive, with a side of “healthy”. Thank you to the California Strawberry Commission for helping me to share this recipe with you. When it comes to summertime potlucks, I’m usually the one bringing the pasta…
Healthy(er) Scones Recipe with Chocolate & Crystallized Ginger
Long family road trips are typically peppered with stops at Starbucks. And Subway. Hey, don’t judge. When the choices are day-old gas station burritos and sub sandwiches, the sandwiches will always win out. The Starbucks pit stops happen first thing in the morning – jet fuel for the first part of the drive – and…
Crystallized Ginger & Chocolate Scones Recipe with Homemade Oat Flour
When you marry into a family, it is hard to know exactly what you are going to get. If extremely unlucky, you could be living a scene straight out of Monster-in-Law. Think Jane Fonda meets Mommy Dearest. Or, perhaps, you could be put through your paces trying to impress your future family, like Ben Stiller…
Spiced Pear Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar & Oat Streusel Recipe
We finally picked the rest of the pears off of our prolific Charlie Brown pear tree. Its little branches have finally sprung back up to their pre-fruit bearing days and it seemed to breathe an audible sigh of relief as we picked the last pear. After indulging in my Pear, Blueberry and Ginger Cobbler recipe,…