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{Healthier} Double Chocolate Muffins

September 1, 2014 by Cate 30 Comments

These double chocolate muffins are a chocolate lovers dream breakfast. And you can feel good about starting the day with chocolate because these are actually light!

Did everyone have a nice labor day weekend? TheBetterHalf and I were in St. Louis visiting my family. In fact as you read this, we are on our way to the airport to head back to NYC. The weekends always fly by way too fast!

Tomorrow morning is going to be rough – not only is the long weekend over, but summer is over. I am definitely going to need something good for breakfast to cheer me up, and Double Chocolate Muffins will be just the thing. Light and fluffy chocolate muffins full of chocolate chips – who wouldn’t smile if that was on their breakfast plate?! And the fact that they are actually light and healthy is just icing on the cake!

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Skinny Desserts

August 30, 2014 by Cate Leave a Comment

You won’t believe that these 15 skinny desserts are actually light! Healthy twists on classic desserts means you can go back for seconds!

(Click the images in the slideshow above for the recipes. The collection of recipes is on Foodie.com)

It is no surprise that I have a HUGE sweet tooth. I love anything sweet and eat dessert pretty much every night. I just can’t resist sugar! And that is why skinny desserts are my best friend. I love lightening up classic dessert recipes whenever I can. I’m always subbing in Greek yogurt, applesauce, and almond milk in my recipes. This collection of recipes is full of healthier versions of classic desserts. You won’t even miss the fat or calories – all of them taste absolutely delicious! And since they are skinny, you can have seconds 🙂

Disclosure: This is a sponsored opportunity with Foodie.com. All opinions are 100% my own.

Baked Blueberry Donuts & a Giveaway!

August 29, 2014 by Cate 21 Comments

Light and fluffy baked donuts are full of fresh blueberries and topped with a homemade blueberry glaze. These Baked Blueberry Donuts are bursting with berry flavor!

Happy Friday! Labor Day Weekend is so bittersweet. I love having a day off work, the promise of my favorite season ahead, and Notre Dame football starting tomorrow (!). But on the other hand, it means the end of summer which is always kind of sad. So to send summer off in style I drank a bottle of Rosé with my friends last night and made baked blueberry donuts for you – because nothing says summer to me more than fresh berries! And Rosé.

Also, today marks the year anniversary of the Mystery Dish group!! I joined the group late, but I still get to celebrate with them, right?! We are giving away a copy of two fabulous cookbooks – Luca Manfe’s My Italian Kitchen and Christina Ha’s Recipes from My Home Kitchen – scroll to the bottom and enter to win!

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Mini M&M Cookies

August 27, 2014 by Cate 6 Comments

Soft and chewy Mini M&M Cookies are the perfect treat to pack in your kid’s lunchbox! Cute, delicious, and easy!

Is everyone gearing up for back to school? I can’t believe summer is almost over! Although the benefit of not having kids and not being in school is that summer isn’t really over until the weather starts to get cold! So even though fall is my favorite season, I’m not quite ready to embrace it just yet. I saw Pumpkin Spice Lattes this morning at Starbucks – it just seems wrong when it is 90 degrees outside and I’m wearing a white dress!

But even though I’m not quite on board with fall, I can get totally get on board with back to school treats, like these Mini M&M cookies! These are the perfect treat to pack in your kid’s lunchbox for the first day of school.

Shameless plug – have you checked out my Facebook page? I’m trying to get 1,000 “Likes” and would love your help!
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Taste of Nature Tasting Party #RealTastesGood

August 26, 2014 by Cate 7 Comments

One of my favorite ways to spend a sunny summer day is spending time with friends outside. And what I like even more is when the get together is sponsored by Taste of Nature!

Taste of Nature sent me a supply of their delicious snack bars and tons of fun outdoor games so that I could host a Taste of Nature Summer Party. My friends and I got together on a beautiful summer day for our tasting party. We loved trying all the delicious flavors and had so much fun hanging out and playing frisbee and paddle ball.

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