There are so many wonderful granola recipes all over the internet, cookbooks, and magazines these days. I found one a few years ago that I have adapted time and time again, it’s that good. I feel like it has become my own, in that I have memorized it, I make it a lot, I add and subtract ingredients, or make it with what I have on hand. In the last few months, really since the holidays, I have not made granola *gasp*. It’s ok,…

Berry Beet Smoothie is health in a glass. Beets have many nutrients that are great for us! Mixed with sweet antioxidant berries, a perfect smoothie match. Happy new year! I am a happy Vitamix owner these days, I bought myself one for my birthday in December many years ago. A major happy girl splurge, and I have used almost daily since I bought it, worth every single penny. While I used a Vitamix in Culinary School, in restaurants and bakeries…

I love making bread at home and this whole wheat honey version is as simple to make as any homemade flatbread with a touch more flavor. You can easily double this recipe and store in the freezer for a couple of months too, which I love for busier times in life. I decided to make this a beautiful, herby, healthy and filling meal by adding thick Greek yogurt and roasted chickpeas for the whole meal win. I ate this for lunch and leftovers for a…

It’s that time again, where I go on ABC’S KATU AM Northwest to teach Helen, the host, how to make pie dough, her new years resolution this year! I posted this blueberry galette last year and here it is again, making it’s tv debut for teaching purposes. We go berry picking every year, and these blueberries are from our Summer picking fest, frozen for our Winter berry needs. It helps having these Summery treats around from time…

This sweet treat is the perfect cake to start the new year. Make it in no time, all in one layer, easy to make, but so nice to eat clementine cake! I enjoy this sweet nature treat that pops up this time of year asking to be more than a snack. It’s tough, like with any other fruit in our household, to be more than a snack. I eat fruit, a lot. So, if I buy it and it’s on the counter, I must buy double the amount if I know I want to…

Phew! I made it to Thursday. While I know that seems small and simple, this week has been a doozy for me and my family. I don’t often share things like this, my Mamas health, as it is hard for me. My Mama fell and was unconscious. My brother heard her, couldn’t wake her up, and called an ambulance. After several hours, she came to. She was admitted into the hospital, and was there for a couple of days. She had started a new…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Gourmet Garden. As usual all opinions are my own. Thank you Gourmet Garden for bringing awesomeness to NJB. Do you have leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving still? I totally do, I made ten jars of it! I over do it to avoid running out, that would be horrible! Plus the first week December seems to be daunting for most really. If we haven’t already made our baking lists, we…