Sides and Snacks
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Award Winning Blue Ribbon Glazed Blueberry Lemon Loaf
This was recipe was inspired from our vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains. We stayed two nights at this adorable Inn in the mountains that served the most amazing breakfast. They had a glazed blueberry loaf there and I was impressed by. I was determined to recreate it and I did! It took me awhile to get the right lemon ratio in this. I highly recommend using a fresh lemon for your juice in this. You really need a lemon and not juice because it’s important to add the lemon zest from the outer lemon to it. Makes a huge difference. This took many tries to get this recipe down…
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Healthy Homemade Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Kids are home for the summer so I’m busy stocking up with healthier snacks in the house. I love making them from scratch because I know the ingredients that is going into them. To me it’s worth the time. These are easy to make. Here is how you make them: Ingredients Instructions
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Award Winning Blue Ribbon Glazed Blueberry Lemon Loaf
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Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
The perfect Thanksgiving dish! Something different from a casserole. Perfect combination of sweet and creamy with a crispy outside layer. Do not not be intimated by the time it takes to make this. The majority of the time is just waiting on the sweet potatoes to bake. After that it is quick and easy to assemble. They will be a huge hit at the thanksgiving dinner. Here is how you make them:
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Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits
Making fluffy homemade biscuits is not as complicated as you think! The key is cold better, cold buttermilk and a sticky dough for them. If it’s not sticky you added too much flour- so add a little bit more buttermilk to get it sticky. If it’s too wet you added too much buttermilk so add a little more flour to get it sticky. If you don’t have the sticky dough your biscuits won’t be right. The other key to it is brushing melted butter to the top of the biscuits before and after you bake them for the golden brown look and buttery taste. Here is how you make them:…
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4 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Bars
These delicious bars were my go to snacks after my run or when I was craving something sweet after lunch. I ate these all the time when I was in training to run the fly pig marathon. It helped me with my sweet tooth after lunch. Also I loved to eat them after my run. It helped me stay full till lunch time. The problem with running is your appetite will really increase. I would always be starving by lunch and would eat too much. I found eating something like this really helped me not do that. Did I also mention I lost 25lbs when I ate snack like this?…
