By Nick • October 3, 2009
It’s Peanut Butter Granola Time! Peanut Butter Granola Time (with a baseball bat)! If you don’t get that reference you may want to check out this entrancing video.
Ok. Sorry. Back to reality. I’ve been itching to make granola bars for a few weeks now and finally did it last weekend. Turns out that once you [...]
Posted in breakfast, Easy Stuff, Economical, good food, healthy | Tagged almonds, cashews, cranberries, granola, granola bars, nuts, oats, peanut butter, rolled oats, sunflower seeds
By Nick • August 17, 2009
Sometimes, and this is one of those times, I’m not entirely clear on the difference between a pie and a tart. I know, generally, the difference between the two (I think). Pies are usually deeper, have a flaky crust, and are normally served in the pan they are baked in. Tarts meanwhile have a more [...]
Posted in desserts, Easy Stuff, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged almonds, cinnamon, fig tart, figs, fresh figs, nutmeg, pie crust, raspberries, ricotta, vanilla, whipped cream
By Nick • July 18, 2009
There is nothing like dessert for breakfast. While I’m normally not a huge biscotti fan due to the fact that they tend to have the texture of cement, these almond biscotti were like little breakfast cookies. A bit crunchy, but still with some moisture to them, sweet but not too sweet, and perfect for dipping [...]
Posted in baking, breakfast | Tagged almond biscotti, almonds, baking, biscotti, breakfast, how to make biscotti
By Nick • April 2, 2009
It’s getting to that point in Spring time where I no longer desire the hardy tomato-laden pastas of winter, but instead want something light. When I saw this recipe in this month’s Gourmet I knew I wanted a piece of it. What caught my eye with this recipe is that the sauce is actually pureed [...]
Posted in Dinner, Economical, good food, healthy, pasta, Side dishes | Tagged almonds, elbow macaroni, mint, parsley, peas
By Nick • December 6, 2008
My girlfriend and official Macheesmo taste-tester loves granola. She eats it almost daily. While I do like it occasionally, I don’t love the stuff. Recently, I was having a bowl of hers and thought: HECK. I can make this stuff.
Turns out I was right:
After doing some research and looking at MANY different recipes, [...]
Posted in breakfast, Easy Stuff, good food, healthy | Tagged almonds, breakfast, brunch, cashews, cinnamon, cocoa powder, Economical, granola, honey, oats
By Nick • December 2, 2008
When I had the fresh pico de gallo that I posted yesterday, I felt invigorated the next day. No doubt I was more productive the following day because of that meal. And I don’t think it was the chicken. I think it was the pico.
Besides that pico, here are 17 other foods and [...]
Posted in healthy | Tagged almonds, apples, avocado, chocolate, cucumber, edemame, greek yogurt, healthy, turmeric
