Welcome to Mix it up Monday! I wanted to take a minute and thank everyone for all of your support. I was nominated for Blogger of the Year and I am beyond excited. I know I post recipes, reviews and giveaways, but it is all of you who continue to support my siteand make it such a success. If you have a minute could you please stop over and cast your vote? All you have to do is click on the badge (top left corner of this page)and this will take you to the entries, just click on the arrow and scroll down until you find my site. It only allows one vote per email address so don't worry, you don't have to do it everyday ;) Once you vote your email address will be entered to win a 4-day family vacation to Disneyland. Please know that your time and vote are greatly appreciated. Wishing you all an amazing week!
I was so excited when Hodgson Mill asked me to create a recipe for their 25 Days of Grain Holiday Sweepstakes. They sent me a variety of flours to try and I got straight to work. I love incorporating new products into my baking and am very pleased with how this Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake turned out. This is a healthy cake that uses applesauce, white whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour and organic white flour. This is a very simple recipe and it comes together in no time at all...the perfect way to celebrate the holiday!
Welcome to featuring you! Our Spotlight of the Week goes to The Redhead Riter who shared this Healthy & Moist Baked Apple Blueberry Oatmeal. I love oatmealso I'm so excited to try this recipe. I also love to see how creative you all are, thank you for taking the time to share!
Did you read the title...how can instant coffee be healthy? Thanks to the folks at NuviaCafe it is! I was recently contacted by NuviaCafe asking if I'd like to try some of their coffee. Being the coffee lover that I am, of course I said yes! I don't drink instant coffee that much, however I do have it on hand to make iced coffee when I'm in a pinch :) plus I was very eager to see just how healthy it is.
Healthy Chocolate Cake, yes it's a first for me! I normally use everyday ingredients in my recipes until recently when I was approached by Kate fromModern Alternative Mama. She asked if I'd like to review her newest ebook Treat Yourself ~Real Food Desserts~and since I've never baked like this before, I said yes! Her site is devoted to cooking as healthy and naturally as possible. She uses all natural sweeteners like honey and maple syrup; alternative flours such as almond flour and sprouted flour. I didn't know what to expect, so into the kitchen I went and out came a beautiful healthy chocolate cake! The taste was a little different than what I'm used to, however it turned out very good! It was moist and baked up just like any other cake. Would you like a chance to try her recipes too? Kate is offering one of you a copy of her ebook, all you have to do is leave a comment below!
