Snack

Yogurt Parfaits with KIND Granola

June 19, 2013 Snack
KIND granola parfait -- Juggling With Julia

It’s fun to be a food blogger. Sometimes companies whose products I really enjoy ask me if I want free stuff. YES PLEASE! So I was psyched when KIND snacks contacted me. The cool thing is, I already loved Kind products. How can I not?? They use whole grains and all kinds of nuts (and you all [...]

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Chickpea Chocolate Chip Blondies

January 30, 2013 Brownies
Chickpea Chocolate Chip Blondies -- Juggling With Julia

Chickpeas in a dessert? That is SO not me. I have never been one to morph desserts into something more wholesome and nutritious. Wholesome, to me, means they’re made from scratch with real ingredients, by someone I know. And as far as nutrition is concerned, my feet are firmly planted in the “decadence in moderation” camp. However, after [...]

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Easy Fresh-baked Pretzels

January 3, 2013 Bread
Fresh Baked Pretzels -- Juggling With Julia

If you’re resolution for 2013 is to simplify, then this is the pretzel recipe for you! Why? Because it is SIMPLE! Twenty minutes from fridge to mouth. I’ve even arranged for you to skip the dough-making step. All you need is store-bought pizza dough. [You can, of course, make your own dough if you like; however, if I may [...]

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No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

June 29, 2012 Chocolate Dessert

Six ingredients. No oven. These are too simple and delicious NOT to make! Seriously, I whipped these up in 20 minutes this morning in my pj’s with no caffeine whatsoever in my system. Make this homemade sweet treat for everyone and then relax through the heat wave New England is expecting knowing you did something good Yes, there is [...]

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Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn: A Whole Grain Snack!

May 24, 2012 Snack

I’ve already shared my family’s obsessive love of cinnamon. I can’t believe it took me this long to give one of our favorite crunchy snacks the ol’ cinnamon treatment! The kids were looking for something “good” to eat after school, and so we decided to give this a try. So glad we did! I am munching [...]

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Mad Muffin Mania! Lemon Blueberry Muffins

May 18, 2012 Breads/Quick Breads

Pucker up and get ready for the best-tasting, most tender muffins you’ve ever had! These little morsels of lemony goodness were unbelievably good, and I was amazed at how tender they were – almost like a cupcake! And the lemonade-like glaze over the tops was the perfect finish. I started with a recipe I found [...]

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On the Lighter Side: Snickerdoodles

March 12, 2012 Cookies

In this cinnamon-crazed family where dessert is part of one’s birthright, there are few sweets that rank higher than Snickerdoodles. We made them a while back for the first time, and they were OMG-delicious. The traditional recipe is pretty straight forward — lots of butter, some flour, sugar, leavening, and loads of cinnamon. I decided to go [...]

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Peanut Butter Yogurt and Bananas

February 29, 2012 Breakfast/Brunch

Do you love peanut butter like we love peanut butter? I’m talking about a straight-out-of-the-jar, right off the spoon kind of love. We eat it on toast, in sandwiches, on celery, in oatmeal, and my favorite, swiped onto a banana. My love for PB is definitely genetic. My dad used to make PB sandwiches that were easily two inches [...]

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Sweet and Spicy Nutella-Coated Bacon

February 6, 2012 Bacon

I do not pretend to be a follower of football. It’s not that I don’t like it, because I do. I appreciate the intricate offensive and defensive schemes, the technicalities, and strategy. I admire the power and athleticism of its best players. But I can not watch it, even if my hometown heroes are in the big game, [...]

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Homemade Chex Mix and Other Favorite Things

December 22, 2011 Snack

My yoga teacher likes to tell the following story during the holiday season. Her sister calls her one day to grumble, “I was up all night making the (expletive) Christmas cookies!” My yoga teacher, an easy-breezy spirit who seems to enjoy life, simply said, “Don’t send me any. I don’t want your angry cookies.”  To her, that was the opposite of [...]

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