Homemade Guacamole

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Today it was gorgeous outside; so bright and sunny! And finally, it was actually warm enough to head outside in shorts and a tank top. Yay! After a nice long walk outside today, I had a craving for a big glass of iced tea and some homemade guacamole with chips. Thankfully I had all of the necessary ingredients around the condo! However, I found that guacamole is not the easiest thing to photograph! *hah* It is not that appealing to look at. But, I promise you…it tastes incredible. This guacamole recipe is extremely easy and would make for an excellent…

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Low-Fat Banana Bran Muffins

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If you are looking for a healthy, low-fat muffin to start your morning, but also still want a lot of flavour…look no further. These banana bran muffins are delicious. The mashed banana in the muffins make them so moist and the cinnamon & brown sugar give these muffins a ton of flavour. The wheat bran is soaked in buttermilk before being added to the batter, so the bran itself is nice and moist as well. I just made a double batch of these muffins to freeze to have in the house for breakfasts and/or afternoon snack. They are the perfect…

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Easter Basket Cupcakes

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Every year for the past 5 years, I’ve made these cute little easter basket cupcakes. I think they are adorable! I normally make them for my family and bring them to Easter dinner. Although Easter dinner is not until next week, I made a batch of these cupcakes today to give to a good friend of mine. I hope she likes them! I think that these cupcakes are the perfect little easter treat. And, for those of you with kids, this is an easy & fun recipe you can make as a family. The results are delicious! Ingredients 3/4 cup…

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