Tomorrow is Friday and I have the weekend off of yoga teacher training. Brandon and I have no plans so I am looking forward to my first relaxing weekend at home in a month! Happiness…
I’m celebrating with a fun baking project and you might want to read to the end of the post to find out more! 😉
It took every ounce of motivation that I had to get up at 5:15 a.m. and go to ashtanga this morning. It was totally worth it. I had a beautiful practice that left me with the warm fuzzy “I love yoga and am so grateful for my practice” feeling. I know, I know…such a yoga nerd.
Breakfast was apple cinnamon oatmeal at my desk and I came home for lunch.
Trader Joe’s veggie burger with mashed avocado, spinach, sprouts and cheddar on Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat. Carrots, grapes and strawberries on the side.
I was pretty hungry all day today. I’m not really sure why but since I was teaching BodyPump tonight, I made sure to get a good snack in.
I had Liberte goat milk yogurt for the first time and it was really good. So creamy and not too sweet.
I topped it with a little bit of granola and almonds. I will definitely be purchasing this yogurt again.
I taught BodyPump after work and we had a full house – 40 hard working, fun members! There was tons of energy in the room. I love teaching group exercise!
Brandon requested Chicken Chili for dinner tonight. He said he really wanted to get in one last chili night before Spring is here in full force. I have a very strict rule about not making “winter” foods when the weather is warm! 😀
Salad and cornbread on the side.
It was a delicious dinner but I am really looking forward to warm weather foods, grilling and eating outside. I’m ready to wrap up Winter 2011.
So…let’s get to the fun part! I posted earlier that I participated Katie’s online bake sale today to help her raise funds for a service trip to Nicaragua. The bake sale is over and was a huge success! I am going to be baking Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars this weekend for the winner and while I’m in the kitchen I’m going to bake an extra batch for a Peanut Butter Runner reader!
It’s no secret that Brandon and I love dessert so if you’d like to enter for a chance to win a batch of my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars, leave a comment telling me about a dessert that you love to make. I’ll pick a winner at random. I will mail the bars out to the winner on Monday. You have until noon (EST) on Sunday to enter. I will ship anywhere in the U.S.
And just for fun, Brandon is going to pick one dessert that he wants me to make at home and I will feature that recipe on the blog so please share recipes! (This is not required, just encouraged.)
I love to make homemade granolas. Since I lack all forms of portion control, I usually eat enough to count it as dessert. 🙂
I want to learn how to make crazy cakes with multiple layers and lots of chocolate! No boxed cakes…real cakes!! Its fun to make, decorate, and eat 🙂
My cupcakes are pretty famous among my family and friends.
And while I love eating them, I love making them even more!
Heather – what makes them famous!? What flavors do you do. I am a sucker for cupcakes! 🙂
My favorite dessert is cored, roasted red apples topped with peanut butter, walnuts & unsweetened coconut!
sounds like a delicious and healthy dessert option. i love baked apples too! my grandmother used to make them with red hots when we were younger! so fun.
One thing I love to make are Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies. They are classic and so yummy. Its a kid friendly recipe so my 4 year old is able to help me make them… and eat them.
Creamy lemon bar! I just made them tonight and I can never just eat one.
Your Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars sound amazing…classic combo!
My favorite treat to bake are white chocolate blondies!
Love, love, love to make homemade banana pudding with ‘nilla wafers. Reminds me of being younger when my mom would make it whenever I had a serious craving for it!
Kelly – your comment made me smile because the dessert that I always request my mom to make for me is banana pudding. She makes it with homemade pudding and merangue and it’s so good. It’s an old recipe from Southern Living.
oh and now I have a serious banana pudding craving! 😛
Even though it’s a Christmas time dish in our house, I love making charlotte russe with my mom. I love any type of pudding/custard dessert. It’s the best!
Those PB bars look amazing! I love trying any new cookie recipe, my current favorite is dark chocolate-coconut oatmeal raisin cookies!
One of my favorites is S’Mores bars – always a hit. Also chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with fun colors of icing in the middle, a college crowd pleaser and great gift for showers/parties/birthdays. Have a good weekend!
Caroline – the chocolate chip cookie sandwiches do sound delicious and like such a cute idea for parties! Thanks for sharing the idea!
Our family LOVES my gingersnap cookies….like you, I try to NOT make them in the warmer months and they’re extra appreciated when fall/winter rolls around.
My favorite thing to bake are called “killer” brownies- they are chocolate, caramel, and all that really good stuff! YUm!
yum, yum, yum! they do sound killer!
I love making my mom’s cream cheese brownies with chocolate frosting! They are unbelievable!!!
Your baked goods always look so amazing! When I bake, I usually make cupcakes or cookies. I recently tested out a friends family recipe for carrot cake cupcakes and it was amazing! I saved that recipe and plan to use it to wow my friends, family, and co-workers at any upcoming gatherings.
After dinner I like to make single size portions of quick desserts! (aka, I cannot be trusted).
Usually this involves the vita mix, and I make one (..or two) “raw ball” cookies.
My easy peanut butter cookies are a big hit with my family. Only three ingredients and they are SO delicious! All you need is 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 egg and 1 cup of sugar ( I use raw sugar and it gives the cookies a little extra crunch!)
yum…sounds so easy and so delicious!
My favorite dessert are homemade brownies and to make it even more special, I like icecream on top of a warm brownie!!
Off subject but I thought I would ask since you are experienced in the yoga department. I’m a busy mom of 4 and I workout at home with dvds and other various workouts that can be done in doors. I consider myself healthy and physically fit. I have purchased a few yoga dvds because I want to incorporate it into my workout routine but have been disappointed with all the dvds I purchased. They are too short and not very challenging but are great for a good stretch, that’s about it. Do you have any yoga dvds that you would recommend? You inspired me to get into yoga, thank you!!!
I love to make (and eat) cookies…all types of cookies. Yum!
Enjoy your weekend off! 🙂
My favorite dessert to make is cupcakes. Always cupcakes 😛
I love making cheesecakes!I really love making bread and scones and muffins as well!!
I love to make apple pie!
Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies…they sound aggressive, but they are delicious. I found them on Joy the Baker’s blog a few months ago and have made them once or twice every two weeks since.
They sound awesome to me! I love Joy the Baker. One of my favorite food blogs!
I love making my orange pumpkin cookies. They are so moist and delicious. And I love putting the frosting on top! 🙂
What dessert don’t I love making?? But since I have to choose… carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese / pineapple frosting might be the winner@
Carrot cake might be my all-time favorite cake flavor…that or strawberry. Cream cheese/pineapple frosting sounds so awesome!
I am a sucker for Tiramisu–BUT this past Thanksgiving I found a recipe for a no bake pumpkin pie (Joy the Bakers blog) and fell in LOVE! It wasn’t too heavy or overwhelming, instead it was super refreshing. I made it three times after Thanksgiving because I was so in love. Not only is it the best tasting dessert ever, it is super easy to make. 🙂 Unfortunately, I am studying abroad so if I were to win I wouldn’t get to try your amazing dessert but I would have them sent to my bf because I know he would love them!
Sabah – I love Joy the Baker. One of my favorite blogs. I haven’t tried that pie but I’ll have to bookmark it now!
So sweet of you to think of your boyfriend. I’ll definitely send them his way if you win! 🙂
I am famous for making oreo truffles, and I often add a poke of mint extract, they are so good. The peanut butter chocolate bars sound amazing too. enjoy your relaxing weekend
those bars look delicious! we don’t make a lot of desserts around our house, but jeremy loves, loves, loves this bits of brickle cake that we make… so that’s usually what we go for!
I love to make my mom’s red velvet cake recipe. It’s like no other and it’s always a crowd pleaser!
I would love to make a raw vega dessert one day, I just never have all of the ingredients. booo
Simi – I’ve never made any raw/vegan desserts either but I always see them on other blogs. I agree that I never seem to have the right ingredients on hand.
I’ve been reading your blog for awhile and since I also practice yoga it’s fun to see your yoga adventures. 🙂 Unable to resist dessert AND a giveaway…I love making chocolate chip cookies!
Erin – thank you so much for reading! And I love hearing from fellow yogis. 😛
I love making chocolate chip cookies too – sometimes keeping it simple is best!
I love to make cupcakes!! So many flavor/frosting/decoration combos to choose from. 🙂
my grandmother, mother, and i all love to make pineapple cheesecake, a family recipe! its definitely my favorite dessert of all time
Oh my gosh Caitlin, that sounds incredible! I am partial to fruity desserts and love cheesecake. Yum!!!
My favorite dessert I’ve ever made is a recipe from Giada DiLaurentiis… it’s a raspberry marscapone tiramisu. Slightly labor intensive but oh so worth it, with grand marnier whipped into the marscapone… bliss!
So glad to hear you had such a great practice on Thursday!
One thing I’ve been wanting to make recently is homemade Samoas….we’ve got a few boxes in our freezer but I’ve been staying away since they’re full of such gross ingredients! I’ve also been trying to brainstorm ways of using the huge jar or Dulce de Leche I brought hoome from Argentina this summer 🙂
Enjoy your relaxing weekend!
I have a recipe from Vegetarian Times for a dense, rich, vegan chocolate espresso cake with a chocolate ganache frosting. It’s made in an 8″ round pan and cooks up to about 2″ high in the center, so it’s a nice size to snack on all week! I often add ground almonds to it, and it gives it a nice texture and flavor.
I read your blog every day, I love checking in on it!
Thank you so much for reading Candice! I really love hearing from you guys! 🙂
And the cake sounds amazing and right up my husbands alley. He is a chocolate lover!
Those bars look fab!
My favorite super-easy dessert is homemade oreos. Only three ingredients!
I love to make my grandmas sour cream coffee cake. It’s so delicious right of the oven. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love making cinnamon swirl bread 🙂
I have recently been making salted double chocolate peanut butter cookies (a recipe I found on another blog), and they are delicious!
peanut butter and chocolate? count me in. I would like to be able to make this amazing pb and chocolate layered torte that my bff makes for my birthdays.
I am in love with Carob oatmeal cookies. I dont’ know what it is, but I’ve become a total chocolate to carob convert!
Janine
Oooh fun giveaway! 😀 my favorite dessert to make is probably some type of brownie (all w/healthy or random substitutions since I never have all the right ingredients!) Topped w/ice cream – that’s my treat. 😉 Have a great weekend!
my mom’s oatmeal butterscotch cookies!
I love making desserts for my long distance boyfriend when I visit. He snacks on them for days after I leave- this way I never leave his mind 🙂 My absolute favorite desserts to make (and eat) are peanut butter pie and chocolate chip heath bar cookies.
My fav is Brownie Cheesecake at THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY! Topped with a little peanut butter = delish! 🙂
My favorite dessert to make is chocolate chip cookies. Mostly cause I love eating the dough!
Hey! This is Derek from the Harvest Moon food cart, and just wanted to say that I am glad you enjoyed your tacos the other day. On another note, I am a sucker for cookies and anything chocolate/peanut butter, and must give my submission of my bananas foster bread pudding brulee with homemade rum raisin ice cream. Hope to see you guys around on Wednesdays!
Cheers
Chocolate + peanut butter is amazing. I love making anything involving pumpkin, espeically vegan chocopumpkin oat cookies.
My favorite dessert to make would also probably be chocolate chip cookies. Not very original but definitely delicious!
My favorite dessert to make is banana pudding! I have always used my grandmothers recipe, but recently started making some healthy substitions, and am pleased out how delicious it still turns out.
I love to make Chocolate Pot de Creme! They’re soooo rich but you serve them in really small portions so its the perfect dessert 🙂 and its fun because everyone gets their own little cup of delishiousness
I’d say my favorite thing to make is my peanut butter fudge. My family loves it! They are hard food critics and always say mine is the best. It makes me feel so good cause I’m not the best cook out there. I sure would love to gobble down your pb chip bars. P.B is my favorite food!!!
My favorite dessert — Trillist Bars. I’m certain there is a ‘real’ name for them out there, but that’s the name my husband has given them in our house and it is going to stick.
2 C oatmeal
1 C brown sugar
½ C coconut
½ tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 ½ C flour
1 C melted butter
Mix all together and Save ½ C of mixture
Press into pan
1 can sweetened condensed milk
½ c pb
Spread over bars
Sprinkle on top
3/4 C Reece’s pieces
3/4C chocolate chips
sprinkle over bars
Bake @ 350 for 20-30 min
SO unhealthy – SO delicious 🙂
My fav is mini cherry cheesecakes made in muffin tins with a vanilla wafer serving as the crust
I love pie. All flavors. My mom makes the best lemon pie, and my sister makes the best apple. I make neither – I just wait until they make one. 🙂
mmmm – chicken chili is one of my all time faves!
I love making banana chocolate chip bread!
oh this is fun! I am so excited for you and Brandon to have some down time. Much needed I am sure! I love to make muffins. I know its not a dessert per se but you can make them a dessert. Like adding chocolate! hehe.
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I love baking something new. It’s a fun thing to expand your comfort zone and with baking, it’s pretty easy to get something that tastes good! (Sugar, chocolate, butter, etc. all aid the cause).
Yum! Those look amazing. I love making thumbprint butter cookies. It’s fun to experiment with different jams in the middle!
red velvet cupcakes!
i love making cookies and cupcakes all from scratch! my favorite cookies are lemon ricotta cookies! yum! and chocolate strawberry cupcakes!
I love to make Hello Dollies, but usually wait until the holidays. I think I will actually make them in March just because I can.
I really like the Trader Joe’s veggie burgers. So tasty!
As for my favorite dessert that I made recently (for the 1st time) was homemade peanut butter cups.
My favorite dessert to make is just simple chocolate chip cookies. Yum-O!!
I got an error message on my first submission, so just in case it didn’t go through.
Aloha Brownies from a Pillsbury cookbook – Cookies Brownies & Bars. Delicious!
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Peanut butter truffles are my favorite, go-to recipe! I took a Chef’s Choice class (truffles) at Johnson & Wales a few years ago & have enjoyed making them ever since!
good, old-fashioned chocolate chip cookies are my fave!
Wasn’t Katie’s bake sale amazing?! I spent all weeeknd baking and packaging the two sampler packs I donated (plus one for Katie, hehe). Phew! It will be such a treat to receive your Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars. I can’t wait. As soon as I saw them on her auction preview post, I knew they had to be mine. 🙂