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Once again I found myself with way too many overripe bananas and needed to find a recipe that would use up the majority of them. This recipe for baked oatmeal was perfect for that! I've found baked oatmeal is a great way for my kids to start the day ... it keeps them full until… Continue reading Chunky Monkey Baked Oatmeal
We're getting back to a bit of normalcy here and my daughter is starting lacrosse with her middle school. She was looking for a good snack to have before practice and we found this recipe for energy bites. They're packed full protein and nutritious snack to give her the energy to give it all her… Continue reading Peanut Butter Energy Bites
Who else has kiddos who ask for something at the grocery store and then they don't eat any of it? My kids do this all the time. Mom, can you get bananas? They ate 3 and the rest of the bunch start to over-ripen. As I was going through my meal-planning, I asked my kids… Continue reading Strawberries and Chocolate Baked Oatmeal
I'm going back to the archives for my blog to start redoing recipes I've shared. This recipe goes all the way back to 2010! It was one of the muffin recipes I made all the time, but it's been a long time since I have made them. I figured now was the perfect time since… Continue reading Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins
The holiday baking season is here and I can't wait to spend more time in the kitchen. I was in the mood to make cookies the other night and had this recipe for oatmeal raisin cookies sitting on my cookbook stand. I had everything I needed to make them in my pantry and quickly whipped… Continue reading Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I was excited to participate in this month's Fantastical Food Fight because the theme was OATMEAL! I haven't made oatmeal in a couple of months, but I use oats in a lot of recipes. I decided to give baked oatmeal a try. I found a recipe with blueberries and maple, which was perfect since I… Continue reading Baked Blueberry Maple Oatmeal
We're coming off an amazing season of fresh corn and peaches and this recipe for oatmeal features both of them! This recipe is great for breakfast or dinner. Creamy oatmeal with bites of fresh corn then topped with sweet peaches and creamy yogurt....it's the perfect bite! This recipe makes four one-cup servings, but could easily… Continue reading Sweet Corn Oatmeal with Peaches
What do you think of when you hear spring cookies? Me, it's all about carrots. I'm not sure why, but carrots are something I always associated with spring. That's why I decided to go with a carrot cookie recipe for this month's recipe for the blogging group - Fill the Cookie Jar. These cookies are… Continue reading Carrot Oatmeal Cookies – #FilltheCookieJar
My daughter has been asking for me to make her bars and as I was looking through the fridge and pantry to see what I had on hand and saw two containers of strawberries that no one had touched. I found this recipe for strawberry oatmeal bars and it was so simple to make! Both… Continue reading Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Now that summer is upon us, I'm ready to start making overnight oats again! I love them and they're so simple and easy to throw together and grab on the way out the door in the morning...or down the stairs to my office. This version is a little different that previous ones I've made before,… Continue reading Apple Sunbutter Overnight Oats
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