Tagged with Baking

Double Chocolate Gingerbread Nut Bars

Happy Christmas Eve! I just wanted to pop in quickly to share a recipe for an awesome holiday treat I made Saturday night. As I mentioned earlier,  I had an itch to bake because Saturday was quite chilly by Florida standards. I concocted the following Christmas treat as I snuggled up in a blanket to watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation by a warm, crackling fire. The following … Continue reading »

Whole-Wheat Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins

Weekend baking is becoming somewhat of a tradition around here, and this morning was no exception. I woke up Sunday morning around 9:30 with an itch to experiment and finally try some of the recipes that have been patiently waiting for me on my Pinterest boards. After scrolling through endless pictures of baked goods, I settled on muffins because … Continue reading »

Friday’s Favorite Food Finds: Healthy Homemade Bread

Gosh I love bread, and who doesn’t? Now that I think about it, people with gluten allergies might hate it, but substitutes exist for the people unlucky enough to be denied the experience of eating a hot slice of toast with butter, an ooey gooey panini, or an awesome peanut butter and banana sandwich (a.k.a. my specialty). If I had … Continue reading »

Presidential Muffins

I must say that I am quite excited to be back in the saddle with cooking, baking and blogging. My life has been anything but normal, but blogging and my Hungry Gator Gal readers keep me sane. I cannot express in words how important this one constant is to me now. I might elaborate later, but I don’t really want … Continue reading »

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

I don’t eat out very much, but when I do, I splurge. I’m not saying that I spend a ridiculous amount of money. However, I usually like to order something that I can’t or won’t make for myself. One my favorite restaurants in Gainesville is The Swamp Restaurant, which is the No. 1 college sports bar … Continue reading »