teacher by day - chef by night
Quesadillas are amazing food! You can make them in a rush with just some cheese in the microwave (a go-to quick meal when we were in college – thanks to a good friend who introduced it to us, not crispy but still perfect with a …
PIE! Pecan Pie is a Holiday Favorite on tables around the country! Sometimes Pecan Pie is so incredibly sweet that your teeth almost hurt. You would think that the addition of Chocolate to this Pecan Pie would make this even sweeter – but contrary to …
I am sorry (yet again) for such a long absence! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that we have gone through quite a few changes recently (new house, new job being some of the big ones)!
Sunday night September 7, 2014 Boca refused food and was just laying around way more than normal. If you are a frequent reader here, you are familiar with Boca (who was featured by Huffington Post as they talked about my amazing Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats) and know that her refusing food is about as shocking as Mr. Teacher-Chef turning down food! I knew something was really wrong when her stomach was rock hard, she refused food, and then yelped jumping into the car. We rushed to the animal hospital where they saw something disturbing on her tummy x-ray. Exploratory Stomach Surgery and they found no blockage, but did find non-functional intestines. Fast-Forward a day or two and the Doctor thinks she strained to poop (sorry, I know this is a food blog and we shouldn’t be talking poop – but, ya know) and lost function of her hind quarters. A few days of Laser Therapy and Chiropractic and no improvement and we pulled her from the 1st Vet and brought her to a specialist (at the same office where Boca had her TPLO two years ago – we love Valley Central).
…and a giveaway When I have a chance to combine learning and food – I get quite happy! The amazing folks at Uncommon Goods recently got in touch with me and offered to send me a product for me to review. After doing a little …
When summer produce is in it’s prime, you have no excuse not to cram as much of the summer goodness into your face as possible! It is healthy, it is easily adaptable, it is fresh, and it is cost effective (especially if you or your …
Frozen Bananas covered in Chocolate are a classic summer dessert. The big companies have even caught on and you can buy chocolate covered bananas in the frozen food aisle – but this is so easy, I have no idea why you wouldn’t just make it at home for a fraction of the price. Peanut Butter & Banana AND Peanut Butter & Chocolate are both classic combinations which I just can’t seem to get enough of! Too much peanut butter or chocolate tend to not be so great for my waist though…
The addition of low-fat Yogurt to your Peanut Butter Coating really ups the health factor of these (you could pretty much eat them for breakfast with all that yogurt and banana – maybe top with some granola instead of chocolate and it is totally a frozen breakfast treat!). Continue reading Healthy Frozen Banana Peanut Butter Bites