After a wonderful Friday evening at Toast of the Town, I was excited to continue my foodie weekend at Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival on Saturday! [slideshow] I went to both of these events with my friend from Taste of DC, Hallie. I’ve always been a foodie, but since working at Taste of DC, I’ve…
Month: June 2012
Foodie Weekend! First up: Toast of the Town!
What a Foodie-filled weekend for the DC metro area! Toast of the Town on Friday, Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, and the Safeway BBQ Battle Saturday & Sunday!! I didn’t make it to the BBQ battle this year; however I did go last year. Highlights for me were some AMAZING BBQ pulled pork,…
Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins!! (whole wheat & no butter/oil!)
[slideshow] Peanut butter & Banana & Chocolate…in a muffin?! You bet! I’ve made this recipe before in the form of loaves (mini & regular sized), but this time I went with mini muffins! They are the perfect size to just pop in your mouth, and you can eat more than 1! Oh, AND, they are…
Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Coconut Oatmeal Cookies!!
[slideshow] Do you like oatmeal chocolate chip cookies?! These are even BETTER! The game-changer = browned butter! I’ve never done browned butter before, but let me tell you, it makes a HUGE, yet subtle, flavor difference! It is hard to describe, but it’s almost a caramel-y taste. I also usually shy away from putting cinnamon in my…
Peanut Butter Oreo Cupcakes with Creamy Chocolate Frosting!!
(I’m transferring posts from my old blog to this one. This is a re-post. Enjoy the blast from the past!) [slideshow] Chocolate, peanut butter, and oreos?? Yup, you bet! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Lindsay and Sammie!! I love that you both have the same taste in treats as I do…;) These are Peanut Butter Oreo Cupcakes with Chocolate…
Good Ol’ Chocolate Chip Cookies (whole wheat)!!
[slideshow] When I ask people what their favorite kind of cookie is, I’d say at least 8 times out of 10, the answer is chocolate chip. It’s a classic. It has chocolate. and it is the perfect sweet treat!! I like to mix things up a little bit and make things that aren’t exactly what…
Peanut Butter Oreo Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies– say what?
[slideshow] Ya know, if/when I open a bakery, maybe it should just be called Chocolate & Peanut Butter. To continue with my love of chocolate-peanut-butter baked goods, I created these! Peanut Butter Oreo Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies!! See the layers? That’s a layer of fudgy dark chocolate brownie, a layer of peanut butter Oreo…
*Healthy* Chocolate Banana Muffins! New week, healthy treat!
[slideshow] Happy Monday! It’s a new week, you want to eat right, exercise, and, well, get to Friday! Enjoy these low-fat, whole wheat, ~150 calorie muffins as a quick breakfast, snack, or even dessert! The muffins above were made with yogurt, and the muffins below were made with applesauce I made the ones with applesauce…
Oh-me-oh-my-cookies: Dark & Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal Cookies with crushed Peanut Butter filled Pretzels and Trader Joe’s *Oreos*
[slideshow] Ok, these are REALLY my favorite cookie. really. After I made Oatmeal Oreo Peanut Butter Cup Cookies and Triple Chocolate Pretzel Cookies a few weeks ago, I realized that adding pretzels to the oatmeal peanut butter cup cookies would make it even better! And so, the cookies here were born… All of the mix-ins…
Taste of Georgetown– Food, Drinks, & Fun!
What a perfect day for an outdoor food festival!! My wonderful friend Stephanie and I arrived at The Taste of Georgetown Saturday morning around 11:30am, Recoup ticket vouchers in-hand. We were able to walk right up to Will Call to redeem our actual tickets– 5 tasting tickets and 6 drink tickets each. We were hungry,…