savory breakfast biscuits

for a very long time i was banned from biscuit making

 i traumatized justin one night with a batch of baking powder biscuits

reason number 89 to avoid getting your drink on while baking

- you may accidentally add baking soda instead of baking powder to the baking powder biscuits

the end result is not a good one- you cannot pass this one off by telling your boyfriend

that is the way they are suppose to taste

it was time for redemption

time for me to prove i could make one mean biscuit

let me introduce you to the saving grace of biscuits

the "one" that converted justin back to a biscuit loving fool

the savory breakfast biscuit

(truthfully we eat these all day- they do not last long in our house)

carrot cashew apple bisque (raw)

winter & cold weather to me equals soup

as i mentioned in my last post i am trying to incorporate more raw foods into my daily life

raw soup - i thought to myself this may be weird

see, i am not a fan of cold soups

however, after some research i learned that it is okay to gently warm your raw soup on the stove (warm to the touch) as long as it is not heated above 115* - well i can do that!

i was quite pleased with this soup  - colorful, tasty and raw

does it get any better than that

for me - yesterday no it didn't

after a long & late night at work i had this soup waiting for me when i got home

it was exactly what i needed

kijani juice

juicing

i really hope this becomes the new trend

it is utterly amazing

in the past i have made a few attempts to be a juicer

problem one our first juicer was a monster - not the easiest thing to whip out in the morning

hurdle two justin was afraid i would juice a finger - so he became the designated juice man

three - honestly, i lacked the motivation

things have changed, i am totally a juice addict now

you see, healing naturally is very important to me - i have never spoken about this on my blog before

truth is - 3 years ago i was diagnosed with a chronic illness; upper crohns

yep - no cure, medicine for life, and they have no idea what causes it

wow- i must have put on my big girl pants to have shared that, it is not easy for me to admit that i have crohns. for a long time i was in denial & that denial landed me in the hospital for 7 days

there is a lot of support that juicing heals the body and a raw diet is ideal for those with this illness

so i am giving it a try; a holistic approach

okay. so enough about that - lets talk about this amazing juice

baked donuts // 3 ways

growing up, sunday mornings consisted of

scrambled eggs & bacon

the three stooges

goody good donuts

ah yes - goody good donuts

they literally made the BEST donuts

it was a little donut shop, the type that was run by a big burly man

and hosted an old school bunn coffee maker in the corner

it was a sad, sad day when goody good closed

i think my dad may have cried a little

he use to visit goody good everyday at least 3 times a day for coffee

on sundays if we were really good he would sneak out, get his cup of coffee

and return with a cardboard box tied with red & white bakers twine

inside that box, if i was lucky would be the  mother of all donuts

i have no idea what the name of that glorious donut was

 but is was big, round & flat covered in maple frosting

it was

absolute heaven

these donuts come in at a close second

a bit healthier than their fried counterpart

but just as tasty and tad bit addicting

okay, really addicting