cacao nib coconut granola

making granola is one of the easiest and tastiest things i love to make.

there are a million ways to make your own unique granola - i love adding different textures to my granola. once in a while all those little odds and ends you have sitting in your pantry by way of nuts, dried fruits and sweeteners typically gets made into a big batch of delicous granola that lasts a couple of weeks.

adventures in the dmv

weekend getaways- aren't they great?

a weekend trip with your cousin to the DMV to visit the greatest person ever; that person, the greatest one ever? that would be my little sister, made this trip even better than great - it was the greatest. our trip was full of amazing food, beautiful hikes, museums and monuments.

this was Sam's  first trip to DC - one weekend trip to the dmv certainly doesn't give one enough time to fully discover all the amazing things the dmv has to offer - my 7th trip down and i still haven't done everything there is to do!

here is a little glimpse at our weekend trip

pineapple express cupcakes

i love pink and brown.

i love pink frosted cupcakes.

this post & these cupcakes i am certainly loving.

i have been meaning to make this recipe a while ago but just now got around to actually

doing instead of thinking.

have you ever seen the movie pineapple express? i have. 50% of the movie twice - i kept falling asleep halfway through at the same point in the movie each time. i can't really explain why, it certainly wasn't the lack humor or entertainment factor, because it was definitely was humorous. anyways,

i do have a point here, these cupcakes are named in honor of the movie.

pineapple + hemp = pineapple express cupcake love.

sweet potato kale mac n' cheeze

cold, rainy days are perfect for snuggling with kitty, a cup of tea alongside a good book & chunky cable knit throw and cozy comfort food. the kind of comfort food that wraps around you like a big hug.

one of my favorite comfort food's, hands down is homemade baked mac n' cheeze.

growing up we use to eat Kraft mac n' cheese like it was going out of style.

my mac n' cheeze tastes have grown up a bit. i love pureeing different veggies and using them as the base for my mac n' cheeze. in the fall/winter i usually use some type of winter squash - roasted butternut or delicata being my favorite two. being fresh out of winter squash & frozen bisque's i needed to improvise.

it was raining this past Sunday and i was craving baked mac n' cheeze - who was the super hero of the weekend? sweet potato. sweet potato saved the day and proved to be an awesome mac n' cheeze all star.