Tag: healthy


Mar
2014

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins with Dark Chocolate and Toasted Pecans

categories: Breads, Breakfast, Muffins, Recipes, Whole Grains

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins with Dark Chocolate and Toasted Pecans | My Bacon-Wrapped Life

Happy spring, everyone!!!

Just kidding. It’s 25 degrees out today with a snowstorm coming this week. Spring has NOT SPRUNG in Chicago.

I had planned to do a light, fresh, healthy recipe today to celebrate the official start of spring. But then I was like, you know what, screw it, I’m making some super-loaded banana muffins all jacked up with dark chocolate and toasted pecans. Because in this cruel hell in which it’s still sub-freezing and snowing in late March, bathing suit season just seems really, really far away. And banana muffins sound really, really good right now.

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Feb
2014

Spicy Black Bean Hummus

categories: Appetizers / Finger Foods, Recipes, Savory

Spicy Black Bean Hummus | My Bacon-Wrapped Life

Let’s talk beans for a sec. 

I have a strange love for beans. Not that enjoying beans is weird, but when you tell people you LOVE beans? You get some strange looks. Beans aren’t one of those things that you think of when you think of your ultimate-desert-island-favorite-foods, ya know? And I’m here to tell you I think that’s completely unfair.

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Feb
2014

Blueberry Breakfast Quinoa

categories: Breakfast, Recipes, Whole Grains

Blueberry Breakfast Quinoa | My Bacon-Wrapped Life

My fascination with whole grains is still going strong. I blame the January 2014 issue of Bon Appetit.

It’s totally not even about health, it’s about the FLAVOR, people. (Although according to the rules of math and science, if it’s healthy, I can eat twice as much…right?) Anyways, ever since I started cooking with whole grains more, I’m suddenly like…why would I make this with white rice when farro would taste so much better? Quinoa and I are likethis. Whole grains just add a whole new flavor profile, one that’s rich and nutty and deep and chewy and delicious, and I love exploring all the ways out there in the world to make them taste gourmet and make you completely forget how good for you they are.

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Jan
2014

(Lightened Up) Traditional Chili

categories: Recipes, Savory, Soups, Stews, & Chilis

(Lightened Up) Traditional Chili | My Bacon-Wrapped Life

January has always presented a bit of a culinary conundrum for me. On one hand, it’s hard not to be totally inspired by all the healthy recipes out there on the inter-webs. On the other hand, it’s freakin’ freezing (can I just mention that the high in Chicago tomorrow is -13°F?) and all I’m craving is warm, hearty, hibernation foods. What’s a girl to do??

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