Pretzels galore

In April I posted a blog about an assignment I had involving pretzels. Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps®. asked the Allstars to create some recipes using their product. Normally, I would jump for joy, but not when my creativity is restricted. 

My two bags of pretzel crisps were actually pretzel crumbs. This was a challenge because any recipe we created required us to keep the pretzels intact. I thought about a sweet and salty effect and decided to go with an S'mores style recipe. I chose to create recipes that served just one. If I learned anything it is simply the Snack Factory company needs to re-think their packaging and use a sleeve-style package in order to keep their product whole.

My recipe for "Sarah's I want S'more pretzel crisps" can be found here.

Happy (belated) New Year!

Where has the time gone? We are already one week into the new year, and I must say December was filled with much excitement for me!  I FINISHED my Associates degree and I'm excited for what this year holds!

Before I start my January blog, let me stop and show off one of my most fav December recipe finds for 2015. It's a dairy free chocolate pudding recipe and it is lip-smacking delicious!!!  The best part, it uses coconut sugar! Coconut sugar, unlike granulated sugar, has trace amounts of vitamic C, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron and copper...plus it ranks lower on the glycemic index!

It's such a FAST pudding to make also!  I have made this on my stovetop, but I also thought "will microwaving work"? Well there was only one way to figure that out, and so I decided to give it a whirl (pun intended).

I started my pudding out on three minutes, stopping at every 1 minute interval to stir it up. The verdict?  The pudding thickened wonderfully!!!  I dressed my pudding up with whipped cream and chocolate chips, but this pudding is equally yummy without it!   I have made this pudding around 10 times now, and I have no guilt about eating it either!

Word of warning...it only serves two people, or one (if you're being greedy!).

Marching forward

Is it March already?!?! Where has the time gone?! Well for me, it has been insanely busy! Completing Fall Semester of college, Starting Spring Semester of College, traveling to Parris Island #IslandofMarines hehehehe OH and my home state of Florida!

Crazy for Coffee!!!

Who doesn't love cake, and who doesn't love coffee?  *Raises hand* I am not the typical sweets lover, but I will admit that the cake pops which have been the latest rage are the perfect size for non-sweet eaters, and those who have a sweet tooth!

How sweet it is!

Simple & Crisp I:
When most people think of sweets they often envision cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, cheesecake, and all the other calorie laden desserts out there.