Favorite Things Friday - March 1

Wow!  It's March already!  Where have the past two months gone?  Anyway...Today is Friday and so it's favorite things Friday and today I'm going share a yummy product:

Love Crunch Granola!

This breakfast cereal is not your average granola.  Nope, it's better because it comes in three amazing flavors:

 

Apple Crumble

Carrot Cake

Dark Chocolate and Red Berries

 

They sound more like dessert, rather than breakfast!  Each flavor comes with an abundance of dried fruit and bits of nuts (or pieces of chocolate.)  I find these in the health food aisle of my local grocery store, so they should be easy to find (hopefully!)  And I love to mix them with almond yogurt (since we're a dairy free home) which has been a fun find as well!  So go ahead and serve up a bowl for yourself and you'll realize just how delicious breakfast can be!

Favorite Things Friday

Hello again from the UP!  We decided to stay another day because we wanted wait out any other bad weather.  That means I am able to write about one of my favorite things - used books!  Right here in Houghton, Michigan is an amazing bookstore called The Bookworm that is a treasure chest of amazing hidden gems!  The last time I was home I went to The Bookworm in search of used Christmas children's books to create a fun countdown to Christmas (thanks Pinterest) and it did not disappoint!  I found an amazing selection of books ranging from $1.00 to $2.50!  Fabulous!

So, this trip I was on a mission to find some Classic Winnie the Pooh books for a birthday gift, as well as Erma Bombeck books, which is kind of a specific search.  But - The Bookworm came through again!  And besides finding the books I was searching for I found so many other great books too!  In fact, here they are: 

 

Now, I actually found a few of those books at another consignment store in town, but still!  AMAZING!  I can't tell you how much I love The Bookworm in Houghton!  I guess it's true about the sweatshirt I was wearing in a photo I posted on Facebook - lead me not into temptation - especially bookstores! 

 

 

Favorite Things Friday

Hello there!  I've been meaning to post all week, but alas, I haven't.  So today will be a combined post of favorite things and a recap of Valentine's Day.  On Tuesday the girls and I made Red Velvet - White Chocolate Chip Cookies.  These cookies look very festive and are super easy to make!

 

Here's how you make them:

 

1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix

2 eggs

1/3 cup oil

 

Mix together in a large bowl.  Then add about a half a bag of white chocolate chips and stir.  Bake for about 8 - 10 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree oven.  The cookies will seem a bit underdone when you take them out, but will continue to firm while they cool.  I love cookies made from cake mixes!  One of these days I'll post my Snickerdoodle recipe - amazing and so easy!

 

We had nice Valentine's Day complete with lots of lovely cards and a delicious dinner at home.  I wanted a nice picture of my little Valentines in their Valentine's jammies, but they weren't excatly in the mood (both we're feeling that well.)  Here's the best one:

 

 

Oh my little loves! 

 

Hope you all had a wonderful day too!

 

Favorite Things Friday

Hello!

It's Friday!  As one of my ideas, I'm going to designate Friday as Favorite Things day where I share a favorite product, recipe, moment, etc.  Today is one from the archives, meaning, I've been thinking of this idea for awhile.  Today I'm sharing one of my favorite salads:  Avocado and Tomatoes.  So simple and yet so delicious.   But there are a couple of tricks to make this dish spectacular:  Fresh ingredients (which is tricky because tomatoes are not in season at the same time as avocado), aged balsamic vinegar, good olive oil, coarse salt, and fresh cracked pepper.  That's all.  And yet, I can eat enough of it!  Even Lucy loves snagging a few bites from my plate when I make it.

Avocado and Tomato Salad:
-1 avocado, sliced
-half a container of grape tomatoes (I like using the Cherub brand)
-aged balsamic vinegar (which is thick and syrup like)
-good olive oil (I like mine with a bit of a fruity taste)
-coarse sea salt
-fresh cracked pepper

Slice the tomatoes and the avocado.  Drizzle balsamic vinegar and olive oil over the tomatoes and avocado.  Sprinkle coarse salt and grind black pepper over and enjoy!