Tag: swaps

Black Bean Brownies

Easter is rapidly approaching, and I didn’t realize this until I received a package full of chocolate from my mom in the mail today. Chocolate is the best thing about Easter (and, let’s be honest, most holidays) for me, and I’m sure many of you agree. Although I’ll be unashamedly stuffing my face with chocolatey [...]

April 20, 2011 // By : amybites //

Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles

Remember how I got a waffle maker? Well, turns out: I’m officially obsessed with waffles. I love ‘em! This past weekend I knew I wanted to make waffles, but I wanted to do something a little different than the basic buttermilk ones from the previous weekend. I took to the internet (as I am known [...]

January 13, 2011 // By : amybites //

Pumpkin Muffins

Before I begin, I wanted to say thanks so much for all the love for my Butterbeer Cupcakes! I love that so many Harry Potter fans and food bloggers have Tweeted, re-Tweeted, Tumbl’d, Stumbled, blogged, and re-blogged about the recipe. Keep it going! Onto the muffins. . Confession: I’ve never really liked anything pumpkin. Not [...]

October 16, 2010 // By : amybites //

Spicy Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

A couple weeks ago, I got a request to make gumbo from devoted reader and Twitter-friend Dallas. I never turn down requests if I can avoid it, especially not yummy-sounding ones like gumbo. I’d never made gumbo before, so I took a pretty easy Cooking Light recipe and modified it to my liking. It’s a [...]

September 8, 2010 // By : amybites //

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

Sorry for the influx of posts, but I’m just loving my new kitchen so much that I’m cooking and baking up a storm! Forgive me. Would a cookie help? . In preparation for our little picnic today, I had to make some kind of dessert to tote along. Naturally, cookies came to mind. I didn’t [...]

September 6, 2010 // By : amybites //