A peek Into My Kitchen: Pink Lemonade Bars (No Dye!)

Ah, the insanity that is Pinterest.

I am developing a love-hate relationship with this fabulous new time-suck…but, when it comes to finding new food inspiration, the feeling is generally one of love.

When I clicked on the original pin for this recipe, I fully expected the bright pink color to be a result of Jello, cake mix or insanely large amounts of food coloring that would’ve sent me clicking away. Instead, I was amazed to find that freshly pureed strawberries added to the lemon-sugar mixture result in a shade of pink so super girly vibrant that it would Pinkaliscious smile 🙂

I actually want to play with this recipe some more, maybe trying a few different types of berries to get different colored bars. And maybe a thicker crust–I’ll keep you posted.

Read more...

A peek Into My Kitchen:Creamy Banana-Berry Ice pops

I found the inspiration for  this recipe over at the Vitamin G blog on Glamour magazine's website and am raring to try it out on my kids sometime this week. I plan to use blueberries and to use a splash of maple syrup or a couple of tablespoons of sugar instead of the honey to make it friendly to my 11 month old (honey isn't considered safe until a year+).  We'll see how it goes 🙂 and I'll post any other changes that I make.

Creamy Banana-Berry Ice Pops

Makes 10 pops.

 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1 banana

1 1/2 cups fresh or
frozen berries

1/4 cup honey or agave syrup

Read more...