Gluten-Free Honey Oat Protein Bites

About a year ago, when I still lived in central Illinois, I was given this recipe from a friend and fellow Mommy.  She was on a mission to get more fit and make some long lasting, healthy changes in her life.  One of her discoveries was this recipe that she got off…

Whole Wheat Cheese & Chocolate Snack Rolls

Right around this time of year I start to feel like this is my life.  Make no mistake, I know it will only get worse as my kids get older, but preparing for a move across the country, trying to sell our house and buy a different one in a different time…

Mission Fig Bites

I never had Fig Newtons growing up. If it wasn’t a generic brand or purchased in bulk (Hydrox cookies all the way!!), I didn’t eat it.  In high school on the bus to a swim meet, a friend of mine passed me my first Fig Newton.  Now, I learned a lot of…

Rocky Road Crispy Bars

In some ways, I can’t even believe I am posting this…. This recipe was born strictly out of my need to eat something sweet and chewy.  There is no grand idea or occasion, just me making bars four times this week in an effort to put together something that sounded good in…

Triple Chocolate Mexican Cookies

I had no idea that this recipe was going to be such a pain in my tush. I was making guacamole and margaritas for a meeting this past week and was going to test a few of my spicy mexican cookie recipes so that we would have something sweet to nosh on…

Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix

So…um….yeah.  This weather sucks lemons. Before we get to todays recipe and my witty ramblings, I want to point out the handy dandy little icon on the top right of this page.  YES!  The rumors are true! Brittany’s Pantry has joined INSTAGRAM!!!  Do you know what this means, faithful readers?  It means…

Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Did you ever try a food or a certain dish that those around you at the time couldn’t believe you had never had it before?  Were you in college when you took your first bite of cold pizza while surrounded by cold pizza eating veterans?  Maybe you were introduced to Cool Whip…

Snickers Salad

This dessert came to mind as I was thinking ahead to the candy that was about to invade our house.  It falls solidly into the category of, Why don’t I make this more often?  But also into the column of, Because I would eat it all in one sitting and have to…

Coffee Swirl Coffee Cake

I am so in love with this coffee cake. Adding coffee to baked goods at breakfast is nothing new.  But this recipe is fun, unique, and totally feeds my coffee cake addiction.  I really love coffee cake of any kind.  My Mom used to make it all the time when I was…

Banana Soft Serve Sundaes

I am taking a tiny step away from my Back To School Series and instead, have taken a giant leap toward a post that can be filed under the Holy Swiss Cheese It Is Freaking Hot Outside category. My daughter’s school has been let out early due to heat for most of…

Peanut Butter W/Honey, Cinnamon, & Cocoa: Back To School Post #1

Hi everyone! I know I have been kind of missing the last week or so and I have a good excuse.  Its summer!  I have been immersed in home improvement projects, little red wagon walks around the neighborhood, bike rides, picnics, and appointments!  I am also in the middle of trying to…

Ice Cream Sodas for a heat wave!

What a week!  I pretty much scrapped my plans for blog post this week for two reasons.  First of all, we are having a garage sale this week and as anyone who has ever had a garage sale knows, it kinda sucks.  Which leads me into my second reason: its HOT!!  Really…

Chocolate Cherry Almond Clusters

I have never really like almonds. Ok.  I shouldn’t say that.  Its not that I don’t like almonds, they just always seem to be in the way.  Ground up and coating my fish?  No thanks.  A whole, big, chunky almond in my trail mix?  Too big of a bite.  And for some…

Chocolate Cupcakes W/Orange Buttercream & A Celebration

So, yeah.  Things have been pretty busy around my house this week. My husband is off after a long crazy run at work and my daughter is finishing up first grade this week.  I have a birthday in a few days, my daughter has a birthday in a few days, and we…

Pomegranate Sorbet W/Mini Chocolate Chips

Greetings!  I am just popping in quick to share one of my favorite recipes! This past weekend was Race Weekend!  Otherwise known as the-weekend-my-family-comes-down-from-Minnesota-to-run-in-the-Illini-half-marathon!  My sister and her boyfriend drove down this year and surprised me by showing up with my other sister, just in from Seattle!  We had a wonderful little…