Baking – Live Well with Alison

Quinoa Salad

Good evening folks! Well it’s been a great week: I discovered microwave scrambled eggs! Who knew?!? And why didn’t they tell me? After my mom saw the photo of my breakfast she commented that apparently my dad knew…why has he been holding out on me all these years? 🙂 I saw this on a listContinue reading “Quinoa Salad”

Cupcakes, Muffins, and an Early Morning – Oh My!

Good morning all! I baked up these little gems on Thursday night to take to work on Friday for a treat day. Healthy Banana Oat Muffins – gluten free, no flour, no sugar, no butter or oil. But they are super tasty, I promise! And easy. I also added blueberries to mine this time. I’veContinue reading “Cupcakes, Muffins, and an Early Morning – Oh My!”

Homemade Restaurant-Style Salsa

Hi Friends! Happy Saturday! So I’ve been M.I.A. this week due to some baking projects that took up most of my time outside of work. I started on Tuesday with the fondant decorations, Wednesday was cake/cupcake baking and frosting making, Thursday was Zumba and frosting/decorating cupcakes, and finishing on Friday evening assembling, filling, frosting, andContinue reading “Homemade Restaurant-Style Salsa”

Tropical Coconut Cheesecake

Good evening! It is another gorgeous day here in MI and I am enjoying it while I type up this post on my balcony. I had planned to go running after work, but I am just not acclimated to the heat yet, so decided to wait until a little later in hopes that it willContinue reading “Tropical Coconut Cheesecake”

Weekend Recap: How delightful!

This past weekend started off with this yummy dinner Noah and I cooked on Friday night – Vegetarian Tortilla Casserole. Recipe coming soon! Easy to make, light and tasty!Then I enjoyed this delicious chocolate covered marshmallow – made by Grocer’s Daughter Chocolates – that was part of my birthday box from Joanne! I LOVE marshmallowsContinue reading “Weekend Recap: How delightful!”

A New Baking Adventure

Today at work was exhausting, so I was happy to go back to Zumba (after a long hiatus) afterwards. I LOVE the music and just being able to have fun while working out! I don’t always get all the moves right, but I figure as long as I’m moving that’s all that matters 🙂 IContinue reading “A New Baking Adventure”

Easter Weekend and a Shark Cake

My weekend started early on Thursday evening after work since I had Good Friday off as a paid holiday. Noah finished up a 2-day conference for work on Thursday so I met him and some of his co-workers in East Lansing at HopCat for happy hour. I told Noah a couple weeks ago that IContinue reading “Easter Weekend and a Shark Cake”

NatureBox and An Early Birthday Present

Today was a day of treats and surprises! Our most recent NatureBox arrived today! First of all, I LOVE getting packages (so these subscription services are awesome!) and second of all, I really enjoy the snacks we’ve been getting in our boxes. They seem to be just the right amount to get us through theContinue reading “NatureBox and An Early Birthday Present”

Homemade Clif Bars

So I mentioned that I made homemade Clif bars last night. I used this recipe to start. I also added mini chocolate chips – it was a good thing too as these turned out (just) okay. I like the texture, but the flavor left a little to be desired. I think the next time I makeContinue reading “Homemade Clif Bars”

Books and Cupcakes

So my day yesterday was spent at work then going to the eye doctor – I’ll be getting new everyday glasses and a pair of sport glasses for running (super excited for those!), then I came home and got started on these little gems… Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Chocolate Chip Buttercream and Vanilla Cupcakes withContinue reading “Books and Cupcakes”