Mmm chocolate avocado pudding.

Avocado pudding? Sounded crazy to me but it turned out to be crazy good. I used this recipe as a base and then improvised a bit.

I ended up tossing the following in the blender:

1 avocado
1 overripe banana
3 tbsp cacao powder
A squirt of agave
A pinch of salt
A splash of vanilla
1/2 cup almond milk

Strangely, it didn't taste like banana or avocado, just chocolate creamy goodness. Well, maybe there was a hint of banana... Chill the pudding mixture and top with granola for best results.

When toothbrushes spoon.

Bear Hug

Paul Zak says we need eight hugs a day to be happy. I agree. Bear hugs count for double.

Homemade Coasters

Wish you were here

Take my shoulder and my jacket.

Nutella Acorns and Caramel Apple Cookies

Fall is time for cinnamon, almonds, apples and the end of New York humidity. To celebrate, I baked these treats.

The caramel stuffed apple cookies were originally supposed to be the cider cookies seen here.  However, I couldn’t find powdered cider mix so I substituted it for one box of Jiffy apple muffin mix and ½ cup brown sugar. The cookies are delicious. 

The acorns are super effortless — no baking needed. (Unless, you’re hardcore and want to bake your own donuts.) Follow the acorn instructions here.

For these, I would highly suggest cake donut holes rather than glazed. I also used almonds instead of toffee bits and sprinkles. The acorns were tasty but while eating them I kept wondering, “what all is in my mouth?”.  At the end of the day, the acorns probably look better than they taste.