This afternoon was full of baking/cooking ~ how appropriate for Valentine’s Day!  However, all of my creations were SO wholesome and I’m so proud of myself haha…

I started out by making OhSheGlow’s Banana Bread Larabars.  I did sample some of the “dough” and it tasted identical to a Larabar!  I can’t wait to try these.  I doubled her recipe and cut them into 8 mini bars.  Here’s one of the bars

Then I made a special dessert to bring with me to the Comedy Show tonight:  Nature’s Path Double Brownie Mix.  I subbed the oil it called for with unsweetened applesauce and honestly, I didn’t taste ANY of the batter – so proud of myself, that’s a huge accomplishment!  I topped the batter with 3 chopped dark chocolate squares for extra goodness and cut them into 14 mini brownies.  Hopefully our table will enjoy them after dinner tonight!  Dessert is provided but I wanted to equip myself with a healthy treat instead

Then I made homemade hot hummus (using crushed red pepper) in my vitamix.

And finally, I just inhaled a snack of a Gala apple with (yet again) crunchy peanut butter.

Now it’s off to grab my purse, brownies, and Bill of course… and head out!  Chances are I won’t be posting tonight, so I’ll be back tomorrow!