Cakes and Cupcakes Archives

So I saw some lady on Martha Stewart, or maybe it was Oprah, like 10 years ago (I think, I don't really know when it was but it was a long time ago) and she was making individual microwave mug cakes. I thought the idea was kind of silly and figured the cake would taste pretty bad. Fast forward all these years, I don't know what possessed me to revisit the idea but I looked up recipes online and decided to make my own adaptation. Oh.My.Goodness. Why did I wait so long to try this? Several of the ones I looked at had 3 Tablespoons of butter (per cake). Yikes! And I am in no way implying that … [Read more...]

Happy 2nd Birthday Nutritious Eats + a GIVEAWAY!

Nutritious Eats turned TWO last month. I meant to celebrate earlier but I've already mentioned how crazy October is for our family. I can't believe that I have only been blogging for 2 years yet I can't believe how fast the time has flown. I dreamed of starting this blog years before I actually did. I would sit at work (on my breaks of course) and look for available domain names. Of course all the potential blog names from my original list were already taken. It literally took over a year to find a free name and one that I really liked. Come to think of it now, it would be fun to look back at … [Read more...]