by Cait @ Beyond Bananas on April 5, 2013
I am a huge fan of swap-outs when it comes to cooking, baking, and snacking. In fact, there are not many recipes that I do NOT make a single swap. (Well, unless it is a new recipe that I am making for a large group of people on limited them. If this is the case, I don’t want to experiment and make something nasty.)
If you recall, I received a bunch of yummy products from Sunsweet a couple of months ago. One of the products that peeked my interested was the Amazin’s. Chopped prunes. Ready to enter any recipe. Deserts, entrees… the possibilities are endless.
I definitely tend to indulge in my sweet tooth more so than savory dishes – so I wanted to bake something.. something I love. Oatmeal cookies? Uhh. only my favorite. Oatmeal Prune cookies? Sure! Why not?!
But why prunes instead of raisins or other dried fruits? Believe it or not – prunes are the way to go. To find out why … you’ll just have to check out my post over on Spry to see why prunes are such a better dried fruit to use! 
And as for these delicious cookies… well, I suggest you make them ASAP!
You can find the cookie recipe – as well as tons of creative recipe using many Sunsweet Products right on the Sunsweet site!
And don’t forget – you can STILL enter to win $1000 dollars in the Amazing Prune Sweepstakes! Hurry before time runs out!
What is your favorite ingredient swap?
Thank you to Sunsweet for being a sponsor. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own.
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by Cait @ Beyond Bananas on April 3, 2013
(Insert awkward greeting after a near 2 month hiatus). Actually.. let’s just jump straight to the point. I’ve been gone. I’ve been busy.. but if you ask with what, I probably couldn’t give you an answer. When it comes down to it, I just didn’t feel like blogging.
See, I have a little bit of an obsessive personality. I tend to find something I like and then put way too much of my time and effort into it – thus taking away from more important aspects of my life.
But, I think I am ready to jump back in and blog on a more regular basis. I’ve done a lot of (well, I don’t want to call it soul searching.. so let’s just go with reflecting). If you are still reading – or still have me in your reader (which by the way, I don’t what I am going to do when google reader shuts down in a few mere months) – thanks for sticking around.. and maybe I will post something worthwhile.
Can I catch up on life? Umm.. Not really. I just checked out my camera roll. It is filled with unpostable teacher pictures. But I can tell you I’ve been living life with my family.. enjoying time with my husband
my pooch..
and all others who are important.
Also – a special congrats to Kaitlin – who just got engaged! , Chelsey – who is pregnant with TWINS!, and a special prayer for Ashley who just had her beautiful baby, Hunter – who has had a rough go at it in his first few days of life. (See, I’ve kept up.. kind of).
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Catch up up on other important news!
What do you plan to do when google reader is nonexistent?!
