Experiment In The Kitchen- Spice It Up!

KISSYTINA's Other Secrets of Success

• The power of MUSIC

Popular Cooking Secrets

• Make extra food at dinner for lunch tomorrow!
• No More Brown Bananas

Other Cooking Secrets

• Make 2 casseroles and freeze the second - but wait! There's more!
• Cut sodium intake down, use Seasoned Pepper instead of Salt.

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• healthy eating
• cooking
• food

Easy flavored coffee

When cool weather rolls around, I tend to crave flavored coffees.
I like adding spices (such as pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, or nutmeg), cocoa powder, and natural vanilla and/or almond extracts to create my own little flavors right in my kitchen without having to use caloric or artificial chemical-laden coffee syrups.
The trick is to add your flavorings to the grounds BEFORE brewing so that they brew with the grounds.

Spread out that snack

Sometimes I just have to have that sweet candy, especially the seasonal - Spice drops, candy corn, jelly beans, mini chocolate eggs, etc. I put a serving in a container and leave it on the kitchen counter and allow myself just one piece each time I go to the kitchen. This way I know I really want it rather than eating it mindlessly, plus I burn a couple calories before I eat it.
This also works with M-n-M's; skittles, almonds, anything that has smaller pieces.

Make it yourself!

There are SO many awesome protein bars on the market but at $2 and up a clip, they get expensive! My secret has been experimenting in my own kitchen and making them myself. Not only do I save money but I get exactly what *I* want in my bars!