Health Benefits of Wheat Germ

You can sneak this powerful punch of vitamins and nutrients in about anything you bake! :) I love knowing that adding this can add so much for my health! If you can buy this raw or in bulk it can be pretty inexpensive. The toasted version that you can buy in a jar is much pricier (if thats a word!). :)

Wheat Germ is rich in:
-Vitamin E- an antioxidant which is good for skin and anti-aging
-Vitamin B's- support and increase metabolism, maintain healthy skin and muscle tone, enhance immune and nervous system functions.
-Folic Acid-Great in aiding cell growth (especially during pregnancy), decrease the risk of cancer
-Omega 3 fatty acids
-Octacsanol-fights against muscular disorders like muscular dystophy, lowers bad cholesterol levels, improves muscular energy and provides endurance during exercise, improves reflexes, improves the utilization of oxygen during exercise.

Grandma's Apple Muffins

I know I say this a lot, but I think these are one of my new favorites!! I took my Great Grandma's apple cake recipe and made them into muffins instead :) They are super wonderful! (Especially warm :))





4c. peeled, chopped apples


2c. brown sugar (or honey)


1 tsp. salt


1 tsp. baking powder


1 tsp. baking soda


1 tsp. cinnamon


1/2 canola oil


2 eggs



2 1/2c. flour ( I used half wheat and half unbleached white)


Mix all ingredients well. Fill greased muffin tin cups about 3/4 full. Bake for 15-18 min. ENJOY!

Soft Pretzels

Yum! I love soft pretzels! They are a fun treat for your family, especially on movie nite :)

1 1/2 c. warm water

1 1/8 tsp. active dry yeast

2 Tbsp. honey (original recipe had brown sugar)

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1c. bread flour

3c. all purp., unbleached flour

Mix and knead together all ingredients. Let rest for 10-20 min. In the mean time, prepare your soda bath in a shallow dish:

2c. warm water

2 Tbsp. baking soda

When your dough is done resting, cut off a piece of dough and roll into a long rope and shape into a pretzel. You can also make pretzel sticks. Then dip the tops of the pretzels into the soda bath. Place them on a lightly greased baking sheet. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Let pretzels rest in the mean time. When oven is heated, bake them for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, get:

4 Tbsp. butter, melted

course sea salt

(you can also make these with cinnamon and sugar and dip in frosting!)

When pretzels are done baking, brush with the melted butter and salt right away.

Then, Serve!!! Enjoy! We dip ours in nacho cheese! :)

Golden Banana Muffins

This is a simple muffin recipe :) I love simple :) And I love muffins! :) Enjoy!!

1 egg

1/3c. milk

1/2c. canola oil

1 1/2c. unbleached, all purp. flour

1/3c. honey

1/4c. flax

3 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin tin. In a medium bowl beat egg, then stir in milk, oil, and honey. Stir in remaining ingredients until well combined. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan while hot. Yield-1 dozen