The Story: Now that it’s October, the bottom of the food pyramid is all pumpkin. Bring it on! Today is the LAST day to enter the KitchenAid Giveaway! And guess what, for all you loyal readers out there, I will give you another way to enter! Simply pin this recipe (Pumpkin Puppy Chow) or…
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Mocha Puppy Chow
The Story: I’m not a coffee drinker, but two things about it always make me crack a smile. The smell–I love it. Maybe it’s because I’m a Northwest girl and we have a Starbucks on every corner or maybe it just brings back cozy memories. But either way, I always linger when I pass by…
Chocolate Chip Puppy Chow
The Story: The school lunch. Bag or box? Fritos or Doritos? Juice or water? Cookies or brownie? Apple or nectarine? It’s war out there on the playground. You never know what will survive and what will sabotage the whole mission. You have to pick what will travel best over what actually tastes best. Yes, you will…
Salted Chocolate Puppy Chow with Pretzels
The Story: My first day at a new high school. I hopped out of my mother’s car ready to start the adventure of being “the new girl.” I was awkward and shy with my frizzy hair but I was hoping to fit in all the same. I had my books in one hand, lunch in…
Snickerdoodle Puppy Chow
The Story: Well all remember them. The things our parents used to say to us that actually made no sense at all. Weren’t they supposed to be TEACHING us as kids and not filling our minds with worthless phrases? “See Ya Later Alligator!” :We aren’t alligators nor is it nice to infer your child looks…
Heath Bar Puppy Chow
The Story: A post on a Friday? I know, your world has been turned upside down. But I decided most people were a tad busy yesterday, so I waited to share another recipe. Puppy Chow. Some people call them Muddy Buddies, some people get mad at me and tell me I’m killing dogs by calling…
Dirt Puppy Chow
The Story: Confession: I always have food with me. I just can’t go anywhere without some chocolate in my purse or a granola bar in my pocket. So naturally, I was sitting in church a few weeks ago with a bag full of this stuff. And the 7-year-old boy in front of me kept glancing over…
Butterfinger Puppy Chow
The Story: I remember the first time I ever had this so called “Puppy Chow” or “Muddy Buddies” whatever you want to call it. I was at a wedding reception at my friend’s house and it was this weird looking white-coated powdery stuff served in little souffle cups. But I wasn’t a picky eater, so…
Peanut Butter & Jelly Puppy Chow
The Story: Most kids got Gushers, Doritos, and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in their lunch box. But with a brother allergic to peanut butter… I got cold pesto pasta with tomatoes, cucumbers and capers. I thought I was going to be the loser at lunch with the weird green pasta. I thought about…
Chocolate Pistachio Puppy Chow
The Story: One of my favorite things to do on Sunday is come home from church, take off my tight pencil skirt, 4-inch heels, silk blouse and slip on some cozy sweats and a flannel button-up. But I’m always too tired to take of the jewelry. So all day long I have on a comfy…
Peanut Butter Brownie Puppy Chow
The Story: The best part about my mother making brownies when I was a kid? I got to lick the spoon and bowl. But I always hated it when she’d use a spatula to scrape the bowl clean leaving almost nothing for me. I would just sat there with puppy dog eyes looking like someone…
Chocolate Hazelnut Puppy Chow
The Story: “What did you do with my Puppy Chow!?” This is how I woke up a few days ago. My roommate stormed into my bedroom because she had searched the entire apartment all morning long looking for the 3 batches of chow I made the day before… and she couldn’t find it. Well of…
