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Diary of a Semi-Health Nut

ramblings + recipes of a semi-healthy nut

Hi! I’m Amanda.

I’m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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Apple Cider Cupcakes and Pumpkin Pie Shots

October 27, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday!  I hope you all slept in or if you did not, I hope you got up early to do something awesome.  Such as running 10 miles.  Or baking a pie.  Or leaving for a tropical vacation.  Or whatever you define as awesome.  I made myself coffee, which usually seems too time…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: apple, applesauce, baking with applesauce, cupcakes, fall, Halloween, party

Granookie Bars + Sweet Talk

January 20, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I hope you are all having a lovely Friday and that you have weekend plans that are making you excited.  Or that the lack of plans you have are also making you excited to have a relaxing weekend. I am currently mowing down on a piece of my delicious Granookie Bars (Granola +…

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Filed Under: cookies, granola, nutrition Tagged With: applesauce, bar, chocolate chip, cookies, granola

*Applesauce* Cookies are POSSIBLE

June 25, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Saturday everyone!!  It was a rainy morning so I didn’t have to go into work at the farmer’s market!  (Woo-Hoo) Sometimes I like to EXPERIMENT with baking…which is a tricky thing because baking is a science. I bought some CRAISINS at the store the other day…thinking I should use them somehow.  That’s how it…

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Filed Under: cookies, dessert Tagged With: applesauce, baking with applesauce, cookies, craisins, dessert, healthy dessert, oatmeal cookies, science of baking

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S’mores Cookie Dough Pie in a Skillet

S'mores cookie dough pie in skillet

Grilled S’mores Banana Boats

grilled s'mores banana boats before and after

Banana Funfetti protein Cookies

banana funfetti protein cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

{WIAW #42} Mexican Tacos and Dessert Fail

Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

chewy almond funfetti cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com perfect for customizing for any holiday including the 4th of july! #yum #recipe #cookies #dessert

{WIAW #66} Moving Day + Archive Eats

[IMM Link-Up #9] Chocolate Covered Strawberries

chocolate covered strawberries with sprinkles with sprinkles

GF Pumpkin Spice Browned Butter Protein Bites

gf pumpkin spice browned butter protein bites via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

Raspberry Homemade Fruit Roll Ups with Frozen Fruit

easy DIY homemade fruit roll ups. great as a snack, a semi-healthy treat, or for fueling for a run. via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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berry swirl oat bread with whipped goat cheese spread via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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