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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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Lemon Snickerdoodle Funfetti Cookies

March 25, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

Lemon Snickerdoodle Funfetti Cookies 2 via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

The light, airy, buttery cookie gives off a bite of tart lemon and is offset perfectly by the signature snickerdoodle cinnamon/sugar coating. This is the perfect dessert to welcome in spring, bring to your family Easter shindig, or just to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Filed Under: cookies, Dave, dessert, kid friendly, nut free, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: cookie, cookies, funfetti, recipe

Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

July 17, 2014 by Amanda R DeWitt

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

7 things that are making me happy INCLUDING my new Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies!

Filed Under: cookies, dessert, food, ramble, recipe Tagged With: cookie, cookies, dessert, food, ramble, recipe

Pumpkin Spice Skillet Cookie with Cinnamon Glaze

October 29, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

pumpkin spice skillet cookie

This amazing pumpkin spice skillet cookie tastes just like Thanksgiving…all warm and spiced and delicious.

Filed Under: cookies, dessert, pumpkin, recipe, SHN Eats Tagged With: cookie, fall, MIMM, pumpkin, recipe, skillet cookie, treat yourself

M+M Butter Cookie Bars + Exciting News!

September 3, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

After last week’s Butter vs Margarine post (with lots of pros and cons on both butter and margarine), you probably know that I’m cool with having butter in moderation. Which is good, because these bars taste buttery and delicious. After having Becky’s s’mores cookie dough bars a few weeks ago, I could not get them…

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Filed Under: life, twin cities Tagged With: bar, cookie, twin cities

The Salted Skillet Cookie…. with Toffee and Chocolate

July 23, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Thanks for the thoughtful comments on Sunday’s post.  I am pretty sure I will always have seasons of self-doubt and anxiety in blogging, but it really helps to know I’m not alone! I found out that one thing I do like is having my posts done the night before I want them on the blog…

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Filed Under: dessert, recipe Tagged With: cookie, dessert, salted

{Friday Five Foodie Finds #26}

January 18, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

 Happy Friday Friends! I’m bringing back Friday Five Foodie Finds!  Maybe.  I tend to have commitment issues when it comes to blogging since this is supposed to be a hobby.  But I will likely be looking more for good recipes that I can make at my new apartment because I feel a little in a…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: cookie, cookies, Friday Finds, no-bake, pasta

Semi-healthy Chocolate Chip Caramel Shortbreads

December 20, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Most of my recipes on this blog aren’t revolutionary.  Tasty, but really, I am just a college gal who has a love for baking and nutrition, not a culinary genius.  Some recipes I have simply modified from other recipes, which of course I cite those sources.  This is one of those instances. I…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: baking, Christmas, cookie, semi-healthy

{WIAW #45} Five Guys Burger and Fries

November 8, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! WIAW {What I Ate Wednesday} or WIBEL {What I’ve Been Eating Lately} (More of my WIAW here.) Yep, that was my intro.  Here’s the food! Breakfast:  On days I travel to school, this is exactly what my breakfast looks like.  Crunchy peanut butter and jelly toast with my gummy vitamins and allergy meds…

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Filed Under: restaurant, salad, SHN Eats Tagged With: burger, cookie, restaurant, salad

Whole Wheat Lemon Snickerdoodle Cookie

July 30, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Chewy semi-healthy lemon cookies with a yummy cinnamon sugar snickerdoodle cookie crust.

Filed Under: cookies, dessert, recipe Tagged With: cookie

{WIAW #33} One Long Day

July 26, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Boy am I having trouble focusing today!  (I may or may not be WAY TOO excited about all of the guest posting I’ve been doing…it’s so fun to connect with different crowds!!  Although, I love blogging for my friends here best!) Have you ever had one of those days where there’s a bazillion…

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Filed Under: SHN Eats Tagged With: cookie, nut butter, turkey sandwich

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