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Easy & Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

January 5, 2016 by Darci Bos Leave a Comment

Since the New Year I have, like most of the world, been wanting to change my diet. Its really hard when you have little picky eaters, teenagers and hungry husbands. I have also been wanting to get serious about my blog and really start posting what YOU want to see & hear. So I came up with a survey to better understand my followers and so far the majority of you want healthier options. (If you haven’t taken the survey yet, please do so here) So it’s as if you are all forcing me to eat healthier! Haha, hey we can all use a little motivation here and there!

So last week I had bought some bananas thinking they would get eaten….well we were so busy that literally NONE of them were eaten! I didn’t want to waste them so I thought why not bake with them. Now when I think of healthy baking I think EWE! So let me just tell you, if I post something healthy, it will definitely taste good because I am super picky.

Today I have for you some super easy and healthy Peanut Butter Banana Muffins. Even better, with Chocolate Chips! Now I know chocolate isn’t necessarily healthy, I used semi-sweet, you can use dark or opt out completely if you’d like and they would still be delish!

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The Today Show

November 13, 2014 by Darci Bos 1 Comment

As my plane was landing in New York I was filled with all kinds of emotions. Excited, nervous, scared, happy, etc… I wished my family could be there. To be honest I have never traveled alone like that before without someone picking me up on the other side.

The Today Show had a black car service pick me up, I felt pretty special! My driver on the other hand wasn’t very talkative. The streets are filled with cars weaving in and out, side walks filled with people walking so fast like they are late for something. We pulled up to my hotel and immediately I was filled with anxiety. Just walking up to the door I felt like I had to merge into oncoming walking traffic. The front desk people weren’t very nice and all I saw were business suits, I felt out of place.

Now up in my room I wanted to explore the city, but for some reason I was scared and unsure. So I first decided to eat dinner in my hotel. Now this was nice! It was an enclosed patio overlooking Rockefeller Center. I was alone and it was very peaceful.

Now my nerves had calmed and I decided to go for a walk. So glad I did!

Everything was so pretty!

I could hardly sleep that night, just going over and over in my head what I would say and do. I mean this is national television we are talking about! Everyone was so nice at The Today Show. My fellow contestants and especially Joy Bauer. She was the sweetest! If you haven’t already you need to check out her website She’s all about health! My first time on TV, I felt awkward and shy, but still had fun and who knows, maybe will get to do it again!! Here are some pictures from the show!

Here is the link to my “Thank God For Oats Stuffing” recipe! Hope you enjoy this as much as they did!

Contests….

November 10, 2014 by Darci Bos 9 Comments

For those of you who don’t already know, I was selected as a top 3 finalist for my “Thank God For Oats Stuffing” recipe for Joy Bauer’s “Too Good To Be Healthy Contest” I will be on the Today Show this wednesday morning along with the two other contestants and the judges will try our dish and chose a winner! I am flying to New York for my very first time, this is so crazy!

I really can’t believe it.

I also got news yesterday that my Crunchy “Butterscotch-a-roo” Brownies are a top 3 finalist in a competition in Chicago this Friday. This is a really cool event. It’s called America’s Baking and Sweets Show. It is a huge convention at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Chicago. There were a bunch of categories and I entered into 4 and the one that got chosen was my Butterscotch Brownies! I get to see a professional chef bake up my brownie recipe and celebrity judges try them and pick a winner.

So, with all that said, I have a busy week ahead of me! Stay tuned to see if I end up winning anything, crossing my fingers!