Homemade Chocolate Syrup

As you may know, I try to, whenever possible, keep the food I buy/eat as unprocessed/natural as possible. Michael fights me on this.

He says he isn't against it in general, just that we can't afford to not just buy whatever is cheapest. Plus, that boy loves Cheetos, Kool-Aid, etc. But sometimes, I attempt to replace his unhealthy faves with something a little better. He drinks chocolate milk pretty much every morning, and I really hated having to use Hershey's chocolate syrup, knowing all the gunk that was in there. So, when I found this recipe on Annie's Eats, I was ecstatic! I made it almost right away! 

Now, this chocolate syrup still isn't healthy, but it certainly is A LOT better! There are only a handful of ingredients, and you more than likely have all of them already. Plus-this syrup has a much richer, tasty chocolate flavor, so you can use less than you normally would!

Michael even admitted it's better than Hershey's.

Use this chocolate syrup for drinks, over ice cream, or whatever you normally use chocolate syrup for. 

Featured Friday over at Momma's Meals

I’m so excited to be a Featured Co-Host with Tammi from Momma’s Meals. Tammi is the Momma and Cook behind www.mommameals.wordpress.com. Every Friday she has “Featured Friday’s”, where she asks someone new to Co-Host with her. This week, Tammi asked me and I was super excited to accept! All she does is choose a recipe from my collection, and make it in her own kitchen for her and her family. Then, she posts pictures and comments about it! Doesn't that sound fun? Check it out here and be sure to tell her I say hello :) Happy Friday all!

Browned Butter Peanut Butter Cookies + Peanut Butter & Co

There's a little shop in lower Manhattan called Peanut Butter & Co. About a year ago, while my best friend Alex was visiting, we made a trip out there to eat some huge and delicious peanut butter sandwiches, share a peanut butter sundae, and buy some jars of peanut butter to take home. If you're not familiar with PB & Co, you should be. I could talk about them all day. But visit their web site, google them, you'll become enlightened. They're not only a sandwich shop-they produce 10 varieties of amazingly delicious and addictive peanut butters: Smooth Operator, Crunch Time, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, The Heat Is On, White Chocolate Wonderful, Dark Chocolate Dreams, The Bee's Knees, Mighty Maple, Old Fashioned Smooth, and Old Fashioned Crunchy. (visit here to find them in a store near you, or you can always order online). They don't just sell peanut butter either-what they sell encompass all you would want/need that goes along with it. They love peanut butter. I love peanut butter. Match made in heaven. So, I was super stoked when they sent me a shipment including 2 of my favorites of the amazing PB & Co peanut butters: