DIY Vegan Baileys Irish Cream

I love St. Patrick's Day... and now vegans can too.

Baileys Recipe via Oh She Glows

And if that's not enough for you, try these:

Bottoms Up! Irish Cream Hot Fudge Cupcakes from Heather Baird on Vimeo.

Slow-Cook Everything

I'm definitely not the best cook. And I'm even worse at baking. But ask any of my friends and they'll tell you that I will cook just about anything in a crock pot... I LOVE the convenience it offers and how even the simplest recipe can be transformed into something savory and flavorful! Crock pots aren't just for stews and meat anymore. Feast your eyes on these unique slow cooked recipes...

1. Chicken Nuggets, 2. Greek Yogurt, 3. Huevos Rancheros, 4. Candied Pecans

5. Mini Salted Caramel Cheesecake, 6. Mexican Cornbread, 7. Applesauce

8. Carrot Cake Oatmeal, 9. Caramel Apple Cider, 10. French Toast

11. Chex-Mix Snack, 12. Bourbon Banana Bread

Spoon Fork Bacon

The creators of Spoon Fork Bacon have a clever way of sharing their appetizing recipes- they use animated gifs! It's such a brilliant way of bringing their food to life! Doesn't it look like we could eat everything right off the screen? Love the site, love the recipes, love everything about Spoon Fork Bacon.

Arepa Pizza

Blackberry Meyer Gin & Tonics

Banana Bread French Toast

Tiny BLTs

Arancello

White Cheddar Black Pepper Scones

Homemade Cinnamon Apple Chips

Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth

It's blogs like Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth that help me to stay motivated on my journey toward a healthier lifestyle. This blog is my latest obsession when it comes to healthy recipe and fitness ideas. Catherine, the 22-year-old blogger from Los Angeles, shares her journey to getting healthy and offers up awesome DIY projects (like the DIY Workout Shirt below) and yummy recipe ideas! Take a look...

Carrot Cake Smoothie | Tofu & Wild Rice Stuffed Pepper

Light & Crispy Pizza | Quinoa Salad Stuffed Avocados

29 Sandwiches You've Never Tried

I love sandwiches. A lot. It's one of the few meals I can eat in my car without getting awkwardly stared at. This collection of hand-held deliciousness is, hands-down, the best I've found. Check out the simple and healthy recipes at Whole Living. Just be careful not to drool all over your computer... 

Chocolate Covered Vodka Strawberries

To get you through a case of the Mondays...

Vodka Chocolate Covered Strawberries

• Large Strawberries

• Chocolate Infused Vodka (Pinnacle)

• Melting Chocolate

Rinse strawberries and soak in Vodka for 24 hours. Remove from jar and pat dry. Dip into melted chocolate and let dry on wax paper. Enjoy!

via Thoughtfully Simple, Skinny Taste, Cargile Family Recipes

Pie... In An Apple

I'm seriously tempted to bring these to Thanksgiving dinner this year...  Apple Pie IN an Apple.

Clever. Healthy. Easy. Yep, meets my criteria for the perfect recipe! VIA

INGREDENTS:

For Each Medium Apple

1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour, 1/4 tsp powdered cinnamon

Sweet Pie Dough

1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup corn starch,

100g cold butter, 1 egg, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder

Holy Guacamole... Fries

It's not often I have a vocal reaction toward something I see on the internet. This recipe, however, not only made me shriek "whhhhaaa?!," it managed to place a huge grin across my face. Baked Avocado Fries. Almost sounds too good to be true, right? It's everything I could ever ask for in a recipe (not to mention this is something I can ACTUALLY make with the primitive baking skills I have...) If you can't already tell, I'm pretty flippin' excited to try this out... VIA

Ingredients:

1/4 cup flour
1 tsp kosher salt
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
2 firm-ripe medium avocados, pitted, peeled, and sliced into 1/2-in. wedges

Directions:

• Slice Avacodo.

• Mix the flour, egg, and panko.

• Place the fries on a drying rack and then on a cookie sheet.

• Spray with olive oil or non-stick spray.

• Bake 20 minutes at 450 degrees.

• Sprinkle with parmesan.

Strawberries for Memorial Day

Enjoy a patriotic chocolate covered strawberry via Grin & Bake It! Yummy. And have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!