The Year of Living Audaciously

Former food blog, now travel blog - following my year as a Fulbright ETA in Indonesia

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Breakfast:

  • (G-team) Banana Bread
  • Banana Walnut Muffins
  • ‘Blown Away’ Blueberry Muffins
  • Blueberry Buttermilk Scones
  • Brown Sugar Carrot Bread with Almonds and Coconut
  • Cinnamon Quinoa Bake
  • Cranberry Pecan Muffins
  • Chocolate, Raspberry and Walnut Breakfast Quinoa
  • Lemon Raspberry Muffins
  • Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
  • Peanut Butter Banana Bread
  • Pumpkin Millet Muffins
  • SteelCut Oats with Cardamom, Vanilla and Bananas
  • Sweet Potato Bread
  • Sweet Potato, Kale & Black Bean Hash
  • Warm and Nutty Cinnamon Quinoa
  • Zucchini Sunflower Bread

Appetizers:

  • Blackberry Pizza with Goat Cheese, Honey and Pistachios
  • Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette
  • Caramelized Onion, Dijon, Gruyere Puff Pastry
  • Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Tart
  • Falafel Hummus
  • Peach, Prosciutto, and Pistachio Pizza
  • Pear Bites with Pancetta, Goat Cheese and Honey
  • Pear Butter
  • Pumpkin Pie Dip
  • Rosemary Roasted Cashews
  • Salted Pecan Butter

Salads/Sides:

  • Avocado Chicken Salad
  • Brown Butter Vanilla Brussels Sprouts
  • Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette
  • Corn, Zucchini, Green Chili and Lime Salad
  • Edamame Quinoa Salad
  • Falafel Hummus
  • French Lentil Salad
  • Grilled Peach Salad with Mozzarella and Arugula
  • Lemon Couscous Salad with Asparagus and Tomatoes
  • Lemon Risotto
  • Lentil Quinoa Salad
  • Orange Cranberry Sauce
  • Pear Butter
  • Potato Salad with Green Beans and Salsa Verde
  • Quinoa Salad with Apples, Walnuts, Dates and Gouda
  • Roasted Beets and Root Vegetables with Quinoa
  • Sautéed Sweet Potatoes with Lemon Parsley Gremolata
  • Southwestern Grilled Chicken and Black Bean Tomato Salad
  • Stunningly Simple Asparagus
  • Summertime Salad
  • Superfood Fall Salad
  • Winter Salad with Sweet Potatoes, Pomegranates, Goat Cheese and More

Breads:

  • (G-team) Banana Bread
  • Brown Sugar Carrot Bread with Almonds and Coconut
  • Lemon Rosemary Bread with Lemon Glaze
  • Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
  • Peanut Butter Banana Bread
  • Pumpkin Gingerbread with Pumpkin Spice Glaze
  • Sweet Potato Bread
  • Whole Grain Basil Bread
  • Zucchini Sunflower Bread

Main Course:

  • Black Bean and Veggie Quesadillas
  • Blackberry Pizza with Goat Cheese, Honey and Pistachios
  • Blueberry Basil Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • Braided Calzones
  • Brown Butter Parmesan Chicken Penne
  • Caprese Grilled Chicken
  • Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Tart 
  • Chicken and Black Bean Stuffed Burritos
  • Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas
  • Chicken Enchiladas with Green Sauce
  • Corn and Poblano Lasagna
  • Crockpot Sweet Potato Basil Soup
  • Fresh Summer Pasta with Lemon, Chicken, and Peas
  • Gnocchi in Tomato Vegetable Sauce
  • Lemon Dill Chicken
  • Mexican Chicken Quinoa Casserole
  • Peach, Prosciutto, and Pistachio Pizza
  • Quinoa Mac and Cheese
  • Quinoa Peanut Soup
  • Roasted Acorn Squash with Wild Rice Stuffing
  • Roasted Sweet Pepper Rolls with Caper-Pinenut Stuffing
  • Rotini with Chicken, Roasted Asparagus and Balsamic Butter
  • Spaghetti Squash with Thai Peanut Sauce
  • Superbowl Southwest Chili
  • Sweet Potato, Kale & Black Bean Hash
  • Tomato and Quinoa Bisque
  • Turkey Meatballs with Honey Garlic Soy Sauce
  • Whole Wheat Pasta with Butternut Squash Sauce, Cauliflower, Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts

Desserts:

  • Angel Food Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
  • Blackberry Brownies
  • Blueberry Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt
  • Bourbon-Caramel Pumpkin Pie
  • Candy Cane Cookies
  • Caramel Puppy Chow
  • Cinnamon Sugar “Oh My Gosh” Rolls
  • Cookie Dough Cupcakes
  • Deep Dish Apple Pie
  • Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies
  • French Apple Tart
  • Gingerbread Men
  • Honey Almond Caramel Crunch Topped Cake with Custard Filling
  • Honey Lavender Ice Cream
  • Lemon Crinkle Cookies
  • Lemon Rosemary Bread with Lemon Glaze
  • Lemonade Cake
  • Mocha Cookies
  • Nutella Cheesecake Bars
  • Peach Pretzel Ice Cream, Vegan
  • Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Peanut Butter Cheerio Treats
  • Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
  • Peanut Butter S’mores Bars
  • Peppermint Bark
  • Peppermint Bark Popcorn
  • Pumpkin Gingerbread with Pumpkin Spice Glaze
  • Pumpkin Millet Muffins
  • Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • Pumpkin Spice Biscotti
  • Red Wine Velvet Cake
  • Salted Rice Krispy Treats
  • Salted Caramel Brownies
  • Salted Caramel Cupcakes
  • Snickerdoodle Cake
  • Spritz Cookies
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
  • Strawberry Shortcakes with Lemon Cream
  • Sugar Cookies
  • Vanilla Bean Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce
  • Walnut Breton Cake

Snacks:

  • Anything and Everything, Chewy Granola Bars
  • Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Other:

  • Perfect Pizza Sauce
  • Salted Pecan Butter

Comments

  1. novri says

    June 19, 2013 at 8:22 am

    Hi girl… Please share me the dessert that you brought to the office today, please 🙂

  2. mfindlay8272 says

    June 19, 2013 at 8:24 am

    I’m literally typing it up right now 🙂 give me ten minutes!

  3. novri says

    June 19, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    Awesome… Thank you Mac 🙂 i will try to make them this weekend

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Meet Mackenzie

Hi! I'm Mackenzie! I'm currently a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Indonesia! I'm writing all about my year on this blog and hope you'll follow along on this journey! Read More…

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Students and Indonesian Friends: Please don't take anything I say here as critical of my experience or you and your culture. Rather, through this blog I want to share my experience in your country with my friends and family in America! I may write and laugh about a lot of things that are different but none of it is bad, it's just different!

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Mackenzie

Hi! I'm Mackenzie! I'm currently a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Indonesia! I'm writing all about my year on this blog and hope you'll follow along on this journey! Read More…

A Look Back

Mexican Chicken Quinoa Casserole - this is an EASY, HEALTHY casserole that your whole family will love!
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