In my last post when I gave you a peak into my fridge, there was one thing I didn't mention. Did any of you notice the random bakery box in the before picture of my the refrigerator? Here--look again: And what was inside the box? This is what makes its way into the house if I don't keep a ...
Dessert recipes
Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
If you are obsessed with the chocolate + coconut combination like I am, you will love these cookies. A chocolate cookie base with chocolate chips and coconut added in? You really can't go wrong. It's just a bonus that these cookies happen to be healthy, too. These whole grain cookies are made ...
Healthy Indulgence: Dark Chocolate Brownie Cake
After my mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, I quit sugar cold turkey. I went six months without eating much sugar at all, unless it came from fruit. During that time my palate changed and I stopped craving it. It's amazing how our bodies work that way. Then I got pregnant and all bets were ...
Dairy-Free Carob Pudding
Would you believe me if I told you there was a way to make a delicious, creamy, chocolate-y pudding without any dairy or refined sugar? I wouldn't lead you astray. You definitely can. I've been making a "chocolate pudding" recipe from Gena's Choosing Raw for Meghan since she was about 20 ...
Ingredient Spotlight: Coconut Flour (and a Brownie Bite recipe)
Healthy white flour alternatives don't have to be limited to whole wheat. If you are looking for a healthy, non-wheat flour, you should look to coconut flour. What is it? Coconut flour is is defatted, dried coconut that is milled into a flour. The texture is similar to whole wheat flour. ...
Pure Joy Bars
I wasn't always the healthiest eater. In junior high, I ate an ice cream bar everyday with my lunch. After school, the snack I devoured, every single day, before my sports practices, was a Snickers bar. I certainly didn't grow up eating Larabars. I distinctly remember my first Almond Joy. My ...
Beat the Winter Blues Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
This recipe is my attempt to rebel against winter. No Mr. Winter, I'm not going to make soup today. What's that you say? You want me to cook a heavy casserole? Sorry, I've had it with your warming comfort foods. Enough is enough. Do you hear me? We. are. over. Next Wednesday is Ground Hog ...
Healthy Holiday Treat: Peanut Butter Snowballs
Is anyone else feeling bombarded with too many white sugar and white flour filled holiday treats? I love a good sugar cookie as much as the next person, but really, enough is enough. If you're ready to tone it down a bit while still having a delicious treat, this recipe is for you. These peanut ...
Grandma’s Famous Bread with Pumpkin Butter
Browsing through some old recipes, I came across my late grandmother's recipe for whole wheat molasses bread. One of the most prominent memories I have of time at my grandmother's house is eating this bread, toasted with apple butter. It seems she always had a fresh loaf with homemade apple butter ...
Vegan Coconut Cookies
Meghan's got a serious sweet tooth lately. She's always asking for cookies or chocolate pudding. I'm glad that her sweet cravings are not like her dad's, which usually involve either a tub of Grater's ice cream or a dozen Amish chocolate chip cookies. But this means that I have to be on my toes, ...
Toddler Tuesday: Homemade Larabars
Meghan has completely fallen in love with Larabars. 95% of the time when I tell her it is time for snack, she replies with, "Larabar, please, Mommy." She's got the manners down, and I'm actually pleased with her snack choice. They are great whole food snack bars made with basically just nuts and ...
Toddler Tuesday: A Hit and a Miss
I'm glad you found me in my new space! What do you think? Moving my blog from blogger to wordpress was more difficult than I imagined, but only because I'm not all that technically savvy. Once I figured it out, I realized the process was quite simple. If only it hadn't taken me hours to figure ...
