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. Â A chocolate cookie base with chocolate chips and coconut added in? Â You really can't go wrong. It's just a bonus that these cookies happen to be healthy, too. Â 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. Â I went six months without eating much sugar at all, unless it came from fruit. Â During that time my palate changed and I stopped craving it. Â It's amazing how our bodies work that way. Â 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 ...
Peanut Butter Chocolate Spread Recipe (Healthy snack idea!)
This Peanut Butter-Chocolate Spread takes minutes to mix together and yields a sweet treat that is healthy and delicious! Is there a better flavor combination out there than peanut butter + chocolate? Â Really--is there? Peanut butter and chocolate just go together, but you don't really think of ...
Ingredient Spotlight: Coconut Flour (and a Brownie Bite recipe)
Healthy white flour alternatives don't have to be limited to whole wheat. Â 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. Â The texture is similar to whole wheat flour. ...
Pure Joy Bars
I wasn't always the healthiest eater. Â In junior high, I ate an ice cream bar everyday with my lunch. Â After school, the snack I devoured, every single day, before my sports practices, was a Snickers bar. Â I certainly didn't grow up eating Larabars. I distinctly remember my first Almond Joy. Â My ...
Beat the Winter Blues Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
This recipe is my attempt to rebel against winter. Â No Mr. Winter, I'm not going to make soup today. Â What's that you say? Â You want me to cook a heavy casserole? Â Sorry, I've had it with your warming comfort foods. Â Enough is enough. Â Do you hear me? Â We. are. over. Â 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? Â I love a good sugar cookie as much as the next person, but really, enough is enough. Â If you're ready to tone it down a bit while still having a delicious treat, this recipe is for you. Â 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. Â 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. Â She's always asking for cookies or chocolate pudding. Â 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. Â But this means that I have to be on my toes, ...
Toddler Tuesday: Homemade Larabars
Meghan has completely fallen in love with Larabars. Â 95% of the time when I tell her it is time for snack, she replies with, "Larabar, please, Mommy." Â She's got the manners down, and I'm actually pleased with her snack choice. Â They are great whole food snack bars made with basically just nuts and ...