Eat Healthy – Live long, Live strong
Carrot cake has always been a beloved dessert, known for its moist, spiced layers and rich cream cheese frosting. But what if we told you there’s a way to enjoy all the flavors of carrot cake in a refreshing, tropical drink? Introducing the Carrot Cake Colada with Whipped Coconut Cream—a delightful concoction that combines the…
Okay, so clearly I’m on a pumpkin cheesecake kick. I tried to space out posting this fro yo from the pudding, but just couldn’t wait any longer than a week to share such a delicious recipe with you! And yes, this is the same pumpkin from those photos. I have to get another fall photography prop… and…
1. I’m getting a big kick out of Lisa Kudrow’s new series Web Therapy which airs on Showtime Mondays at 11 PM (which of course means I watch it On Demand… 11:00 is past my bedtime). Although my career path took a culinary turn along the way, I actually went to school (both undergrad at Lafayette College…
These grainy pictures were actually taken during not the first, but the second photo shoot for this parfait. The first time I made the parfait, I layered the still-warm cooked apples with the cold yogurt, which resulted in the glass fogging up – clearly (pun not intended) not the best conditions for food photography. The…
1. About a week after we moved into our house, I bought Shelby a nice, big, super soft dog bed. No manner of persuasion will convince her that it’s comfortable, though… it’s the most bizarre thing that she doesn’t want to lay on it. At least one of our pets is enjoying it! 2. Here’s…
Last weekend I set out to make Ashley’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Almond Butter, and everything went swimmingly until I stirred the chocolate chips into the not-yet-fully-cooled freshly made almond butter (what can I say – I’m impatient). The little morsels of chocolate quickly melted into the almond butter, resulting in a silky smooth, richly colored,…
The food-on-a-stick trend might have its own book, but food-in-a-jar is just as much fun (if not more so) to eat. Oats in a jar (commonly referred to as OIAJ for those “in the know”) became extraordinarily popular a year or two ago, but there are many other items that can be served in a jar…
Here is the parfait that you might have caught a glimpse of in my last post. If you did, then you read about my Pumpkin Pie Pudding, which is a delicious “tastes-like-dessert-but-is-healthy-enough-for-breakfast” treat. In order to make a more filling and texturally interesting dish, I paired the pudding with my Pumpkin Spice Granola and a bit of creamy…
1. I have a really fun – and scrumptious – recipe posted on The Back Burner blog today! These black-and-orange quesadillas are by far the best I’ve ever made, (maybe even the best I’ve ever eaten), and I think you’ll love ‘em… even if you’re not typically a fan of pumpkin. I hope you try them out =)….
1. According to local channel 7 news, Hurricane Irene wiped out a large percentage of New England’s native pumpkin crop this season; I snapped up two sugar pumpkins (the variety used to make homemade pumpkin puree) on my last trip to Whole Foods, and am contemplating buying – oh, I don’t know – 15 more on…