Eat Healthy – Live long, Live strong
Yikes. This post marks the latest of three consecutive recipes featuring peanut butter as a main ingredient. Although this repetition was not my conscious intention, I doubt that any of you are complaining… am I right?! [Unless you have a legume intolerance/allergy, in which case I am very, very sorry]. Clearly I have an affinity for obsession with the…
Now, before you work yourself into a tizzy over the fact that I’m posting such a sinfully decadent-sounding recipe after the holiday indulgences have passed — during a time when many people have adopted a healthier outlook for the new year — let me assuage your concern. This recipe is not as unhealthy as it sounds! I…
Mama Pea strikes again! I ever so slightly altered her recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls Light, (by subbing in peanuts for the almonds), and am quite smitten with the end result. If ever there was a doubt in your mind that a dessert comprised merely of nuts, dates, vanilla extract, salt, and a few non-refined chocolate chips could…
It probably comes as no big surprise that I continue to enjoy cold & creamy desserts well past the hot summer months. With the commencement of cooler temperatures, I find myself craving richer ice creams and frozen yogurts: coffee, caramel, and other such cozy flavors are more appealing to me this time of year than…
After polishing off my Sweet Potato Brown Rice Pudding, I found myself fighting off a lingering craving for another batch of the creamy, comforting, and deeply satisfying dessert/breakfast hybrid. I decided to embrace this hankering, but to create a different flavor focus – specifically a flavor that is representative of the holiday season. It didn’t take…
The incentive for creating these mini minty-chocolate treats was threefold: I immediately thought of using the Fudge Mint Cookies as a crust for a new individual cheesecake recipe. Whoever initially brainstormed the idea of combining rich chocolate with fresh peppermint must have been a culinary genius. Just think about how many renowned favorites feature this…
I was thrilled to see a post on Jen’s blog a while back for King Arthur Flour double fudge brownies made with wholesome whole wheat flour. Talk about a recipe that strike a balance between “living to eat” and “eating to live”. I immediately bookmarked the recipe, and just got around to making my own version. My first change…
Seeing as we’re about to kick off the last official weekend of summer before the Autumnal Equinox, I thought I’d share with you a recipe that can seamlessly transition from the season of cold ice cream churned on hot days to the season of aromatic spiced treats baked on cool mornings. I borrowed Wheeler Del Toro’s…
There’s no denying it at this point: I love cookies & cream. If you harbor any doubt, I invite you to check out this post. Or this one. And if those don’t convince you, this post certainly will. Yes, I love healthy foods such as wild Alaskan salmon, zucchini, Greek yogurt, brown rice, sweet potatoes, and just about every fruit under…
As you might recall from this post, I promised you a recipe for blondies using Saratoga Peanut Butter Company Blizzard [white chocolate] Butter. Well, here it is! These cakey blondies deliciously combine the flavors of white chocolate, peanut butter, and banana. The healthy fat in the peanut butter – along with the moisture from the mashed bananas – negates…