Eat Healthy – Live long, Live strong
The recipe for these doughnuts has been brewing in the back of my mind ever since I posted the Baked Mini Apple Cider Doughnuts. I wanted to wait until December to make this version, as gingerbread is a ubiquitous winter holiday treat. In order to achieve the traditional gingerbread flavor, I included the typical spices as…
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…
Do you like spicy food? I’m talking lip-tingling, sinus-clearing runny nose-inducing spicy fare. Like this pulled chicken. Name: Spicy Pulled Chicken Cuisine American Prep Time 15 minutes Cooking Time 8 hours Total Time 8 hours Servings 8 Yield 8 Thanks to the trifecta of a whole jalapeno pepper, chipotle chile powder, and cayenne pepper, this Spicy…
These are dangerous to have in the house. Crunchy, crispy, sweet, warmly spiced and lightly salted… in other words: insanely addictive. The egg white combined with both brown sugar and evaporated cane juice creates a wonderfully crunchy crisp coating to the roasted nuts. The flavor and aroma of these roasted mixed nuts is reminiscent of…
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…
I’d be hard pressed to choose a favorite between Mexican and Italian cuisines. I like preparing and love eating foods from both regions. It is for this reason that I was excited to find a recipe in the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light for Tex-Mex Calzones – an Italian concept with Mexican ingredients and flavors. I set out…
These carrot cake pancakes with maple cream cheese are a delightful way to start your morning. Full of warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg and topped with a sweet maple-cream cheese drizzle, they taste like dessert for breakfast. Whether for a special weekend brunch or a cozy weekday breakfast, they’re sure to impress friends and…
Clearly I absolutely love granola. I have my favorite brands, sure, but with homemade batches you can control the amount of fat and sugar… both of which are notoriously high in most commercial granolas. For this Apple Cinnamon Granola, nuts contribute a modest dose of healthy fat and pure maple syrup lends a small amount of unrefined sugar. In…
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…