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Recent Posts Tagged With 'desserts'
Jul 18
This healthful ice cream is very easy to make and tastes delicious. In Morocco, pistachio is a popular ice cream flavor and is sold in every creamery. When I moved here I was surprised to see that few places had it and even fewer people claimed it as (read full article)
desserts, ice cream, sugar-free, summer
Jul 12
Blackberry season is upon us and I love seeing these black beauties in every corner market. I love the slightly tart taste of blackberries and adore them especially combined with other berries. The sight is simply gorgeous. Seriously, few fruit arran (read full article)
30-minute recipes, desserts, fruit, gluten-free, sugar-free, summer, tarts
Jul 09
I have been a bit of a health nut lately, waging war against unhealthy ingredients wherever I find them especially sugar. I’ve been making my desserts exclusively with honey, agave or maple syrup. I have yet to try stevia. For the last couple of ye (read full article)
desserts, ice cream, sugar-free, summer
Jul 07
This is the first recipe in the series Cooking with Kids in which I will share recipes that are fun to make with children. Summer is perfect for spending quality time with children in the kitchen baking, learning, playing, creating.I knew my daughter (read full article)
cake, cooking with kids, desserts
Jun 08
I was at the supermarket the other day standing in front of the chocolate bar shelves, quietly scrutinizing every product, trying to find a coconut-chocolate bar—my favorite. Right next to me stood a boxy fifty-something lady who was also there for (read full article)
Breakfast, cake, Chocolate, desserts, gluten-free, sugar-free
Jun 04
I’m no cookie monster but I’ve wolfed down six of these cookies in twenty four hours. If that’s to tell you anything it’s that they are delicious. Cinnamon-y and full of flaxseed and raisin goodness, they taste somewhat similar to an oatmeal- (read full article)
Breakfast, cookies, desserts, gluten-free, sugar-free
May 31
God bless Memorial Day. Not only for the obvious reason but also for the many things having the day off allowed me to do today. My hand wash clothes pile—whose label clearly says machine wash but qualifies as too delicate for me—was continuously (read full article)
Breakfast, desserts, fruit, gluten-free, sugar-free
May 09
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I like to stock up on healthy snacks to avoid giving in to bad food choices. I find that I can resist them much better if I have delicious alternatives. These cookies are all about creating those healthy altern (read full article)
Breakfast, cookies, desserts, gluten-free, sugar-free
Apr 24
If you’ve never tried kefir, I suggest you do. You’ll find it fantastic. If you’re a yogurt worshipper like me, you’ll love it. If dairy is not your cup of tea, kefir also comes made with coconut milk and tastes delicious.I made kefir ice cre (read full article)
desserts, fruit
Apr 24
If you’ve never tried kefir, I suggest you do. You’ll find it fantastic. If you’re a yogurt worshipper like me, you’ll love it. If dairy is not your cup of tea, kefir also comes made with coconut milk and tastes delicious.I made kefir ice cre (read full article)
desserts, fruit
Apr 12
Since I made my last coconut flour cake, it’s become sort of an addiction for me to bake with it. As I mentioned before, coconut flour yields deliciously moist cakes, bakes faster and is dense enough that you don’t need to use as much of it as yo (read full article)
desserts, gluten-free
Apr 12
Since I made my last coconut flour cake, it’s become sort of an addiction for me to bake with it. As I mentioned before, coconut flour yields deliciously moist cakes, bakes faster and is dense enough that you don’t need to use as much of it as yo (read full article)
desserts, gluten-free
Apr 07
It’s nice when you start enjoying the long drive to and from work you normally despise. It’s the magic of spring. For the first time this morning it was daylight at 6:30 and the weather was warm enough to leave the windows down and take in the ja (read full article)
desserts, Mediterranean
Apr 07
It’s nice when you start enjoying the long drive to and from work you normally despise. It’s the magic of spring. For the first time this morning it was daylight at 6:30 and the weather was warm enough to leave the windows down and take in the ja (read full article)
desserts, Mediterranean
Mar 27
I was having a drink with a friend of mine last week relaxing after work, casually conversing until she started describing the coconut flour pineapple upside-down cake she had made a few days prior. The conversation suddenly became more solemn; I adj (read full article)
Breakfast, desserts, gluten-free
Mar 27
I was having a drink with a friend of mine last week relaxing after work, casually conversing until she started describing the coconut flour pineapple upside-down cake she had made a few days prior. The conversation suddenly became more solemn; I adj (read full article)
Breakfast, desserts, gluten-free
Mar 22
The more holes your baghrir has the finer it is according to baghrir connoisseurs. As I watchfully stood in front of the stove contemplating my first baghrira cooking, my heart pounded heavily. I was relieved each time a pore formed. By the time it w (read full article)
Breakfast, desserts, Moroccan Recipes
Mar 22
The more holes your baghrir has the finer it is according to baghrir connoisseurs. As I watchfully stood in front of the stove contemplating my first baghrira cooking, my heart pounded heavily. I was relieved each time a pore formed. By the time it w (read full article)
Breakfast, desserts, Moroccan Recipes
Mar 19
One of my wedding gifts was a gift card to wonderful Williams-Sonoma. I spent it on a couple of things I’ve been wanting for quite some time like a wooden honey stick, a citrus juicer and a longtime-and-much-desired tart pan. The oblong kind appeal (read full article)
desserts, fruit
Mar 19
One of my wedding gifts was a gift card to wonderful Williams-Sonoma. I spent it on a couple of things I’ve been wanting for quite some time like a wooden honey stick, a citrus juicer and a longtime-and-much-desired tart pan. The oblong kind appeal (read full article)
desserts, fruit