Somebody needs to come over and save me from this candy. It's dangerous. Like, deep, dark, and ever so slightly bitter dangerous. We're sort of obsessed with Ben & Jerry's Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch ice cream over here. Only, really what I'm obsessed with is digging out all the insanely ...
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Brownie Pie
The expression "easy as pie" has always struck me as somewhat peculiar. I've never found pie all that simple. When I was writing The Boozy Baker, the pies and tarts chapter was by far the most difficult. First there was the matter of the crust: rolling it out, transferring it to the baking dish in ...
Crispy Chocolate Bark with Pumpkin Seeds and Cranberries
Last year was Owen's first time trick-or-treating. It took him all of about three seconds to realize that EVERYONE WAS GIVING AWAY CANDY and he was off and running down the block, his general shyness and fear of strangers forgotten. It really was a joy to experience the holiday again though his ...
Extra Thick Sweet Potato Hot Chocolate (Paleo, Vegan & Gluten-Free)
I like my hot chocolate thick as cream, so it coats the back of my throat, and it's debatable whether I should use a spoon to eat it. There's just one problem: I don't actually want to drink a mug of heavy cream. So how do you make hot chocolate that is ultra-decadent without being ultra-caloric ...
Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Biscotti
Don't even tell me you don't like biscotti. You've probably only ever tried the kind they sell by the cash register in chain store coffee shops--stale, dry, and tasting vaguely like a toddler's teething biscuit. But real, homemade biscotti are nothing like that. They're crispy and crumbly and ...
Basil Ice Cream with Mint and Chocolate
When I first bought my ice cream machine, in 2008, things got a little bit crazy. It was just so easy to convince myself that I was making something healthy. It's only milk and eggs! I thought. All natural! Before I knew it, Alex and I had devoured quarts of bourbon vanilla, maple walnut, and ...
Whole Wheat Blondies with Carrots and Blueberries
By late this past Sunday afternoon, I was at a complete loss for what to do with Owen. We had already been to the park, the playground, and the pool that weekend, and earlier in the day we'd gone out for a pizza lunch and built a house out of a cardboard box for his Paw Patrol characters. I couldn't ...
Gluten- Dairy- and Oil-Free Chocolate Walnut Cookies
My blog is more than six months old! When I started it back in September, I wasn't sure if I would keep it up, or if it would be something that I posted to once or twice and then let slip away, as the demands of work, motherhood, and life in general took their toll. I have a slight tendency to be ...
Skinny Vegan Chocolate Cake
My very first recipe testing job was for The Veselka Cookbook. One summer, 125 Ukrainian recipes. You guys, I made so. many. perogies. And also five kinds of borscht. It was crazy and stressful and amazing, and I was so proud of myself (and stuffed) when I was done. To celebrate, naturally I baked a ...
Double Chocolate Granola
If we are friends, at some point in our relationship I have probably given you something to eat. Maybe it was a jar of jam or a batch of cookies, but most likely it was granola. Obviously, I love homemade food gifts, and granola holds a special place in my heart. It's simple to make, it lasts for ...
