Said to be Julia Child’s favorite dessert, along with my favorite neighbor’s delight, the two of us (me and the neighbor) put this subtly sweet floating meringue in vanilla custard on our calendars and made well with the gorgeous result. I’ll Flottante – Floating Island Dessert It’s French. Everything French is better 😉 I’ll Flottante…
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Crème de menthe (French for “mint cream”) is a sweet, mint-flavored alcoholic beverage. It is available commercially in a colorless version (called “white”) and a green version (colored by the mint leaves or by added coloring if made from extract instead of leaves). Both varieties have a similar flavor and are interchangeable in recipes, except…
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This recipe is not just full of a caramel sauce – it’s engendered with a Vanilla Bean Caramel ELIXIR. “A Dream in a Jar.” Elixir: a magical potion. Thus, with Righteous Cacao Caramel RAW chocolate and just a few other items of joy, we have kindled a creation of magic – a potion – and a…
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From soft serve cones to pints of dairy-free ice cream, there’s no form of frozen treat that isn’t delicious. Generally, we want to eat our ice cream before it melts (although when it’s a little soft and drippy, it’s especially delicious). But, there are occasions on which a puddle of melted ice cream is actually…
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There is something about PB&J that is soothing to the soul. Did we ALL have that little sammy growing up?Do kids STILL indulge in the treat, any time, any way? (Or do “peanut allergies” get in the way of growing up now?Either way. We all know how this goes – peanut butter and jelly are…
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Raise your hand if you like strawberry 🍓 desserts. Is your hand up 🙋🏼♀️?! If it is, you’re probably going to be very, very excited about the contents of this post, because this is some insanely good strawberry shortcake-cheesecake goodness! Get your berries ready. And, guess what! No baking is necessary to make these delicious…
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Reminiscent of Mexican Pepper Cookies, these vegan, raw, gluten-free no-bake double chocolate chunk and coconut butter cookies laced with ghost pepper salt satisfy your every craving. And, they are kind of like a superfood: coconut butter (yep), chocolate (yep), MORE chocolate (of course), and ghost pepper salt (yes, your new best friend). It’s sounds intimidating,…
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With all of our family living so close, our holidays are easy in many ways. But, we do have to share and split and transfer and trade, just like any other family.My side of the family gets Thanksgiving. That’s just the way it is. It has always been that way and it will always be…
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