Well, it’s OFFICIALLY baking season. Actually, I believe the holiday baking and cooking whirlwind began weeks ago ~ I know I’ve been busy and it’s only going to get more hectic. Thus, I’ll take a little break from baking in the kitchen, perse, but refuse to give up the sweet spiced goodness of the season. As a result,…
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We all know there’s nothing like the duo peanut butter and chocolate creates on the palate and in the soul. Almond butter does the same thing ~ it really does. And, then add the crunch of flaked sea salt and you’ll truly believe you’ve died and gone to heaven. Salted Chocolate Almond Butter Cups 2…
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I’ve been in love with Hail Merry Miracle Tarts for quite some time now. I can’t remember when I first discovered these miraculous mounds ~ for a while there I was treating myself to the chocolatey of chocolatiest Chocolate Miracle Tart on a regular basis. Actually, I’d rotate between the Chocolate and Chocolate Almond…and sometimes…
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Every once in a while I get a hankering for something sweet in my life. Well, every day, in fact. But my idea of sweet is a far cry from what makes most sweet tooth’s salivate. I like simple. Fruit. NUTS – yes, nuts satisfy my craving for succor on any day – nut butter,…
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Just like “fro-yo,” it’s catchy, cute, and cunningly rolls off the tongue just too easily. It’s CO-YO. It’s homemade coconut milk yogurt. And it’s utterly delicious. Cultured and fat-filled with glorious gut goodness, swirled with the salubrious sweet of Quick Triple Berry Jam, and dusted with the desirability of dried blueberries, Co-Yo Berry Swirl is…
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I met a sweet, dear friend over Chia Pudding one day. It was actually my very first day working at Whole Foods PDX. I created an amazing, creamy, and oh, so decadent Coconut Chia Pudding to share with customers on the floor. And that’s how I met Ann. And we’ve been friends ever since. I…
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Recently I’ve been thinking about preferences and popularity. Raw foods. Paleo foods. Fermented foods. Desserts. Brownies. Sauerkraut. Not for myself ~ don’t get me wrong, I liked to be liked just as much as the next gal ~ but in terms of food. What do people most prefer? What types of foods are the most…
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Is your mouth watering yet? Not a giant fan of the typical “sweet treat,” I’ve been hankering to create some soft of chocolate delight at home these days. Is your mouth watering yet? Not a giant fan of the typical “sweet treat,” I’ve been hankering to create some soft of chocolate delight at home these…
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We do not delight in a deluge of desserts in our home. Our indulgences are apparent in other ways. I suppose it’s simply because we’re just naturally sweet that we have no need to satisfy a sweet tooth. …or not. Who knows? What we do know, however, is that this little sweetie treat is darn…
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When life doesn’t deliver a box of chocolates each day (most days it does – but on those days when you’re still holding out for something sweet), cashew cream most definitely foots the bill. The creamy consistency of rich and delicious cashews combined with the caramelly sweet goodness of dates, and of course a little…
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