As a kid I used to look forward to my mom’s chocolate chip cookies. They were a rare treat and always really crispy with perfect little peaks of chocolate chips in the flat, crunchy golden brown cookie. After much testing, and a few failed attempts, these cookies take me back to those childhood moments. Continued…
On lazy Sundays like I had today, I just want something easy – that way I can spend more time outside in the beautiful weather and not turn on the oven. With a few quick steps and a bit of time in the fridge you have can have an easy, fresh snack or dessert to enjoy outdoors — no baking needed! Continued…
This year for valentines day, we did most of our celebrating on Saturday and decided to enjoy a relaxing Sunday running errands and hanging out at home. So during our lazy day at home, I decided to bake something light and festive for the occasion. This blood orange bundt cake is light and fluffy with a sweet glaze that keeps it moist for you and someone special to enjoy (if you don’t polish it off all on your own). Happy Valentines Day! Continued…
Banana bread is something we ate quite a bit of in my house growing up. In addition to the citrus trees we had in our yard, we also had a few banana trees that meant we incorporated bananas into many of our meals. I decided to create my own paleo twist on the banana bread I remember as a kid. Continued…
It’s almost February and right about now, I’m missing crisp fall days. This fall my friend, and fellow blogger, who authors Sundays Over Easy, hosted a lovely picnic where she baked a delicious lemon ricotta flourless cake. Her cake inspired my Orange Almond Spice cake, which reminds me of those fun fall days. Continued…
Happy New Year! It is the start of a new year, which almost always mean we are all in recovery mode from holiday eating. As someone with a sweet-tooth (whose birthday is in January), I’m not one to quit the baked goods cold turkey. Instead of cutting myself off, I came up with this hearty recipe that is packed with protein, fiber and best of all, toasty flavor. Continued…
Around this time last year I was boarding a flight to Paris for the holidays. Today, I was thinking back on this magical adventure and all of the delightful pastries I experienced. One of the most memorable treats there were the madeleine, which I was inspired to recreate using paleo ingredients. Continued…
During the holiday season I sometimes feel completely overwhelmed by sweets (and I’m a sweets fanatic!). I enjoy throwing a bit of a curve ball into the mix, incorporating a bit of spice into my sweets. I came up this recipe for chocolate chai swirl muffins, to hopefully breakup the constant sweets, with a muffin that is a little bit sweet and a pop of spicy. Continued…
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. Growing up in Miami, I didn’t get to experience this changing of the season, but I did get to enjoy the produce this season has to offer. The smell of freshly baked apple pies in my grandmother’s kitchen was a definite indication to me that this wonderful time of year was here again.
In order to revive this memory, I’m sharing this recipe for apple pie cupcakes. A compact, healthier version of my childhood memory. The other benefit of this recipe is your entire house will smell of fall! Continued…
As someone who loves baking for others, Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to share homemade food with the people I love. I took last week off to enjoy just this with my family. I hope all of you also had a food-filled holiday. After Thanksgiving I usually end up with tons of leftover turkey,and cranberry sauce. After such a large, heavy meal, I decided to come up with a fun, lighter, way to revive these leftovers with flavorful sandwich bread. Here is my rosemary sea salt bread that will help you rethink your Thanksgiving leftovers. Continued…
