Succulent Thanksgiving Sides

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For those of us who don’t dine on turkey at Thanksgiving, it’s the sides that really get us in a tizzy. Even folks who do look forward to the bird really load up on their favorite holiday side dishes. Who doesn’t love stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy? Well, below I’ve compiled some great traditional as [...]

Heavenly Sweet Potato Puffs

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MMMM, ’tis the season for yummy sweets and tasty treats! And sweet potato is quite a star this time of year so while it’s fab for a dinner veggie, it makes for some pretty awesome sweet appetizers and desserts. You may want to name these “gone in 60 seconds” puffs! 1/2 cup sweet potatoes, mashed [...]

Chocolate Mocha & Peanut Butter Yellow Cake

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MMMMMM, who can resist a piece of cake? Who can resist the delicious combo of chocolate and peanut butter?  Now imagine combining all 3 in a decadent but not to rich cake! Perfect for all sorts of celebrations or just baking up on a lazy Sunday afternoon ; ) And it’s easy to make gluten [...]

Baked Bite-Sized Bananas Foster

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Spring is here and that means light meals as well as fruity sweet treats. For upcoming spring holiday parties and dinners, who can resist bananas foster? But who wants to deal with the mess or the anxiety of getting an ice cream dish served perfectly? Well, bananas foster cupcakes are the answer! Light, sweet and [...]

A Month of Holiday Treats – Pies, Cupcakes & Breads

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Mmmmm, nothing looks prettier on a holiday tablescape like a well decorated cake or a classic holiday pie.  This is the time of year for full on baking frenzies so to complement your cookies and candies, it’s almost a requirement to have cakes, pies and holiday breads along with them.  Be it to enjoy with [...]

A Month of Holiday Treats – Cookies

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Yay!! It’s that time of year where everywhere we go there are treats galore and where gifting home made sweets is more than welcomed.  Baking with family and gifting to friends is a quintessential holiday tradition. So each week in December, I’ll be offering up an assortment of holiday recipes and this week, it’s cookies!! [...]

Your Thanksgiving Menu

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Over the years I have offered up some of my favorite recipes. This year I’ve compiled them all into one post and added a few extras. This way you have a variety of sides, entrees, desserts and beverages to choose from in 1 place.  Vegan, gluten free or just looking for a few healthier options, [...]

Sweet Summer Farewell!

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Sadly, we’ve come upon that time to say goodbye to summer. But we’ve still got one big holiday weekend left before we need to pack our bathing suits away and bring out the sweaters. Check out past Labor Day recipes right here. This year I’ve decided on a desserts only post. It’s your final summer [...]

Chocolate Mint Mousse

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I love a good challenge. So when the gals at Healthy Bitch Daily gave me three ingredients and said make us a damn good recipe. I said, Bring it on, bitches! The players? Avocado, mint and strawberry. The result? A delicious dessert that persuaded me to skip dinner altogether. I have made raw vegan chocolate [...]

Fireworks & Healthy Fare This 4th!

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Yep, we’re already past the mid-point of 2010. It’s time to celebrate our country’s independence  with food, drinks and general out door summer shenanigans.  We can choose to go haywire or we can try to be as good as we can be by making smart food choices. Check out my 2008 & 2009 posts for [...]

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