The only question with this chocolate coconut granola is, breakfast or dessert? My answer: Why choose? With milk or yogurt it’s breakfast, and with ice cream, it’s dessert. I recommend strawberries either way. No matter what you eat it with, this dark chocolate granola is very addictively delicious. One night a couple of weeks ago I was […]
Make 3 Kinds of Fancy Flavored Peanut Butter
Make 3 kinds of flavored peanut butter: honey chipotle pretzel, garam masala, or chocolate espresso.
Mini Key Lime Pies with Gingersnap Crusts
Last Friday (Earthday!) was my husband Steven’s birthday, so I made him these mini key lime pies with gingersnap crusts to celebrate. He spent a lot of his childhood in Florida, where key lime pie is part of the culture. But I have to admit that I cheated a bit–I just used regular limes in […]
Gingersnap Cookies
This recipe for gingersnap cookies meets my need for crunchy, spicy-sweet little treats. But if you like your cookies chewy, you can make them that way, too. The story of this recipe begins at that mecca of snack food, Trader Joe’s. If you’ve ever regularly shopped at Trader Joe’s, you probably know this tale of […]
Honey Roasted Cocoa Chili Nuts
Have you ever tried one of those spicy chocolate bars, featuring dark chocolate and cayenne pepper? I think they can be good, but Steven isn’t a fan. So I was surprised when he tried these spicy-sweet honey roasted cocoa chili nuts, and declared them a wild success. Apparently tastebuds (and the people they’re attached to) […]
Beets and Chard with Roasted Garlic Lemon Dressing
My alternate name for this recipe is Warm Rainbow Salad, but I decided Beets and Chard with Roasted Garlic Lemon Dressing is a bit more informative. Also, a warm salad doesn’t sound very appetizing. So call it a main dish or a side dish, just not a salad. As for the rainbow part, it comes from using […]
Rhubarb Vanilla Lemon Scones Recipe
Nothing says spring like rhubarb! I’m a big fan, so I made these rhubarb vanilla lemon scones to celebrate the new season. Well, I’ll pretend that was the reason. The truth is slightly more complicated.
Dandelion Pesto Recipe
Happy Spring! Time to get your hands dirty and clean up your yard for the new season. Does your grass look like this? Perfect! Most people probably think that’s just a lawn that needs to be weeded, and they may be right, but it could also be a vegetable patch. Those dandelions are edible, at […]
Coconut Ginger Almond Granola
Granola is one of those things that I’ve become so used to making myself, I can’t imagine regularly buying it pre-made. Store-bought granola is often pretty expensive, and usually way too sweet for me. Plus, once you find a basic recipe you like, there are tons of ways you can change it up to keep […]