Christmas is coming and that means celebration with cookies. This is one of our family’s favorites. We love the combination of its nutty flavor and the unbeatable sweetness from dates. Even though carrots aren’t my husband’s favorite vegetable, he never minds eating it this way. And I love it because […]
Delightful Desserts
Lemon-Poppy Seed Fruit Bread
Comments are DisabledThis week I discovered a new sweet bread. I first saw it on Forks Over Knives, one of my favorites sites to visit. So I thought I’d test it out in my kitchen. It was created by Kathy Fisher, author of Straight Up Food. Kathy also teaches whole plant-food cooking as […]
Golden Sunbutter Shortbread
Comments are DisabledThese shortbread cookies are a delight and I can’t wait to share them on Christmas with my family! I started out thinking I’d make a cut-out Christmas cookie. And these very definitely fit the bill. But then I decided to add a fudgy frosting with stripes and dots. It is […]
Carob-Almond Balls
Comments are DisabledThere’s nothing I like better than a cookie, especially at Christmas time. I remember when I’d be baking with my mom. Every year, we’d fill up a whole roaster pan filled with homemade cookies. Frosted ones, fudgy ones, and nutty ones. It was too easy to eat one after another, […]
Carrot-n-Oat Cake Muffins
Comments are DisabledOne way to eat to beat diabetes is to use more intact grains, such as whole quinoa, rolled oats, brown rice or millet. Rolled oats can easily be turned into flour in your blender and used in making many healthy and delicious baked goods for you and your family. Carrot-n-Oat […]
Soft Serve Banana Ice-Cream
Comments are DisabledAs the temperatures soar, there’s nothing I like more than to enjoy a bowl of frozen fruit. Blueberries are my favorite! But sometimes, how about a bowl of ice-cream? Even better, right? Only I want the kind that is naturally sweet, without adding any high fat ingredients that will add […]