Do you have an excess of milk just staring at you, waiting to be used up? Because how many glasses of milk can one drink if they’re not a growing child. Well today I’m digging into my traditional Portuguese roots and sharing a very typical cultural dessert with you. One that is a great use…
A Healthier Triple Chocolate Loaf Cake
With Mother’s Day this weekend, the end of Spring nearing then Summer and Autumn and Winter holidays, a reason to bake an effortless chocolate loaf cake isn’t really needed. And when that sugary sweet tooth is calling, and if yours beckons for chocolate as does for most of us, then a go-to quick chocolate cake…
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
I see your yummy comforting banana bread, and I challenge you with a classic Zucchini Bread, a chocolate chip one at that!! Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy a nice thick slice of banana bread, but there’s something a bit more subtle and simple about zucchini bread and cake that I savor just a…
Whole Wheat Arugula + Spinach Cake :: Bolo “Shrek” de Agrião e Espinafre
Spring has bloomed! And yet with all that’s been happening around the world, many of us missed it or didn’t celebrate it like we always do when the flowering trees once again brighten our days. At the first sight of tree’s flowering buds, I’m outside as much as the weather and time permits, taking walks…
Apple Clafoutis
But what is Autumn without Apples. It simply isn’t. Not without cinnamon, and warm spices to go along with it. So many varieties so many different flavors and very very many sweet ways of taking Autumn apples and turning them into even more heavenly creations. It’s only fitting today we share this simple and yummy…
My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie
Is there anything more comforting and delicious than a warm chocolate chip cookie. No, there isn’t! Aside from pie and ice cream, a really good, slightly underdone chewy chocolate chip cookie, ranks very high amongst my all time favorite desserts. It’s nothing fancy, in fact its sheer simplicity is what makes me love chocolate chip…
Friday Favorites
Long gone is Thanksgiving, and instantly shined Christmas lights. I started my decorations outside earlier this year, but didn’t officially light everything and put up the tree up until the Friday after Thanksgiving, it just doesn’t seem right if it’s before. So now everything is about Christmas, and boy do I love my Christmas tree this…
Healthy Kitchen Swap Chart
With baking season upon us, and plenty of cookies to be made, I thought it would be helpful to have a charming healthy swap chart to make all our goodies a bit more wholesome this holiday season. I’m always looking for ways to make baked goods healthier without sacrificing flavor, so I’ve compiled a list of the best…
In the Kitchen : Thanksgiving Desserts
Once November rolls around, unexpectedly, I’ve got more lists of recipes I’d like to try than I can handle. With my hectic schedule at work, while trying to pack up and move, my list has become more of just endless pins, and with just nine days until Thanksgiving, yes 9 days, I’ve got to figure…
Staying Open
“By staying open to how life is appearing at this moment, free of your concepts of how it {should} be, you create the opportunity for miracles to occur. And if do what you love, follow your heart’s direction, the path to fulfillment in life will naturally unfold before you.” – Chris and Janet Atwood Today…
