How to Make Chocolate Sparkle Cookies 1/2 pound bittersweet chocolate 3 Tbsp butter 2 eggs 1 Tbsp honey 1/3 cup organic sugar 3/4 cup ground almonds 2 tsp cocoa powder granulated sugar for rolling powdered sugar for dusting Directions Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in your microwave. Remove from heat. Mix butter [...]
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Welcome to the December Carnival of Natural Parenting: Let’s Talk Traditions This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants. *** Since my kids are quite young [...]
It’s been a busy couple weeks. Christmas is coming so my spare time has been filled with spending more time with my husband and daughters, a little Christmas shopping, Christmas parades, Christmas baking, writing Christmas cards and Christmas letters, Christmas decorating and Christmas parties with friends. Other than my weekly recipe and Vegetarian Foodie Fridays [...]
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Welcome to Vegetarian Foodie Fridays! Where we’re not just Meatless on Mondays, but all week through! Hi! My name is Melodie and I’m a long time vegetarian who’s into real food, holistic nutrition, and healthy living but suffers from a sweet tooth! (I love homemade baked goods and ice cream). To learn more about why [...]
Before we moved to the city I picked all the apples from the little apple tree in our yard. It was its best bounty since we moved there five years earlier. They weren’t ready (it was July) but I just didn’t want them to go to waste since I knew the new owners wouldn’t be [...]
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Welcome to Vegetarian Foodie Fridays! Where we’re not just Meatless on Mondays, but all week through! Hi! My name is Melodie and I’m a long time vegetarian who’s into real food, holistic nutrition, and healthy living but suffers from a sweet tooth! (I love homemade baked goods and ice cream). To learn more about why [...]
I love making coconut curry with whole spices. My friend Maria taught me how and while I don’t use them for all of my cooking and baking I absolutely adore using them this way to make curries. The flavours are so pure. It’s fun to take a bite and reflect on how the flavours have [...]
