These have become a yearly Christmas tradition, mainly because I like them better than pecan or butter tarts and this recipe makes so many. I hope you will like them too. Pastry 2 cups flour (any kind) 1/4 cup organic sugar 1 cup organic butter 2 Tbsp white vinegar Combine dry ingredients and work in [...]
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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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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Mollie Katzen is a foodie soul mate of mine. Thank goodness for her Moosewood Cookbook, as I would have never gotten through the early vegetarian foodie years without it. I’ve been making this healthy apple crisp for almost as long as I’ve been a vegetarian! If you know me in real life you’ve probably had [...]
As the Summer winds down and the briskness of Fall returns, friends and family have been talking about craving pumpkin. My daughter was ready for another “too long put off” baking session with mommy and, and I was excited to try out the bag of organic coconut flour that I received from Tropical Traditions a [...]
This week my mom had us over for dinner and for dessert she made blackberry tarts. I was thoroughly enjoying them until she told me the tart shells were made from lard. My mom is lactose intolerant so I knew there wasn’t any butter in the shells. I was already trying to block out the [...]
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In the quest for a new healthy and easy dessert I stumbled upon this super kid-friendly idea. I put everything out as seen in the photo and let my kids make their own sundaes, while I made myself a parfait. Even though yogurt and fruit mixed together is one of their favorite snacks or desserts, [...]
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