Comfort Food Everyone has a different definition of comfort food. To one person it might be fried chicken, to another a steaming dish of macaroni and cheese, to yet another a banana split. Influences come from how and where you were brought up, as well as your particular palate and what tastes (and feels) good in your mouth--not to mention your belly. But there may be one comfort food we agree on more than any other: chocolate cake. Dress it up any way you want. Get all gourmet and drizzle a ...
Desserts
Pie Crust Cinnamon Rolls (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
This recipe holds a special place in my heart as it is one of my favorite childhood memories. Every Christmas my mother was in charge of making pies for the family. Even better than the pies themselves were the Pie Crust Cinnamon Rolls. Made from the pie crust scraps, my brother and I would look forward to their ooey, gooey goodness on Christmas morning. This past Christmas I decided to add them to our list of healthier versions of traditional favorites. The timing was perfect as my ...
Brookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free)
I had never heard of Brookies until my kids spotted them in the fresh-baked section at our Wegmans grocery store. Turns out this delightful little dessert is a chocolate chip cookie (on the bottom) and brownie bar (on top). While I had to agree that this treat was to die for, at the same time my head ached as I envisioned all of the processed sugar and gluten that my kids were consuming. How to Make Gluten-free Vegan Brookies So my next challenge lay before me. . . creating a Brookie ...
Recipe: Pop-Q’s (puffed quinoa & maple syrup bites)
I've been curious about quinoa for a while. Recently I spent some time learning about quinoa and why it is considered a superfood. The result of this effort was a post called Simplifying Quinoa which summarizes many of quinoa's highlights, and a post in Helpful Hints: The Many Faces of Cooking Quinoa. What I'm most thrilled with, however, is this recipe that "popped" into my head as I stood staring at my puffed quinoa. After learning how awesome quinoa is -- being a plant protein and a ...
