There are some things that kids do NOT eat. Applesauce was one of those things I just wouldn’t eat. Ā The texture was strange and I would have rather had a fresh apple. Ā But then I began exploring lower fat alternatives…
The ultimate colors of femininity and luxury have to be pink and gold. So it’s natural that the collaboration between designer label Nina Ricci and delectable dessert purveyor should be in rich shades of pink and sheets of gold leaf….
Merry Christmas to my friends who celebrate the holiday! Ā Happy holidays and I hope you have something sweet today! Ā I’ll be back later this week! I love to bake and share buttery, sugary sweets with my and loved ones. I…
I love fruit in my desserts. It makes me feel mildly less guilty about eating a sugary treat and also ensures that I’m at least eating something nutritious (that’s my rationalization and I’m sticking to it). But baked fruit desserts…
I used to be a huge fan of Little Debbie’s snack size brownies. They are gooey, chewy, and have just a few walnuts for that tiny bit of nutrition/crunch (or that’s my rationalization!). Ā I definitely loved to sneakily grab a…
When can you eat macarons? I could eat them for: breakfast, lunch, after lunch snack, dinner, midnight snack.
One of my favorite aspects of autumn is the plentiful, seasonal produce – especially apples and pumpkins. Ā I’m not in a cool weather climate until the end of fall, but I still wanted to use apples and make applesauce (which…
I’m a little bit of a rebel when it comes to recipes sometimes. I rebel against too much sugar or try to decrease the amount of fat whenever possible. I first read this cheesecake recipe in Cooking Light a few…
I know, I know, how can one have muffin tops and healthy in the same sentence? Hence, the disclaimer that these areĀ semi-healthy due to the lower sugar content and inclusion of pumpkin. Ā They are also cookie-shaped in that they are…
Congratulations to our winner… …Cynthia M. Richardson (Hofken)! Please contact me at cncliving{@}gmail.com with your mailing address information so we can ship the prizes to you! Ā Thanks for entering this contest and there are a few other contests coming up…
