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SRC: Chocolate Bananas Foster Ice Cream

Posted on February 20, 2012

After a brief intermission, we are back with our monthly installment of Secret Recipe Club – the food bloggers version of a secret Santa club, where each month we are secretly assigned a blog to cook or bake from and … Continue reading →

Posted in bananas, Blogger Community, chocolate, desserts, grain-free, vegan | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Coco-nut Pro Bars

Posted on February 8, 2012

Have you heard of Attune Foods? No? That’s okay. I hadn’t either until Amy of Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free asked me if I’d like to sample some of their products, and possibly incorporate them into a recipe or two, if … Continue reading →

Posted in chocolate, coconut, dates, desserts, grain-free, nuts, raw, vegan | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Snickerdoodles…and so not Snickerdoodles

Posted on February 3, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, a Facebook follower suggested that I come up with a recipe for snickerdoodles. The kiddo loves snickerdoodles, too. But, I realized I hadn’t made them in a long time. And, I’d never really come up … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Fudge Cookies

Posted on January 24, 2012

I could have all sorts of excuses for why it’s been 3 weeks since I’ve posted a recipe. Let’s just skip all the talk about the cute new kitten in my life (Stripus Maximus) and the week in Arizona (heaven) … Continue reading →

Posted in cookies, dates, desserts, flax seed, grain-free, nuts, peanut butter, vegan | 26 Comments

Balance… oh, and Broccoli Slaw

Posted on January 2, 2012

I recently spent 11 weeks participating in the Raw Food Rehab’s Raw Balance initiative. The idea was to eat a high raw diet, and find my balance with food (and in life). A tall order for 11 weeks. But, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, broccoli, grain-free, main dish, nightshade-free, nuts, raw, salads, side dish, vegan | Tagged , , | 30 Comments

Cashew Carob Coconut Butter

Posted on December 29, 2011

I have a confession. Secretly, I gave up sugar. I know. Me! The cookie monster! And not just sugar – that’s not that unusual – but also dried fruit, maple syrup, agave, honey, stevia, concentrated fruit juice…. You get the … Continue reading →

Posted in breakfast, cashews, coconut, grain-free, nightshade-free, raw, snacks | Tagged , , , , | 33 Comments

SRC: Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies from Sweet and Savory Tooth

Posted on December 19, 2011

It’s Secret Recipe Club time again! This month I was introduced to Sweet and Savory Tooth, written by Heather – a stay-at-home mom and avid cookbook collector (not to mention Disney fanatic). For the first go-round with Heather’s recipe index, … Continue reading →

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Nutella Truffles

Posted on December 15, 2011

I’m finding all sorts of fun things to do with my home made nutella. Today, the kiddo put a spoonful of it in hot almond milk. Instant nutella hot chocolate. That kid is a genius, I tell ya. Meanwhile, I … Continue reading →

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3 Ingredient Nutella

Posted on December 13, 2011

I remember when nutella wasn’t readily available on the shelf of every grocery store in town. My sister, the francophile, discovered it when she went to France as a foreign exchange student. She came back raving about nutella on croissants … Continue reading →

Posted in chocolate, coconut, desserts, grain-free, nightshade-free, nuts, vegan | Tagged , , , , | 38 Comments

Christmas Kolacky (grain-free, vegan)

Posted on December 11, 2011

Some holiday traditions start when you’re a kid. They’re instilled in you by your parents, and you carry them with you all your life. Frosting faces after frosting cut-out cookies? That’s one of those traditions. Other traditions are borrowed, adapted, … Continue reading →

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