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sweets

chocolate coconut cookie bars

Sometimes I’m in the mood for cookies, but I hate to make cookies because of the batch process. The scooping, into the oven, rotate pans, out of oven, cool, start over, etc. I inevitably burn the last batch. So bar cookies it is. This is my version of a chocolate chip cookie. Great homework helper, [...]

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not nutella

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Today is World Nutella Day.
What do you mean you’ve never heard of that?
Any excuse for chocolate and hazelnuts blended into a creamy deliciousness is a reason to celebrate in my book. My only problem with Nutella is that it is made with hydrogenated oils and I am a bit of a freak and prefer not [...]

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no butter – chocolate buttercream frosting

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Who doesn’t love the rich taste and silky texture of buttercream frosting? What if I were to tell you that you can make a healthier version without butter, no margarine either, that is damn tasty?
Just hear me out.
In many places of the world, namely Asia, avocados are called butter fruit. I have seen [...]

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nothing to snicker at snickerdoodles

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For the recipe skip ahead, please.
I have some thoughts that I just need to get off my chest, so skip ahead please. This is just my way of keeping sane, you should not read it.
Please skip ahead.

I did something dumb, stupid actually. I spent the day at school with my 6th grader. His teacher has [...]

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A Jeweled Merry Christmas to You

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This is my favorite desert any time of year but I find it especially pleasing after a holiday meal. Forget the pumpkin pie and cheesecake I much prefer something lighter. Not only is this gorgeous we eat it as finger food. We are primal like that at our home. Food should be accessible without fussy [...]

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Happy Birthday to You!

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My baby, well technically my oldest, is 12 today. It doesn’t seem possible that 12 years ago at a small hospital in Pretoria, South Africa my first baby was born. He had apparently had enough of womb life and wanted out about a month early. He was teeny tiny, 2.76 kg (just 6 pounds) so [...]

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Ugliest, Healthiest Cookies

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Today my baby boy, who is 10 years old, told me that when he grows up he wants to be like Snuggles. He wants to be like Snuggles because Snuggles is big, buff and hairy. Now Snuggles is a player on the University Rugby team that my husband coaches. Snuggles is also a cage fighter. [...]

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crowning glory mini madeleine muffins

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If you ask anyone at the Larsen family reunion last weekend what was the most defining theme, it would probably be “food coma.” Each family had to sign up for KP duty, well not exactly. Each of us signed up to be responsible for a meal. There are more families than meals [...]

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The Rocky Road

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Craving ice cream when dairy is an issue is not pleasant. It is however, quite pleasant if you are craving sorbet. Oh the juicy bright flavors of citrus,pomegranates, mangoes, I could go on forever. But I digress, we are talking ice cream here. It is National Ice Cream Month, which I knew nothing about [...]

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Cheery Cherry Clafoutis

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Clafoutis or clafouti, as it is sometimes spelled in English speaking countries, is a beautiful French dish that has become very popular in North America. It is traditionally baked with fresh fruit and cherries are forever popular but any fruit will do. It is my understanding that purist do not pit the cherries for [...]

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