Flourless Chocolate Cake

Passover is often filled with yucky foods made with matzo meal that do a terrible job of imitating real food. I have found that dessert are especially tough, as many people try to modify regular recipes to be kosher for Passover, but the result is never going to be quite the same. My opinion is that … Continue reading Flourless Chocolate Cake →

Healthier Oatmeal Cookies

I have been trying to get away from dessert recipes...really, I have! But the little peanut in my belly seems to have quite the sweet tooth, and I have been wanting dessert all of the time lately. In an effort to get my sweet fix from something moderately healthy, I decided to try out a … Continue reading Healthier Oatmeal Cookies →

Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Hi everyone! I started the story of the munchkin's birthday cupcakes in this post, but decided the chocolate cupcakes needed a post of their own! Whereas I was happy with a modified muffin for the vanilla version, I needed to try 2 chocolate recipes to find a winner. The first one was from Weelicious (with whole … Continue reading Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Frosting →

Birthday Cupcakes

I'd like to start this post by wishing my little munchkin a very happy birthday! I cannot believe it's been 2 years already, and at the same time I can't believe how grown up she is - talking and singing, jumping and climbing, and even knowing enough to get excited about her own birthday party … Continue reading Birthday Cupcakes →

One Bowl Brownies

There is a debate in my family about brownies. My mom thinks that Duncan Hines makes the best brownies, and I used to agree. But once I started reading labels I just couldn't bring myself to make anything that includes ingredients like partially hydrogenated oil and artificial flavors. Brownies shouldn't need factory processed chemicals to … Continue reading One Bowl Brownies →

Double Chocolate Cookies

Last weekend, hubby requested a family dinner out for Father's Day. With the munchkin's 6:30pm bedtime, we don't often go out for dinner as a family because really, who wants to eat at 5pm?? But for Father's Day, hubby gets whatever we want, so at 4:45pm we packed up and headed out to try an … Continue reading Double Chocolate Cookies →

Wholesome Monster Cookies

In the last few months I have become obsessed with finding healthy muffin recipes so that I can always have wholesome snacks around. But muffins can't be the only kind of wholesome snack, right? On my lookout for other ideas, and I came across this recipe for "Super-Charge Me! Cookies" on a vegan blog. I am by … Continue reading Wholesome Monster Cookies →

Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies – Try #2

So as promised, I finally found time to try Smitten Kitchen's oatmeal cookie recipe to see if they are as thick and chewy as promised. I am a big fan of this blog (see broccoli slaw!), and had high hopes that this could be my perfect cookie. Obviously I made some adjustments, as the original … Continue reading Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies – Try #2 →

First Birthday Cupcakes

This weekend my little munchkin turned 1 year old!! I know the first birthday is famous for giving babies cake with lots of icing to smash and smear all over themselves, but I just couldn't do it. I have been trying very hard to only expose her to healthy foods, and I just couldn't see … Continue reading First Birthday Cupcakes →

Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ok, so in my blog description I said that I'm passionate about healthy cooking, and yet my first post is for cookies - what gives? Well, I should further explain what I mean by "healthy cooking": as much as possible, I am committed to preparing foods that are organic, whole grain, and recognizable, with minimal … Continue reading Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies →