Archive for the 'desserting' Category
It wasn’t too long ago that I fell in love with the recipe for Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. When I first had a go at these cookies, I halved the recipe, thinking I’d never need that many cookies — and they were gone within an hour! This time [...]
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Tags: cookies, scones, snickerdoodles
As promised, I have plenty of pictures of the baking extravaganza I was so lucky to share with my good friend Fionnuala of Basil Exposition. Fionnuala is an old hand with a pastry crust and has really inspired me to bake more. Cupcakes are one thing, but these mince pies and scones felt like real [...]
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Tags: Dublin, mince pies, scones
Cornucopia
Still one of my favorite restaurants in the world, Cornucopia was my go-to choice for eating out when I lived in Dublin. It’s amazingly cheap compared to other restaurants in the city, and I’m not exaggerating when I say the food is some of the best I’ve ever tasted. Needless to say, I tried to [...]
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Tags: Cornucopia, Dublin
Holiday Chocolate Orange Cakes…
I have to say a huge thank you to my friend Joe for these awesome holiday-themed silicone mini baking dishes. What an inspired gift. And yesterday I had the perfect opportunity to use them when I was halfway through mixing the ingredients for a bundt cake and realized that I’d lost my bundt pan. Plan [...]
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Tags: cake, chocolate, holidays, orange
I always mess up cookies. It’s true. I have a reputation. If I bring cookies to a get together, word usually spreads fast, and heaven help the poor soul who didn’t hear the whispers in time and actually tries to eat one of my fiber-full treats.
That’s the thing: I can’t stop myself from trying to [...]
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Tags: cookies, snickerdoodles
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
My friend Emily had some leftover pumpkin in her fridge (fresh, not canned), so we decided to make cookies Saturday. We went with this recipe for pumpkin oatmeal cookies from the ppk.
We made a few changes, which led to these cookies tasting a little more healthy than decadent, but they were still delicious. If you [...]
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Tags: carob, cookies, flax, oats, pumpkin, walnuts
Raw Friday – Colorful Feast
I didn’t really end up having lunch today but just sort of snacked through the day instead. But at some point I had this fabulous smoothie:
Raw almond milk, ice, banana, almonds, and amazing meal powder. I also had an apple, some almonds, and a few dates throughout the day, but I was really saving my [...]
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Tags: avocado, beets, cashews, chocolate cake, raw, salad, spinach
I’ve been seeing tons of bloggers filling their nearly empty peanut and almond butter jars with oats in order to scrape out the last little bit. It’s pretty much a genius idea.
And I just wanted to confirm that this trick works just as well with smoothies. Especially chocolate banana smoothies.
That is all.
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Tags: amazing meal, banana, peanut butter, smoothie
I’ve made lots of cupcakes since yesterday! Using this ppk recipe for Chai Latte Cupcakes and this recipe of Celine’s for pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, I made my friend Missy the birthday present of a lifetime. Cupcake variety + plenty of love.
I topped the chai latte cupcakes with plain frosting and a sprinkling [...]
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Tags: back to nature, chai, cupcakes, pumpkin
