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Heart-shaped Cherry, Chocolate, & Almond Ricotta Hand Pies
Valentine’s Day recipe number two! To my mind, mouth, and tummy there isn’t much better than juicy fruit wrapped up in a buttery, crumbly, flaky crust. Especially when half of that crust has chocolate in …
View FullChocolate, Cherry, and Nut-Stuffed Braid
Sigh…I’m still basking in the glow of all of your thoughtful, insightful, and encouraging comments on last week’s post, You’re Only As Good As Your Last Post. You reminded me of why I’m doing this …
View FullChocolate Cake Banana Splits, Oil- & Gluten-free; A Xylitol Review & Mini-Giveaway
Xylitol Canada was kind enough to send me some freebies (with absolutely no expectation of a review, let alone a positive review), including a bag of their Xyla crystals. I baked a chocolate cake (recipe …
View FullIndependence Day! NuNaturals Giveaway & Cherry-Coconut Creme Pie. Gluten-, Sugar-, & Oil-free.
Sweeteners and I: Sweeteners and I have a long and storied history together. We’ve been through the good times and the bad; hit the (sugar) highs and the (sugar) lows; and have weathered various …
View FullGluten-Free Chocolate Granola Pancakes w/ Chocolate Coconut Sauce. Sugar- and Oil-free.
My continuing gluten-free story…over the past few months I’ve been trying out more GF recipes and using different mixes to see how they bake up. I’ve found that – for me, at least – GF …
View FullHibiscus-Cherry Cooler
For months a friend of mine had been extolling the virtues of a daily cup of hibiscus tea. He told me that drinking it regularly could lower one’s blood pressure and some studies have shown …
View FullGuest Posting at Veganosaurus: The Kelvis Sandwich
Kel + Elvis = The Kelvis I’m very pleased to be “appearing” today on Veganosaurus – a blog jam-packed with inventive and delicious vegan recipes and written by one of the most kind-hearted women …
View FullHappy-Birthday-Luda Chocolate-Banana-Cherry Muffins
1997, Moscow, Russia. I had just moved there for a year and I must have seemed as out of place as a cowbird chick sitting in a hummingbird’s nest. My clothes weren’t right, I didn’t …
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