Heart-shaped pancakes may be the expected breakfast on Valentine’s Day but we suggest shaking things up and serving this sumptuous, ooey gooey, sweet, melt-in-your-mouth dessert for the morning meal. Read More
Love is in the air and so is the craving for sweet Valentine’s Day treats. This fruit-centric vegan dessert recipe is courtesy of T-Fal, using the company’s healthy kitchen gadget, the ActiFry. If you don’t have it (consider getting it!), you can saute apples in a nonstick skillet. Read More
Slices of pie are always nice…unless you’re headed out the door and don’t have time to sit down with a plate and fork. The solution? Instead of deny your need for pie, keep fruit-filled hand pies at-the-ready. We used blueberries for this recipe but you can fill pie pastry with any fruit or filling you have. Read More
Whether you need a special treat for a healthier Valentine’s Day dinner or simply like to always have a dessert on hand to satisfy your sweet tooth, this easy chocolate cake will quickly become your favorite. Adding the fruit gives it a nutrition boost, too. Use whatever fruit you have on hand. Read More
Swoon your Valentine’s Day date with this amazing vegan cheesecake from Annie and Dan Shannon’s must-get cookbook Betty Goes Vegan: 500 Classic Recipes for the Modern Family. Read More
The hardiness of cherries makes them a crave-worthy fruit for me in the winter. Frozen pitted cherries are second to fresh cherries, of course, but when you transform the frozen cherries into sorbet, it’s like you’re helping them live up to their icy potential. Then when cherry season comes around, you can try this recipe with the fresh-picked variety. Read More
No time to bake but dying for a bite of homemade apple crisp? Put your favorite ingredients in the slow cooker and not only will you have an amazing dessert by dinner time, you’ll also have the warm, welcoming aroma of baked apples, brown sugar, and spices. Read More
A sweet vegan treat found amidst the 364 other cookie recipes in Anna Ginsberg’s The Daily Cookie cookbook, these yummy spicy sweet cookies are a perfect end to a lunch or dinner as well as an irresistible nibble with your mid-morning or afternoon tea. It’s a good thing, Ginsberg formulated this recipe to deliver a small batch — only 16 cookies — so you don’t have to worry about blowing your new year’s diet resolutions too badly even if you do eat more than a few. Read More
The weekend before Christmas is the perfect time to bake these yummy gingerbread cookies with your kids. Read More
Whether you and your house guests have spent the afternoon on the slopes or you’ve decided to take an after-dinner walk through the cold neighborhood to take in the warmth of houses strung with Christmas lights, a cocoa bar will be on the most appreciated amenities in your abode. Cocoa bars are fun, yummy, and oh so belly warming. Read More
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