Cakes, yeast breads and sweet treats with style.
These rich chocolate brownies are grain and refined sugar free. I love banana bread and I love brownies. These bars are the perfect marriage of those two yummy treats. The cacao powder and chips double the chocolate flavor. Mashed ripe bananas add sweetness and creates …
This dish is even more hearty and flavorful than the traditional recipe. I was craving a filling Italian style dinner. There was a beautiful spaghetti squash on my counter and a drawer full of zucchini in my fridge. I had also recently picked up Kite …
These fluffy muffins will satisfy your desire for a baked treat when you are trying to eliminate grains, dairy and sugar. I started to work on this recipe as I am working through a gut healing protocol. The requirements were that they be grain free, …
This savory pastry is perfect for any meal of the day. It’s also grain free and the only dairy it contains is grass fed butter in the crust. While I love an occasional sweet treat, my daily food intake is mainly a paleo focused diet. …
Soft fluffy muffin tops packed with apples and flavored with almond and ginger. This recipe was adapted from a King Arthur Baking Company Recipe for Gluten Free Muffins. I had just gone to the apple orchard and the autumn vibes had me craving a treat …
This simple recipe is GF, Dairy Free and refined sugar free. This tart came about because I wanted to use peaches to make a light and easy weeknight dessert. I had also gotten a great deal on raspberries and felt that they would be a …
A lightly spiced chewy cookie studded with pistachios. Inspired by the Middle Eastern flavors I love. While I was working on the galette and tasting all of the tahini, I really developed a desire to make a dessert recipe. I wanted them to be grain …
A beautiful bunch of organic carrots inspired this tart with Middle Eastern Flavors. Inspiration can come from almost anywhere. This week I found it in the produce section of the grocery. I typically go to the same two stores but I was on my way …
I really enjoyed using the same crust recipe for both desserts. It was fun to play with the possibilities.
Since I’ve started baking cakes, I’ve been trying to find my ‘style’. As a designer this is something that comes naturally to me, because I definitely have a design style. It includes authentic materials, natural colors, texture, comfort and a touch of vintage charm. I’d …
Sometimes things in the kitchen don’t work out how you planned. This week my oven got an error code and would not let me bake indoors. I was planning to make something chocolate but I took the opportunity to make some dough and make pizza …
Getting two different breads from one bake was right up my alley, and I could practice two techniques with one recipe.
If you only work to get to the end result you will miss out on the joy of ‘why’.
A special accompaniment for your holiday treats. This infused whipped cream adds another layer of flavor to your favorite pie or dessert. I received lovely gift from Dollar Tea Club of an assortment of tea flavors. Their teas come in so many fun flavors that …
Refined sugar free and only 5 ingredients I made a recipe a few weeks ago that involved boiling honey and water that bound together a paleo snack bar. I thought to myself “why can’t I make caramel from honey”? Turns out you can. I only …
A pie worthy of a celebration. Sprinkles make everything anything more festive! We celebrated my Father’s Birthday this week. He’s a huge fan of blueberry pie, but part of me wanted to make a traditional birthday cake. A few weeks ago I had seen a …