Oh, January. It’s the time of year for good intentions to be born and fizzled by the 31st, like your resolution to eat better or move your body more or detox or quit drinking (gasp! I just read about this thing- it’s an actual thing- called Dry January, and then promptly …
Read More »Brownie Caramel Nut Tarts
What have I been thinking? I looked back on the recipes I’ve been making lately and they’re as white as the Oscars. It’s time to bring back the chocolate, folks, because- wait. I don’t even need to explain the rationale on this. Chocolate speaks for itself. I commit that I will …
Read More »Peppermint Brownie Sandwich Bars
I know, I know. This dessert looks like I missed the December holiday train, and I’ve gotta be honest, I kind of did. I technically made the candy-cane-littered dessert in time for the whole Christmas rush thing, and I even parsed a few off to my 101 year-old Grandma who …
Read More »Rum Butter Pecan Chewy Bars
Rum- you either love it or you hate it. If you hate it, click here or here, or go have a nap. If you love it, stick with me, drinking buddy. We’re going to have a good time. (Full disclosure: rum and I are still unsure of our relationship. I have …
Read More »Marshmallow Chocolate Cookie Bars
You have two options here, my baking friend, and I won’t judge you either way you take this kitchen crossroads: From Scratch: bake your little heart out, champ. Make the chocolate chip cookies like the industrious worker bee that you are (or is it the ants who are industrious?). Get …
Read More »Bacon Brownies
I finally hopped on the bandwagon and I feel like I’ve wasted two to three years of my life by not doing it sooner. It’s not kale. It’s not quinoa. (Both excellent in a salad; not so much in a fudge brownie.) No, we’re talking about pork here. Of the …
Read More »Hazelnut Triple-Decker Brownies
The Husband and I were watching a documentary about prison, like we seem to end up doing every three weeks or so, and I was inspired by these triple-decker bunks they stuff convicts into now in order to save space. Double-decker bunks are apparently old-school, relics of a time before …
Read More »14 Healthy Ice Cream Recipes
So, it’s insanely hot here in Texas. All I want to do is relax by the pool, listen to music and soak up the sun. But I can’t, becaaaaause… I GOT A TATTOO! Well, technically, half of a tattoo. I had a 3-hour session on Monday and will have a …
Read More »Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream recipe — refined sugar free, low carb, low fat, low calorie and high protein? Oh yes. And you’d NEVER even know it! ? When I was younger, around ten years old (OH MY GOSH I JUST REALIZED THAT WAS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO… I …
Read More »Healthy White Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Healthy White Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream — sweet, creamy and decadently rich, yet refined sugar free, low carb, high protein and guilt free! ? Yes, yes… a thousand times, YES. Just look at how CREAMY. IT. IS. ? I’m dying. I’m dead. ? ? ~7½ cups Healthy White Chocolate …
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