I fully love the holidays: the decorations, the crisp weather, and spending time with my family and friends. This is a time of celebration, and for giving thanks, and food…lots and lots of food. I love food, but my relationship with it has changed a lot over the years as I lost weight and gained […]
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Whole Foods, Welcome to New Hampshire!
As you may be aware, Whole Foods will be opening their first New Hampshire store this Tuesday, August 19th. Last night I had a unique opportunity to tour the new store. There is a really fun sneak peek event planned for Saturday the 15th if you’re interested, with proceeds to benefit Meals On Wheels. RSVP […]
Chocolate Chip Volcano Cake with Lava Sa...
I really couldn’t create a Dino-Namic (get it) Diorama without a volcano spouting lava. It just didn’t feel right to my inner 10-year old. Enter the chocolate Chip volcano cake! Ok, perhaps it didn’t happen that easily. In all honesty, I’ve been trying to come up with a flourless chocolate muffin recipe for a while, […]
Berrysaurus Rex Muffins
If you were born in the 80s, perhaps you already guessed that this muffin is a tribute to the Kool Aid flavor Purplesaurus Rex. Purple plus lemonade plus dinosaurs; it’s really hard to think of a better combination. I definitely channeled my inner health raptor though, and gave this lemon-tastic flavor explosion a spin on […]
Pumpkin Custard
Developing this recipe has been a true labor of love. As I’ve mentioned before, I come from a family of amazing bakers, and we definitely take our pie seriously. There have been years when the pies may have outnumbered the dinner guests. After a lot of trial and error, I feel I have a […]
Christmas Graham Parfait (Elf Inspired)
“What’s a Christmas Graham? I want one!!!” Ok, so I may have watched Elf before Halloween this year. And I may have done that last year as well. What can I say, Buddy The Elf is a personal hero of mine. He always looks on the bright side of life, and his happiness is infectious. […]