greek yogurt pie with an oatmeal streusel crust
Duuuude. This weather needs to get a grip. Any traces of snow lingering from the storm that paralyzed Atlanta just a handful of days ago were erased by the 67-degree weather we enjoyed today. It was ...
gluten-free chocolate treats
Celiacs deserve a little love, too! the first recipe = chocolate quinoa cake with a fudgy chocolate (tofu!) frosting = everything a chocolate cake should be, gluten-free or not. (as long as you ...
pecan sandies
Wha? Two posts in one day? This is me trying to make up for my recent absences. This is me trying to bring as much cookie goodness to your face as I can before Christmas ...
chocolate chip cookies, classic + vegan/gluten-free
With Christmas lurking less than three weeks away, my sister and I need to get cracking on our annual holiday tradition of sending out tins of cookies. I'm not sure what's on this year's menu ...
roasted butternut squash soup
Oh, hi there. I haven't felt all that great lately, so this little space has been a bit neglected. But, last night, I got back into the kitchen. It felt good. I tried to make these lemon ...
pecan pie bars
Mmmmmm. Pecan pie bars. A portable pecan pie with a luscious shortbread crust, gussied up with chocolate chunks and a hint of espresso. To me, pecans bring to mind Eli's grandfather's family ...
vegan morning glory muffins
I made this particular recipe for a particular bakery owner who shall not be named. He wanted to market them as "Vegan Schmegan" muffins, but ran the business into the ground and fled town before ...
walnut brownies with browned butter
We headed up to South Carolina for the weekend to help Eli's mom sort through some memorabilia. Rather, Eli went to help sort through some stuff; I went along to prevent a certain 25-pound ...
carrot-cheesecake with pineapple flowers
I made this cake waaaay back in June for E's birthday. I figured I should get it posted now 'cause before we know it his 30th will be rolling around and senility will be setting in, as he likes ...
banana bread
I kicked off my blog with a post in which I swore off banana bread forever. A string of failed recipes had left me jaded. Well. I should have listened to Zack. He told me I should try ...
oatmeal chocolate cherry pecan cookies
Reader, meet one of my favorite cookies. The fact that this cookie made it to the favorites list took me by surprise; I've never been an oatmeal lover. Must have been the butter and brown sugar ...
homemade almond milk
One of my favorite ways of harnessing almonds' nutritive superpowers is grinding them into almond milk. The store-bought stuff is fine, yes, but this homemade version is pure, smooth, rich and ...
gluten-free crackers
I was padding around kitchen the other night, tunes on, things happening in the oven, dishes everywhere. The contents of the coffee grinder had been evacuated in favor of some quinoa and millet; ...
not banana bread
Almost a year ago to the day, I was on a quest for the perfect banana bread. Ideas for a blog were floating about my brain, and a bunch of bananas were rotting on the counter. My mission became ...