Category Archives for "Recipes"

Fruity. Creamy. Nutty. Chocolate-laced. With a bit of spice. These ice cream bars give me PB & J vibes, in popsicle form! Because dessert is more fun to eat on a stick. Especially ice cream. Always ice cream. Can you sense my love affair with ice cream?  Are you counting how many times I write “ice cream?” About this recipe though. It’s my favorite version of nice cream (simple & nut butter-packed!), with some extra […]

Meat lovers, rejoice! Snack addicts, cheer! Campers and hikers, do a happy dance! Beet jerky is now a thang! Think all the salty, spiced flavor and addictive chewy texture of a Slim Jim, but NO MEAT! I repeat, this jerky is MEATLESS. Turns out that tossing slices of a hearty root veggie in a flavorful marinade and slow cooking for a few hours creates a dehydrated snack totally competes with the classic carnivorous version. And […]

Reminisce with me, will you? Even before my obsession with all sorts of cookies (I know, what was wrong with me??) I had a thing for shortbread. Like the really good, freshly homemade, vanilla bean specked, butter-heavy kind that blows your socks off. I actually remember the first time I made homemade shortbread on an August afternoon. I made strawberry jam for it to serve with it. And I nearly devoured the whole pan of […]

S’mores. Doesn’t that word evoke such nostalgia? I bet we all have at least one fond memory of a summer night that included a bon fire, citronella candles, loud music, booze lemonade, and a attempt to make the perfect, melty, chocolatey, just-burnt-enough s’more. There’s something magically about the process of cooking over an open fire surrounded by your clan. An the fact that sugar and chocolate are involved in the cherry, I mean . . […]

The recipe I am sharing today combines my love of nut butter and superfoods, and passion for baking cookies. So, where are all my Peanut Butter Lovers at? And my cookie lovers? Well, have I got the recipe for you! An indulgent perfectly textured cookie with mega PB flavor! Because with nut butter, you either go big or go home. Enter: Rich & Fluffy Peanut Butter Cookies with Maca Cacao Icing. Peanut butter cookies are […]

It’s time for a guest post! Today’s recipe for flourless chickpea-based cookies was created by my food blogger friend Brittnay, whose blog The Nut Butter Hub is inspiring and creative. Read her post below and stay tuned for my latest Peanut Butter Cookie recipe which will be posted on her blog in the near future 😉 It may sound kooky and a little bit wrong, but chickpea cookies are delicious! We were a little bit […]