Category Archives for "Recipes"

How are your New Year’s resolutions coming? Personally, I am type A and easily overwhelmed, so I focus more on weekly goals/resolutions. Who knows what’s going to be happening in my unpredictable world months from now, so it’s one step at a time over here. 2016 is rough for us all in many ways. Slowing down is in order. Rather than work, work, work. Always rushing towards the next thing. Let’s live in the here […]

Oh my gosh, my lovely followers. Never ever did I think I would post cake recipes regularly. Yet, here I am sharing another one – Date-sweetened Pumpkin Tres Leches! I’ve realized it’s all about finding the right flour blend and butter/egg replacers. Once I did, any intimidation around baking cakes disappeared. Now I have the same basic formula that I can adapt and tweak with each new cake recipe, depending on the flavors I want […]

Optimal flavor, color, and texture are all requirements for what I consider an excellent meal. The flavor aspect has always come naturally to me, and with practice, I have improved on achieving an enticing color palette and a variety of textures in a dish. It’s trial and error, so patience is key. Sometimes all these components come together beautifully on the first attempt, like this Zoodle and Rotini Saute with Red Pepper Sauce. This pasta […]

When you really want to knock the socks off of your less-than-healthy friends and family who demand the most sugar-filled, butter laden holiday desserts (and always manage to steer clear of your kale salad and raw pecan pie), you make Bourbon Butterscotch Custard Pie! Because who doesn’t want their dessert spiked? And who can resist the sweet buttery flavor of butterscotch? Or custard? And to be truthful, the holidays are just cold, dark, sad winter days if […]

Long ago – I believe I was 9 or 10 years old – I had a terrible car sickness experience that involved a long drive home from Wisconsin, extreme nausea, and the overwhelming aroma of caramel corn as the rest of my family crunched on it. To no surprise, I developed a strong aversion to caramel corn. And it lasted a whopping 15 years. Sad story. I know. The good news: Horacio found some popcorn […]

Question: What do you get when you blend the BEST SWEETENER with the ULTIMATE FALL DESSERT? Answer: A totally epic & orgasmic treat that makes dreams come true. I took my passion for pecan pie and love affair with maple syrup and concocted Maple Pecan Pie Bars, because it’s the holidays! Let’s be honest. Indulgence is going to happen every damn day from now through New Years, so don’t fight. Just make it with super clean […]