Desserts & Sweets without lime stock cocoa

It might seem strange to see the author of β€œthe healthy dessert blog” holding a book all about junk food. Contrary to what one might assume from reading[...]

. > (American / Metric measures) < . Note: > Reserve CITRUS juice to use in both parts of recipe: . 1 big lemon (finely zested and juiced) . 1 big[...]

for 12 cupcakes Ingredients 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2[...]

2 1/4 c all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 sticks unsalted butter 1 c Splenda granular 1/4 c sugar free maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla 4 eggs 1 pkg[...]

I'm a little giddy. OK...a lot giddy. Macarons have been on my "must try someday" list for ages now. I first saw them in Martha's Baking Handbook and just[...]

*alternate post title: Why I've gained 10 pounds in two weeks.* This is a long "picture-heavy" post, but bear with me...I think you're gonna like it. Along[...]

New pencils, backpacks, markers, loose-leaf paper, colored folders...this is what back-to-school is all about, right? I used to love school supplies, before I[...]

My mom was one of those people who had a great group of girlfriends wherever we lived. There were always parties and get-togethers and celebrations. Her[...]

Last year if you would have told me that I'd write two blog posts on running, I would have laughed (and laughed, and laughed some more). What I always said[...]

You remember my Uncle Mike , right? Well, every time he visited when we were growing up, my mom would make Pecan Chewies. So, when Uncle Mike came for a visit[...]

Brunch is a beautiful thing. You don't have to wake up early, and really, anything goes at brunch...spicy sausage & egg casseroles, bubbly mimosas, and[...]

Here's the dill, pickle. Cake decorating is not one of my gifts. Case in point, this R2D2 cake . So, when I had the chance to try the Cricut Cake Mini , I[...]

Confession: Until yesterday, I had never eaten a Peep. We grew up in an all-chocolate-and-jelly-bean Easter basket family. {I love Easter.} So, fast-forward[...]

Quite frankly, I'm surprised that there are any cookies to show you today. I kind of inhaled a good portion of the cookie dough before baking it. {I think I'm[...]

Do you like cake for breakfast? Me, too. In case you're one of those people who feels guilty about eating cake for breakfast (are there people like that?),[...]