Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
Posted on August 1, 2016
Rich and creamy no-churn peanut butter ice cream with swirls of milk chocolate and peanut butter. Part of me wants to apologize for the fact that all I want to make and eat is ice cream. I can’t even blame pregnancy or breastfeeding for this summer’s obsession. But you know what? No churn ice cream…
Double Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Posted on July 11, 2016
Rich chocolate ice cream full of dark chocolate chunks; no churn ice cream for the chocolate lover! Anyone who has raised a toddler knows that meal time can go in any direction. On a good day, your child will happily eat everything on his or her plate. On a bad day, a child yelling “no…
Chocolate Almond Butter Banana Cookies {Gluten-free} {Vegan}
Posted on May 12, 2016
These easy-to-make soft and chewy cookies are made with wholesome ingredients that make them the perfect kid-friendly snack! Before I tell you all about my new snack obsession these cookies, I need to tell you about the cookbook, Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Flight Inflammation, and Reset Your Body. Before you…
Blood Orange Chocolate Truffles
Posted on March 7, 2016
Rich and decadent dark chocolate truffles with a hint of blood orange. These are the best homemade candy! Over the last few years it’s gotten increasingly harder to schedule plans with friends. Between kids, family obligations and the seemingly speed-of-light passing of time, everyone’s schedules fill up fast. The “let’s do this again, and soon…
Brown Sugar Caramel Pear Crisp
Posted on February 19, 2016
Warm caramel pear crisp topped with a crisp oatmeal topping is perfect the cold late winter days. Every February I get that feeling that Spring isn’t too far away. And while in some parts of the states that is probably true, here in the Northeast we don’t get real spring weather until close to May.…
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Posted on January 25, 2016
Cookie dough dip made with brown butter, cream cheese and lots of chocolate chips is a perfect super bowl treat! Sometimes I’m a really good wife. And sometimes, I make pure crack cookie dough dip when my husband’s on a diet. Sorry, Matt. But can you blame me? We were in the midst of a…
Grown Up Puppy Chow Popcorn
Posted on January 11, 2016
Salted chocolate and peanut butter popcorn dusted with a light layer of powdered sugar. I grew up in a popcorn family. During high school, we'd eat gigantic bowls of air-popped popcorn doused in Old Bay seasoning as an afternoon snack. At night, it's a frequent TV-watching accessories at my parents'. And around Christmas, my mom and…
Over 30 Gluten-Free Desserts Without Any Weird Ingredients
Posted on January 8, 2016
Over 30 delicious gluten-free desserts made with ingredients that are already in your kitchen! You probably have at least one friend who avoids eating gluten. And with new year’s resolutions underway, they might be even more common. When you don’t bake gluten-free recipes often, it can be intimidating to try to make one. Many recipes…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Posted on January 4, 2016
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StartWithJifPowder #CollectiveBias A green smoothie that tastes like a sweet treat! This peanut butter, chocolate and banana smoothie is a perfect way to start your new year. I mentioned in my weekly post that I’m trying to continue to…
Lemon Truffles
Posted on December 23, 2015
No-bake white chocolate lemon truffles are a refreshing change of pace for the holidays. Make this sparkly treat for your New Year’s Eve festivities! Sometimes you just want to make something that tastes good and is extra pretty. These lemon truffles are such a gorgeous little treat that you can't help but ooooh and aaaaah over. They…
Peppermint Chocolate Pavlova Parfaits
Posted on December 9, 2015
Holiday parfaits layered with peppermint whipped cream, fluffy meringue and shaved chocolate. I’m having a bit of a moment with pavlovas. Something seemingly simple can be playful and surprising when you translate it into a new and different flavor combination. Over the summer we enjoyed a refreshing lemon berry combo then warmed up in the…
Peppermint Mocha Truffles
Posted on November 25, 2015
Rich dark chocolate truffles with a hint of coffee and splash of peppermint. The best no-bake edible Christmas gift! Peppermint mocha is my ultimate holiday weakness. The drink, the sweets, everything. In fact, despite the fact that I’ve mostly given up fake sweeteners and usually drink coffee sans sugar, the skinny peppermint mocha latte…
Brown Sugar Chai Spiced Caramel Fondue
Posted on November 20, 2015
A chai spiced caramel sauce perfect for holiday entertaining. I’m very enthusiastically jumping onto the chai bandwagon! There’s no looking back now. (In fact, can we take a quick moment to drool over Christina’s chewy chai bars?) In all serious, though, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be joining me. The flavors of chai are so…
Fall Pavlova with Caramelized Apples and Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Posted on November 4, 2015
A special Thanksgiving dessert that happens to be gluten-free. This fall inspired pavlova is layered with cinnamon whipped cream and caramelized apples. While I have a hard time understanding the idea of being “too full” for dessert, some people have brought this concept to my attention in the past. And apparently, at Thanksgiving, this can…
No Churn Blueberry Crisp Ice Cream
Posted on August 3, 2015
Another amazing no churn ice cream recipe full of homemade blueberry sauce and buttery crisp topping. No ice cream maker, no problem! Sometimes weeks are just insane. Last week was crazy for numerous reasons, add to that, my husband didn’t have an operating cell phone for five days, but I managed to make this ice…
Gluten free Banana Cake with White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Posted on July 6, 2015
Moist, flavorful gluten-free banana cake topped with a sweet light white chocolate whipped cream. I’ve mentioned it before, but when I bake gluten-free treats, I tend to steer towards those that are lower maintenance on the ingredient spectrum. I don’t like to keep stock of a ton of different flours because I can’t use them…
Peanut Butter Ripple Chocolate Ice Cream
Posted on May 26, 2015
You don’t need an ice cream maker to make this ice cream! Rich chocolate ice cream with a ribbon of salty peanut butter. If you love chocolate and peanut butter as much as I do, you’ve no doubt had a variation of this ice cream flavor before. I know, not as creative as this recipe…
Lemon Berry Pavlova Parfaits
Posted on April 20, 2015
The prettiest parfaits layered with lemon whipped cream, fluffy meringue and fresh berries. I’d love to say that I had this big “creative” idea to turn a pavlova into a parfait but that would be a lie. In fact, I had all intentions of sharing a perfectly pretty pavlova with you until mine crumbled a…
Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream (No Churn!)
Posted on March 9, 2015
Vanilla ice cream loaded with monster cookie dough (peanut butter oatmeal cookie dough with M&Ms and chocolate chips!). You will enjoy cookie dough in every bite! I think the deep freeze is over (said crossing fingers and knocking on wood). And in case it’s not obvious, I (and everyone else in the northeast) am more…
Peanut Butter Caramel Candy Cups
Posted on February 12, 2015
Rich homemade candy cups filled with peanut butter caramel sauce and topped with the perfect amount of flaky sea salt. I told you I had something up my sleeve for the caramel sauce. I don’t even think I need to talk too much about these little candy cups, the pictures say it all. Last minute…
Peanut Butter Caramel Sauce
Posted on February 9, 2015
Everybody loves caramel sauce but peanut butter caramel sauce takes your traditional ice cream topping to another level! I haven’t been doing a ton of baking since L was born. I’ve been having a little trouble motivating myself and finding my creativity. In fact, when I made these cookies, I ended up taking more pictures…
Peanut Butter Banana Energy Balls {gluten-free, vegan}
Posted on January 5, 2015
A no-bake treat and healthy snack made with just a few ingredients. These naturally gluten-free energy balls are so convenient to have on hand! Every day since L was born, you would think I hadn't eaten in a week. Seriously, I'm so hungry ALL the time. He eats every three hours and I do too.…
Skillet Apple Crisp with Brown Butter Sauce {gluten-free}
Posted on October 9, 2014
Served warm, this skillet apple crisp is just what you need to fill you up at the end of a cool Fall day! This apple crisp is warm and hearty and perfect for the end of a chilly day (or in my case, mid-morning on a hot day in mid-August…). You can make it in…
Creamy and Refreshing Lemon Ice Cream (No Churn)
Posted on August 4, 2014
Another ice cream recipe that doesn’t require an ice cream maker! This Lemon Ice Cream is super creamy and quite refreshing, a wonderful summer treat! Sometimes when I enjoy a lemon dessert, I feel like a traitor to my former self. I was so sworn against lemon anything forever and now I feel like such…
No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream with Salty Candied Peanuts
Posted on July 24, 2014
Creamy chocolate ice cream filled with crunchy sweet and salty candied peanuts. No ice cream maker needed! I was hesitant to make an ice cream that Matt wouldn’t like (ahem, peanut hater), but ultimately I couldn’t resist. Besides, he’d choose a vanilla base any day while I am a sucker for chocolate. Especially when that…
Pumpkin Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream (No Churn)
Posted on July 14, 2014
Super creamy pumpkin ice cream with a cinnamon brown sugar swirl. No ice cream maker needed for this recipe! It was so much fun reconnecting with my best friends from childhood this weekend. I was only with them for one night but we had such a good time. We had dinner at Amada and then…
Chocolate Chunk Banana Ice Cream with Chocolate Fudge Ripple
Posted on July 3, 2014
This healthy version of ice cream is naturally vegan and gluten-free. I’ve got another ice cream recipe for you that doesn’t require an ice cream maker! Although, this one is a little different. When I was in the midst of a baking rampage a few weeks ago, Matt asked if I could try to make…
{Gluten-Free} Summer Berry Skillet Crisp
Posted on June 16, 2014
A summer berry crisp topped with buttery oat crumble. It just so happens to be gluten-free! I know I’ve talked about this before, but I have a serious issue when I see summer fruit at Costco. I can NOT buy enough. A few weeks ago, I needed food for five days, just five. Now, given…
{Gluten-Free} Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted on May 27, 2014
Brown butter chocolate chip cookies are made with quinoa flour and almond meal to satisfy your gluten-free and gluten-loving cookie cravings. It’s pretty much common knowledge that cookies can cure almost anything. So when a friend of mine was going through a hard time, I immediately wanted to send her some. She happens to be…
BLUEberry Buttercream Cups
Posted on May 12, 2014
These Blueberry Buttercream Cups are the perfect no-bake chocolate treats. They are so easy to make. I think I might be a little obsessed with buttercream candy cups now. First there were the Mint Cookies and Cream Buttercream Cups and then I made these Pretty in Pink Buttercream Cups. The thing is, this is such…
Pretty in Pink Buttercream Cups
Posted on April 9, 2014
These dark chocolate candy cups are filled with a delicious creamy buttercream. They are a gluten-free, no-bake treat for any occasion. Today's post is exciting because I'm part of a huge group of blogging ladies celebrating Steph's virtual baby shower! This sweet and talented blogger is due to have a baby girl in just a…
Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats with Mocha Ganache
Posted on January 13, 2014
Rice Krispie treats are all grown up with the addition of salted caramel and a rich mocha ganache. Make this special treat for Super Bowl or your next gathering and watch the Rice Krispie treats disappear! Last Monday we talked the how-tos on making salted caramel. Just a few ingredients and no thermometer; the basics…
How to Make Salted Caramel Without a Candy Thermometer
Posted on January 6, 2014
This basic recipe for salted caramel is all you need for the perfect sauce or dessert component. I’ve decided that January will be salted caramel month on the blog. There are a few recipes that I’ll be sharing over the next few weeks that incorporate one of my favorite dessert components, but I didn’t want…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins Made with Quinoa Flour {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free}
Posted on November 7, 2013
Light and moist pumpkin muffins that are quick and easy to make. Void of dairy and gluten, these muffins are allergy friendly, too! Wow, it seems like forever ago that I made these muffins! It was actually towards the beginning of October because I brought them when we visited my sister in Boston. Now we…
Healthy Pumpkin Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bake {gluten-free, dairy-free}
Posted on October 28, 2013
This make-ahead breakfast bake is healthy, hearty and tasty! Full of pumpkin, bananas and oatmeal, you will feel good serving this to your family for breakfast. Confession: This recipe is already on the blog. But…. ouch! I realize that something like this is hard to photograph, but those pictures were just so bad. And the…
Homemade Peanut Butter & Fig Granola {Gluten-free}
Posted on September 3, 2013
Easy homemade granola with chunks of dried figs and a crunchy peanut butter base. I made a batch of this granola early in the summer. The first day I made myself a bowl with yogurt and blueberries then proceeded to eat most of the chunks out of the leftovers. Luckily the base was still good…
Key Lime Crispy Bars with Toasted Marshmallow Cream {Gluten Free} (Guest Post)
Posted on August 12, 2013
A refreshing no-bake gluten-free marshmallow treat that is easy to make and perfect for a summer sweet tooth! Topped off with a toasted marshmallow cream, these aren’t your typical marshmallow treats! Well, we are off to Hawaii tomorrow for our vacation. I couldn’t be more excited! This is the longest vacation I’ve taken since starting…
Blackberry, Peach and Pistachio Crisp {Gluten-free}
Posted on July 15, 2013
A summer fruit crisp topped with buttery crumb topping and crunchy pistachios. It just so happens it is gluten-free! I don’t know if I mentioned this on here, but my sister was living with us for a few months. Her NYC lease ended in April, she relocated to my Parents this past weekend and then…
How to Make Macarons and Some Super Bowl Ideas
Posted on January 28, 2013
This past Saturday, Matt and I actually had a few hours with nothing on the agenda and I actually had energy, shocking! So I finally experimented with something I’ve been wanting to try forever, macarons! I’ve loved macarons since I first tried them at the famous La Duree in Paris almost six years ago. (Oh…
Winter Fruit Crisp {Gluten-free}
Posted on January 7, 2013
I made this fruit crisp so long ago, I had to hunt through piles and piles of notes and butter-stained papers to find it. Well, I guess Thanksgiving wasn’t that long ago, but right now it feels like a lifetime. Fruit crisps are one of my favorite desserts. I mean, anything that is served warm…
No-Bake Rice Krispie Toffee Fudge Candy Bars
Posted on November 15, 2012
1 week. 7 days. Some amount of hours that does not feel like enough. That’s how much time there is until Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong, I’m so excited for the holiday, but boy did things get crazy really fast! It seems like just yesterday I was in the summer lull and just like that…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bites {Gluten-free} {Vegan}
Posted on July 7, 2012
Well, I think/hope that this will be the last banana recipe for a little while. As I said before, the banana consumption in my apartment has a direct correlation with our workout frequency and things are finally back to normal at home. We are headed to Napa later this week so the motivation of a…
Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread {Gluten-Free}
Posted on June 25, 2012
Gluten-free banana bread that is moist and just as delicious as regular. No crazy ingredients needed. Besides my tight shorts, another symptom of my less than stellar gym attendance is an abundance of browning bananas in my kitchen. They are the pre-workout snack of choice in our apartment and when they don't get eaten it…
Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Frozen Yogurt
Posted on May 24, 2012
This week has been full of ice cream but I’m sending you off on a long weekend with a real bang – I made something frozen and delicious and dare I say it…. healthy! This frozen yogurt is full of great things like nonfat greek yogurt and blueberries, but even better than that it is…
Summer Fun with Nestle Drumsticks and a Giveaway!
Posted on May 23, 2012
<Giveaway details at the end of the post> So clearly I like ice cream. And while I love coming up with different types of ice cream cakes, pies, etc., sometimes it is nice to have someone else do the work for you. Because on an ideal summer day, I’m not standing by a hot oven. …
Chocolate Chunk Meringues
Posted on April 9, 2012
How was everyone’s weekend? I can’t help but be envious of anyone who got an Easter basket yesterday. For my entire life I’ve wanted one, is that weird? You better believe that I will be taking advantage of the post-Easter candy sales, though! I hope I can get my hands on some of those solid…
Chewy Ginger Cookies {Gluten-free}
Posted on April 2, 2012
Today I’m guest posting over on All Day I Dream About Food. In case you’ve never been to Carolyn’s blog, she has an impressive collection of low carb and gluten-free desserts. The woman has a real talent in the kitchen! These cookies are another example of easy gluten-free baking: No complicated ingredients and so easy to…
What to Bake for Passover
Posted on March 28, 2012
In case you didn’t notice, we are officially moved over to my new site! You may want to double check that your feed or email subscription are coming from the right place. Please let me know if you are having any problems as we are still working out some glitches… which may include disappearing recipes.…
Spring Cleaning Chocolate & Peanut Butter Lover's Bark
Posted on March 23, 2012
One week down and I’m feeling really good about this working from home thing. I’m sure that some of the beginner’s high will die down after a while, but I’m glad to be off to such a productive start! Sure, I might have left out half of the baking soda in a cookie recipe and…
Vanilla Cookie Krispie Treats {Gluten-Free}
Posted on March 19, 2012
I decided to start this working from home thing with a bang. 5:15am wake-up 6 am INSANITY workout 6:45 try not to die while writing my blog post I feel the 3pm exhaustion coming on already. Luckily, in a time like that, there are super easy desserts to make that have everyone falling in love. …
Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Posted on March 12, 2012
Today is my last Monday. And if feels incredible. Ever since I gave my two-weeks notice at work, that heavy feeling that has haunted me for so many Sunday nights and Monday mornings over the past several months has been gone. No more anxieties about what crazy work politics or project stresses might come up…
Vegan Mango Shake
Posted on December 19, 2011
It is amazing what a week can do. One week out of the office and I’m smiling more often than not. Now, that smiling could be related to to the number of chocolate chip cookies that have come out of my oven in the last few days, the fact that I’ve gotten to sleep past…
Gooey Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars {Gluten-Free}
Posted on November 21, 2011
These gooey and delicious oatmeal bars are made with just basic ingredients, they are gluten-free and guilt-free! Ever since I made these bars a couple of months ago, my sister has been asking me to make a pumpkin version. I’m sorry it took so long but glad I squeezed this recipe in before Thanksgiving. These…
Mint Chocolate Chip Meringues
Posted on October 18, 2011
Sometimes you need a light and refreshing cookie to balance out desserts like this. As the cooler weather is moving in, the comfort of indulgent cookies, cakes and pies is more and more appealing. However, I’m determined not to gain weight as we get through the winter. In fact, I’d like to get rid of…
Gooey Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bars (Gluten-Free)
Posted on September 20, 2011
My busy schedule these days has been keeping me from as much time in the kitchen as I would like. There are so many recipes that I've been dying to try, but they keep getting put on the back-burner. Luckily, I found a really easy but tasty dessert to make this past weekend. These bars…
The Best Homemade Applesauce
Posted on September 15, 2011
Before coming back from our weekend away, I had to take advantage of the apple picking available! We went to Windy Hill Farm which had a decent selection of apples to choose from. I was really excited to see they had my favorite variety ready to go. Besides the beloved Honey Crisp, we got a…
Dark Chocolate Kissed Almond Butter
Posted on June 2, 2011
I had big baking plans for last night, but with the temperature around 90 degrees, turning on the oven just seemed wrong. A no-bake dessert probably would have been a good solution, but Matt has been asking me to make chocolate almond butter for a few weeks now. It shouldn't have taken so long to…
Flourless Chocolate Cookies
Posted on April 28, 2011
You know I can’t go anywhere with only one dessert. That just isn’t my style. So, once I made cheesecake with berry sauce for Jessica’s Passover dinner, I had to make something else. Originally I planned to make Passover brownies. They weren’t a ton of work, but the idea of separating eggs and whipping them…
Mixed Berry Sauce
Posted on April 26, 2011
I’ve been wanting to make a variation of this sauce for a while now: something that would take a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the next level (because let’s face it, vanilla will never be chocolate), add texture and flavor to a slice of basic angel food cake, or be so pretty you want…
Light-as-Air Banana Cheesecake
Posted on April 24, 2011
When I saw these sitting on my counter the yesterday, I knew something needed to be done. You know how I feel about wasting precious ingredients. Since I had plans last night to go to a Passover dinner at my sister’s, I wanted to make something that would be kosher-friendly. Then I realized cheesecake is…
Blueberry Peanut Butter
Posted on April 21, 2011
Recently I discovered my love for blueberries and peanut butter. Really, I love anything with peanut butter, especially chocolate, but the combination of blueberries and peanut butter is taking a new place in my heart. One of my favorite snacks is a cup of fresh juicy blueberries topped with a spoonful of peanut butter. Sometimes…
Must Make This Now
Posted on February 28, 2011
There are a few occasions when I see a recipe on a blog and I know that I need to make it immediately. Of course, I bookmark several new recipes each week, but I never have time to try all of them. Unsurprisingly, it was a chocolate and peanut butter recipe that made the “must-make-this-now”…
Easiest Cookie Ever, and Delicious Too!
Posted on February 16, 2011
When I saw Lauren’s suggestions for Valentine’s Day treats included this cookie, I knew I had to try it! Lauren has a wonderful blog that makes incredibly delicious and healthy versions of food that everyone loves. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any chocolate peanut butter on hand, but I did have some of this chocolate almond…
