Breakfast, snack, dessert – I love foods that could be served as all three! The only sweetener in this recipe is the maple syrup and the naturally sweet potatoes and raisins, making these muffins truly a healthy baked good that is also delicious to eat at all times of day. I based these Sweet Potato…
Category: Desserts
Apple Crisp
For all of you that have gone apple picking because its October but don’t know what to do with that huge bushel of apples you brought home, I’ve got your back! Take this beautiful opportunity to make some Apple Crisp. Besides peeling and chopping all those blessed apples, it couldn’t be easier. Just solicit some helping…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Now who doesn’t love a chocolate chip cookie? Warm, ooey, gooey, and so comforting. It makes me feel like a kid again! These vegan chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe by Chocolate Covered Katie using only basic household ingredients – perfect for when you get a random urge to bake on a cold, rainy…
A to Z Cake
I haven’t baked in a while, so I had a desire to bake something delicious and easy for a special end-of-summer treat. I decided to use the zucchini in my fridge to make a really moist cake (with an added health bonus), and add body to the batter and sweetness using applesauce. This cake is…
Ooey Gooey Brownies
I think brownies might be my favorite dessert. I have always preferred chocolate-y over fruity flavors, and a brownie is the perfect somewhere between cookie and cake – moist and gooey, yet substantial and more celebratory than a regular-ol’ cookie. Whether it is a work party, book club, or a weekend visit with family (my…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Snack Balls
It is surprisingly hard to think of creative work snacks. I bring a couple of snacks every day for when I get hungry in the afternoon, and it’s hard not to get tired of carrots and hummus, and apples and peanut butter. Don’t get me wrong, these combinations and others similar to them are basically…
Banana Muffins
Brown bananas are a weekly output in our apartment. For whatever reason, we never manage to buy the bunches at the peak ripeness so that we can eat them all week long. Either they are too green and you can’t eat them right away, or they are too yellow and turn brown at too fast…
Date and Nut Bread
Yesterday hubby and I had a full Saturday of exploring, eating, and walking around town, so today, we couldn’t think of anything better to do than to do nothing. We started our lazy Sunday by sleeping in, watching the soccer match on TV and reading, and then I decided to do a little baking in…
An Imperfect Vegan 