Around three or four o’clock in the afternoon, I’m usually ready to push my chair away from my desk and treat myself to a fresh cup of dark roast coffee.
When the stars align, my coffee break might include a … Read more
Chocolate Peanut Butter Buttons
Standing at my counter the other night, I had the urge to bake something sweet, with no added oils, of course – and I wanted it to be ready fast.
I was leaning toward my favorite Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies… Read more
S’mores with Homemade Graham Cookies
Everyone loves s’mores, the iconic campfire treat. The earliest reference to them was in the Girl Scouts handbook, in 1927. Of course, they were gooey and yummy, and all the girls wanted some more.
Nowadays, we don’t need to wait … Read more
Sweet Potato Banana Cookies
Ready for an amazing little cookie? It’s moist and naturally sweet, but not TOO sweet, and just right with an afternoon cup of tea. Think soft and chewy, with just a touch of spice.
These are made without any of … Read more
Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
I always think peanut butter cookies sound better than they taste because they are usually just too greasy. That is, until I recently discovered the very best peanut butter cookies ever, on the Chocolate Covered Katie website. She calls … Read more
Chocolate Chip Blondies
That chocolate craving hits, and the search begins for something sweet and homemade. It happens all the time. I love baking a pan of bar cookies for a sweet tooth emergency of this sort, because it’s such an efficient solution.… Read more
Apple Cider Cookies
Apple cider, one of my favorite things this time of year, takes me back to cider mill visits growing up. We would buy the freshly pressed cider and a never-big-enough-bag of donuts to go with it. The warm donuts would … Read more
Oatmeal Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
I curl up with a good vegan cookbook like many others do with a novel. I have at least 50 favorites that I refer to regularly for inspiration, and am always adding to my collection.
Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet… Read more