Vegan Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Vegan peppermint hot chocolate is comforting and cozy this holiday season without the heaviness of dairy. Take out the peppermint for a more traditional hot chocolate! One of my favorite holiday treats (that I don’t feel guilty about enjoying) is actually a drink, not a cookie! It is none other than a peppermint hot chocolate. […]
Balsamic Roasted Strawberries
Maybe you already know this, but European freezers are the size of a shoebox. Imagine fitting all your freezer items into a sneaker shoebox (not even a winter boot shoe box!) and you can understand my pain. Three cubes of ice, a Popsicle, plus a bag of frozen peas and I practically have to force […]
Raisinets Protein Bites
Please don’t think this title alludes to my love of Raisinets, because that is definitely not the case. I can tell you with certainty that I’ve never bought or plan to buy a bag of chocolate covered raisins. Chocolate, yes. Raisins, sure. But even though the ingredients are all fine and dandy, raisins covered in chocolate is […]
Cashew Cacao Nib Rice Cake Snack
You know it’s a good day when you discover how to consume more chocolate without any of that pesky guilt. I was introduced to cacao nibs a few months ago at a get together and was immediately hooked on them. In case you don’t know, cacao nibs are small roasted bits taken from the cacao […]
Peanut Butter Swirl Cocoa Brownies
Today was an exciting day. I dropped my winter coat off at the dry cleaner for it’s annual cleaning before putting it in storage for as long as possible. I didn’t realize how ready for spring I was. We had a lot of fun winter weekends in the mountains, but I can only handle wearing a […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
I’m a sucker for a good self-help book. I was recently recommended French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano and while I was browsing the English library for travel books last week, I came across it accidentally. Of course, I figured it was destiny and had to check it out. I started reading on Tuesday, […]
