Black and White Brownies

When I was younger, I never liked white chocolate. I think it all started when I thought I was eating white chocolate covered raisins, and it turns out they were yogurt-covered. From that point on, whenever I ate white chocolate all I could think about was yogurt. (I also wasn’t the biggest yogurt fan as a…

Apple Pie for One (In an Apple!)

Apple Pie is the quintessential American dessert. And what’s better than apple pie in an actual apple? I only ever have apple pie once a year. Usually, on Thanksgiving. Of course, the apple pie never really gets the attention it deserves on this particular holiday, at least not from me! In the company of a fresh…

Healthy Zucchini Bread

A few years back, my family decided to start a garden. We planted tomatoes, basil, rosemary, peppers, and zucchini, among other vegetables. And to our surprise, that year we had quite a bountiful harvest. At least, of zucchini! Since we didn’t have much previous experience in gardening, we had all agreed to plant three or…

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies

I can’t resist a good sugar cookie. Especially around the holidays, when I seem to always be able to find an excuse to indulge. And while in the winter this may mean snacking on gingerbread men and pumpkin spice muffins, in the summer I always find myself reaching for sugar cookies and popsicles. It’s hard…

Cinnamon Sugar Butternut Squash Chips

The Forth of July is coming up (in the USA, at least). And while to many this may mean wearing red, white, & blue, watching sports on tv, and having a cookout, in my household it mainly means one thing: food. Sure, we don our best patriotic outfits, and we may turn on the sports channel…