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10 Spring Recipes to Make Before it Gets Too Hot!

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If you've been following the blog for a while you know that each summer I tell you my woes of how insanely hot our kitchen gets in the summer time. Our circa 1910 house doesn't have central air - yes we have window a/c units but the cold air never quite reaches my little cave of a kitchen. Point is that I pretty much never turn on my oven during June through August if I can help it. I'm guessing I'm not the only person who prefers to keep their oven off during that time. Anyone else have a sauna … [Read more...]

Fudgy Olive Oil Brownies (Gluten Free)

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Are you ready for some super fudgy olive oil brownies?!?! The answer should be YES! These are the type of brownies that feed your ultimate desire for chocolate. Rich, fudgy, dark chocolate brownies with a hint of nuttiness from that olive oil! Perfection! Olive oil in brownies might sound kind of strange, and TBH I thought so when I first received a request for the recipe. I have heard of olive oil orange cake or bread but never really gave olive oil in brownies a second thought...now my … [Read more...]

Blueberry Banana Bread (Gluten Free)

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What's one of the BEST smells that can come from your kitchen?!?! The answer is freshly baked BANANA BREAD....and brownies...but  right now we're talking about banana bread - blueberry banana bread, to be exact!!! What can be bad about that?! Sweet juicy blueberries baked right into soft, moist, perfectly sweet banana bread. If that doesn't sound like the ultimate bread for spring than I don't know what is! Oh yeah...there's also my banana rhubarb bread that begs to be made during the … [Read more...]

15 Minute Creme Brulee (No Bake)

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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the easiest creme brulee recipe you will ever make in your life!!!! It only takes 15 minutes to make and only requires one bowl!!! No tempering the eggs with hot cream, no baking in water baths for 30 minutes!!! It's seriously so simple to make that you will be making creme brulee for every single dessert for the rest of your life!!! Okay, maybe not...because cookies! But not joking about the level of ease here! Before I let you in on this fun hack … [Read more...]

Soft Matcha Blueberry Cookies (Gluten Free)

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These matcha blueberry cookies took several forms before they were cookies. First they started out as muffins, three times to be exact - but the color wasn't right, instead of a beautiful green matcha color the muffins were the color of mud. Next, the muffins turned into bread, which was also the color of mud. Finally the bread turned into cookies because cookies take the least amount of time to bake preserving the color. And thus are the beautiful green matcha blueberry cookies you see before … [Read more...]

Red Wine Brownies with wine “Buttercream” Frosting

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Red wine brownies, you say???!!! Oh yes, I went there!!! One of my fave flavor combos is to enjoy a little dark chocolate with some red wine, anyone else?! Naturally, red wine baked into brownies needed to happen. I took it one step further and made some wine "buttercream" frosting to spread on top. AKA my healthier vegan "buttercream" frosting with a little reduced Merlot stirred in. So insanely yum! Just try to not lick the bowl clean before you frost the brownies. Now that's a … [Read more...]

Coconut Whiskey Chai Latte

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The day after Christmas!!! How was it?!?! I hope it was relaxing, fun, filled with love, laughter, and a little bit of magic. As a recipe blogger I ask myself, what do I even post the day after Christmas? I asked myself the same thing the day after Thanksgiving.  There is only one answer to that: coconut whiskey chai latte. BECAUSE we need a cozy alcohol-y drink for New Year's Eve, right?! Okay so this isn't your typical bubbly champagne drink or sparkling wine drink you think of … [Read more...]

Healthy Mint Chocolate Edible Cookie Dough

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How many times do you make cookies and just want to eat ALL OF THE DOUGH, instead of actually baking the cookies?! That's me pretty much every time. Yup, eggs or no eggs, I don't care, I will lick that spatula and that bowl clean! YUM! Anyone else with me on this one? COME ON, I know you are!!! Guys, I did this thing once in high school that I'm not exactly proud of...but that's actually kind of impressive.....I hid a whole thing of store bought cookie dough under my winter coat and snuck it … [Read more...]

Healthier Vegan “Buttercream” Frosting

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I have re-tested and re-shot the photos for this post to improve it's quality. The original post is called Vegan Cashew Frosting. The recipe has been updated there also. Hi, have you noticed that I have been gone for ummm a little over a week? Did you miss me? Maybe I shouldn't tell you, you may not have even noticed.... I was sick for a week and the idea of cooking and photographing with snot coming out of my nose was not the first thing I wanted to do. What a pretty picture, … [Read more...]

Chickpea Pumpkin Blondies with Crumble Topping (Vegan + Gluten Free)

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It's officially Thanksgiving week!!! Are you excited?!?! I'm not going to lie...I am a little bit sick of eating desserts! I know, what's wrong with me?! I have been testing and photographing dessert recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas so much that I'm just not sure that I can eat another bite. Just give me a  huge salad already! Don't get me wrong I've still been eating my veggies but sometimes when I have this much dessert, even of the healthier variety I need a bit of a veggie detox to … [Read more...]