Apple Brownies
They’re not too sweet and healthy enough for breakfast. My apple brownies are loaded with tons of fresh apples. In fact this easy recipe uses two Granny Smith apples (those are my favorite for baking)...
View ArticleI Reinvented my Carrot Cake
I’ve been so busy working on new recipes and photos that I’ve neglected some of my older recipes and this week, I had a taste for carrot cake. I was surprised at how much healthier my baking is now...
View ArticleChocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons (easy!)
I love easy cookie recipes where you just dump everything into a bowl, stir, drop, and bake. That’s how easy these coconut macaroons are to make. It only takes five ingredients to make these...
View ArticleWhole wheat lemon brownies? You betcha!
Any time I can make a recipe better or healthier, I’m always willing to try. I was craving lemon brownies today (maybe because my lemon tree is getting full!) so I decided to make lemon brownies and...
View ArticleSweet Potato Chocolate Cake
This is the ONLY chocolate cake I make. I took a new picture of my sweet potato chocolate cake which was in my cookbook and is now here on my recipes page. This was one of the most popular recipes in...
View ArticleCustard Pudding
Here’s my custard pudding that I should have called “Gone in 60 Seconds.” I can hardly wait for this delicious pudding to cool down before I inhale the first cup, and then the second cup is in luke...
View ArticleBlack Forest Brownies
Wow! If you ever want to up your game when baking brownies, you have to try these awesome, fudgy, moist, delicious Black Forest Brownies. It’s a simple, one-bowl recipe and by lining the pan with foil,...
View ArticleLemon Meringue Pie
Here is my summer gift to all the bakers. My lemon meringue pie will spoil you forever because there is nothing that compares to homemade lemon meringue pie. And when it’s healthier and easier than...
View ArticleFabulous Fruit Pizza
What can I say? This is the most amazing, dramatic, show-stopping dessert ever! And if you think it looks good, wait until you taste it! Having a barbeque? Going to potluck? They’ll remember you...
View ArticleHealthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the only chocolate chip cookies I make because they use less butter, less sugar, have more fiber and heart-healthy fats, and they are delicious! Most recipes call for a 1/2 cup of butter but...
View ArticleMy Everyday Cookies
These healthy cookies are always on hand in my kitchen because I love sweets but they have to be as healthy as I can make them. And these are. They are 100% whole grain made with whole wheat pastry...
View ArticleLight As A Cloud Ricotta Cheesecake
Eat a piece of cheesecake and run! That’s because to burn off the calories from one slice of old fashioned cheesecake, you would have to jog for over an hour. But not so with my lightened up ricotta...
View ArticleHomemade Apple Pie
My homemade apple pie is so good, when anyone finds out I made one they invite themselves over. No shame. No made up stories. They just say, “I heard you made pie. I’m coming over.” Homemade apple pie...
View ArticlePumpkin Pie – Healthier & Easier
I am already planning my Thanksgiving dinner including a homemade pumpkin pie from scratch. But then I do everything from scratch. I even bake the bread that I dry to make my own stuffing mix, but...
View ArticleMy Christmas Sugar Cookies (recipe clarified)
For anyone planning to make my beautiful, healthier sugar cookies for Christmas, please note that I have clarified the amount of flour in the recipe for both cutouts and for anyone using a cookie...
View ArticleUpdated Marble Loaf Cake
I just posted the updated recipe for my marble loaf cake that I love so much. I went back to the original way that I was making it, which involved beating egg whites and folding them into the batter...
View ArticleA Cake for My Valentine
This is what my valentine wants for his special day on Saturday. Of all the things I love to bake, this is the one he asks for on his birthday and on Valentine’s day. He loves it. It’s a white cake...
View ArticleCrispy Apple Tart
Trust me. This apple tart is easy to make and it’s delicious! Not to mention it looks amazing. If you like things not too sweet you will love this easy recipe. I make it with my easy oil crust, so...
View ArticleHealthier Canadian Butter Tarts
Butter tarts are a distinctly Canadian treat and anyone who grew up in Canada like I did has probably had a butter tart, or two, or three. They don’t exist in the U.S., which is probably a good thing...
View ArticleMy Easy One Bowl Chocolate Cake
Looking for an easy chocolate cake from scratch? This is it. Oh… and looking for a healthier chocolate cake? This is it too. It’s not a fancy cake but it’s really moist and rich tasting even thought...
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