Category: Sweet Treats

Sometime this summer I decided that the cost of healthy frozen treats was too much and I wanted to make my own. Since then I’ve been experimenting with making various fruit bars, creamsicles and other frozen treats in the popsicle family. I bought two different types of popsicle molds made by Tovolo: one was bar […]

[singlepic id=228 w=320 h=240 float=left] I got figs in this weeks CSA box and decided to make a couple galettes with them. I seriously needed redemption after last week’s Cherry Galette mishap. I had acquired fresh flour so that was a non-issue. However, I confidence was slightly shaken because rolling out the crust last time […]

I made a pear galette back two weekends ago with pears from my tree. My husband dug it out of the freezer and devoured it in 2 days then requested another. This week there were Rainier cherries at the grocery store. So I decided I’d make a couple cherry galettes. Same recipe for the crust, […]

Earlier in the spring I whined about having more beets that I knew what to do with. To use some of them up I made Red Velvet Chocolate Beet Cupcakes, which were a total hit with my co-workers for their moist texture and deep dark chocolate flavor. Another batch of the beets got pureed and […]

I know it seems a little crazy but one of my favorite ways to have fresh strawberries is strawberries and cream. It is SUCH a decadent treat from my childhood that I feel spoiled and a bit naughty when I make it. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it. Basically you combine fresh […]

Every week when I go to the grocery store I indulge in one sweet food treat. Of late it has been Kashi Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies. They are super tasty and I figure one a day won’t kill me. However, like anything from the organic, health good aisle they are pricey, pricey. So I thought […]

A former co-worker gave me this awesome recipe for double chocolate cookies. I’ve made them several times before but it has been a while since I made them. I’ve been really into dark chocolate of late so I decided that I wanted to tweak the recipe so it was double DARK chocolate cookies. To do […]