Tag: coconut oil
Maple-Banana Muffins and The Ingredients of You and Me for TLC
Nina Bocci’s latest novel includes some heirloom recipes for Cucidati (Italian Fig Cookies), Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake), Hummingbird Cake, Italian Wedding Cookies (anise cookies), and Ciambelone (Italian tea cakes). Please join me for my TLC review.
Hawaiian Meal for Cook the Books
Deb at Kahakai Kitchen is hosting Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman. Here’s my Hawaiian inspired meal of Kula Pickled Beet Salad and Huli Huli Chicken.
Coconut Corn Chowder with Red Pepper
Late last month, I reviewed a new vegan cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul by Jenné Claiborne. I highlighted a few of the recipes that I would like to make from her book, including this one: Coconut Corn Chowder. It was 80 degrees when I first got Claiborne’s book and was able to peruse through it. This soup…
Crazy for Cocoa Granola
I am being nostalgic and referencing the vintage Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs commercials from the late 70s and early 80s. But, I have elevated the sugary manufactured cocoa cereal of our youth. (When did the 80s get retro?)
Go Nuts Granola Bars
These bars are colorful and full of good-for-you ingredients like goji berries, cacao nibs, coconut oil, honey, almonds, pistachios, etc.
Orange-Hemp Cookies for #FreshTastyValentines
Check out these delicious and healthy cookies for #FreshTastyValentines. Hemp hearts, coconut oil, whole wheat flour and orange zest are the secret ingredients.
Company’s Coming Granola
The house will be full this Thanksgiving. Time to make granola for an easy breakfast before we stuff our ourselves.
Maple-Chai Pumpkin Muffins
Today is a twofer: These pumpkin muffins and a recipe for a spicy chai mix.
Vegan Spiced Apple Crumb Muffins
For September C.L.U.E., we were tasked to find a recipe using apples or pears. Here’s a keeper of a vegan recipe from Heather at girlichef.
Hemp Oatmeal Cookies (with coconut oil)
I was making some bread this past weekend that called for a variety of seeds. As I was cleaning out the freezer to see what seeds I had on hand, I found a package of hulled hemp seeds. I made the bread with all the seeds I had on hand and then I flipped…