Archive for the ‘desserts’ Category

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Loving the breakfast cookie trend – take a bite of this, this, and this– kids think they’re getting something decadent for breakfast and you exert nothing more than a freezer-to-microwave maneuver. Carnival Cookies, they’re called and are the brilliant creation from natural food cookbookauthor, Heidi Swanson. The thing about Heidi, … Read More

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When you’re a Cardiologist who’s a heartbeat away from the next stress-inducing challenge, cooking for guests might just put you over the edge. Not if you’re Dr. April.

She and husband Dr. Henry, welcomed our family to their weekend getaway in the San Juan Islands a way back in July. When she … Read More

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When you can’t get away with serving fruit and girl scout cookies to guests for dessert one more time. When you wake up too late to make anything of quality for your kids before school. When no one is around and you crave another handful of chocolate eggs from your … Read More

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To some, a bake sale is the public calling they been waiting for just to unleash Grandma Flavia’s cookies with that secret family ingredient (ham) and make people swoon. For me, it’s an OCDer’s worst nightmare; do I make fat laden items that sell like, well, hotcakes, or do I try something on a healthier side? Then there’s the packaging dilemma.
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