Coconut Cashew Bliss Bars! Yes! These just happen to be raw, vegan, dairy, and refined sugar free and they just happen to be blissfully delicious! These babies have a date, pecan and almond base, a caramel layer made of more dates, almond butter and maple syrup with a cream filling of you guessed ...
Lemon Cupcakes with a Coconut Buttercream! Spring is in the Air…and in these Cupcakes!
This week I am debuting a new cupcake flavor for your tasting and viewing pleasure! I felt bad last week about snubbing lemon, so I had to bring it into the mix this week! Behold my Lemon Cupcakes with a Coconut Italian Meringue Buttercream! These bright, light, fluffy, lemony, coconutty beauties ...
Blood Orange Tart! Gluten and Dairy Free Tart Dream Come True!
Who doesn’t love a good tart? I love a good tart. They are the perfect spring and summer time dessert! Plus, it’s a fun word to say, tart…try it, say it; short, sweet, direct and to the point…kind of like me…:)! Any who, you can turn almost anything into a tart, but citrus is really a good choice. ...
Cajun Shrimp and Cauliflower “Grits”! Trip to NOLA Not Required!
Cajun Shrimp with Cauliflower Grits will have you channeling your inner The Cajun Chef (that would be Justin Wilson for you youngins) I Gur-an-Tee, woo-ee! Back in the day when I was a yougin, we didn't have a million different cooking shows, we didn't have cable for that matter. We had like 4 ...
Almond Matcha Cake! All The Frees (GF/Grain/Dairy) and All The Flavor!
That’s right, I am jumping on the matcha band wagon! But only the baked goods matcha band wagon. I have nothing against matcha tea or lattes, just not my, pardon the pun, cup of tea, I don’t even like tea. But when you bake up this super nutrient packed green powder, I will go matcha crazy. My ...
Coconut Carrot Cake! Spring, Spring, Spring, That’s All I Got!
Toasted Coconut Carrot Cake oh my! Truth be told I was never one to really dig carrot cakes. I think because so often they are packed with all kinds of stuff that isn’t necessary and detracts from the carrot cake part. This dairy free coconut cake doesn’t fuss with all that other junk! Just pure ...
Almond “Cheesecake” Dip! Dessert Dip Doin’ It Right!
Dairy free cheesecake dip that will have you dipping the closest thing insight to shovel into your mouth. Yeah, it’s that good. This creamy, dreamy with a bit of tang is so dang delicious you might just eat it by the spoonful! That’s ok, no one is watching, spoon away. The combination of Kite Hill ...
Shrimp Diablo Bites! Heat Up Your Appetizer Game!
Shrimp Diablo Bites! I told you I had an appetizer version of my Fettuccini Shrimp Diablo. Well here you go! They are ready for their close-up. This time using Capello’s lasagna sheets, which are gluten and grain free, I also kept these dairy free by using Kite Hill Almond Ricotta and Calabrian ...
Blackened “Chicken” Salad Time! No Actual Chickens Were Harmed in the Making of This Dish!
Spring is in the air! Well at least in my mind, still pretty darn cold here in Chicago, but it is March! If you think it, Spring will come…maybe, you never know in the mid-west. Any who, Spring fever is in full force and that gets me thinking about light springy dishes to create! I have the perfect ...
Chocolate Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes! It’s Party Time, Oscar Party Time!
Chocolate Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes. Yes, yes a thousand times yes! This classic combination goes together like peas and carrots, salt and pepper, butter and popcorn, tequila and lime, ok you get me. Good combo! Yet something is just so special about the decadent rich chocolate cake topped off ...
