Spice up your salad or cheese plate with these sweet and spicy roasted pecans. Even non-cooks can make this easy, foolproof recipe. Roasting nuts is a great technique to have in your kitchen savvy bag of tricks. Learn the basic recipe, and it will take you in many directions. For a paleo/no-sugar version, simply replace […]
Donia’s Cinnamon Date Bars
Flaky pastry dough, cinnamon, dates and toasted pecans make a rich dessert that tastes a lot like pecan pie. If you’ve never rolled out dough before, Donia’s Cinnamon Date Bars are a good place to start. Dates are the fruit from date palm trees which may have originated in the land now known as Iraq […]
Fruity Brown Sugar Oatmeal Muffins
Make Fruity Brown Sugar Oatmeal Muffins for back to school, back to work or last minute weekend brunches. Oats and a kiss of brown sugar make these a healthy choice, anytime of day. Easy enough for beginner bakers; no mixer or fancy equipment required. Highly adaptable for  gluten and dairy free diets  any fruit in […]
Deluxe Trail Mix Cookies
Deluxe Trail Mix cookies are a classic recipe that even non-bakers can make with great results. Big on taste, easy on the waist A smaller cookie size + less butter and sugar = a deluxe cookie with just fifty calories and two grams of fat. Blaze your own trail by designing your own combinations; about 1 […]