Are you watching the Super Bowl games? If you are you’re going to love this low-fat sweet and salty chocolate covered popcorn. Now you might not be a football fan, but if your significant other is having all is friends for game night, he might go crazy for this tasty and healthy treat. It is crunchy; sweet;…
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Easy Dairy free Gluten free COCONUT MACAROONS
What is a girl to do, when her husband announces he forgot to tell her “some friends are popping over for coffee in a half an hour” oh “and one of them is on a gluten-free diet”? A smart girl will run to the kitchen and make these fabulous easy dairy free gluten free coconut macaroons. Thinking about it,…
Quick and easy dairy free waffle recipe
I just love this quick and easy recipe for dairy free waffles! I just love waffles, they can be topped with honey or chocolate syrup, I even like to sprinkle cheese on top sometimes. If you are anything like me, you know that as much as you love waffles, making them can mess up your…
Kumquat Jam
When life gives you kumquat you make Kumquat Jam! And boy does winter give us kumquats, they are all over. You can find them on trees in the middle of the city, or in my case my moms’ backyard. Kumquats are like miniature oranges, except they have a bit of bitterness to them. Kumquats are like miniature oranges, except they…
Chocolate Spices & Sea Salt Brownies
Isn’t everything that has chocolate and spices feels more festive? Of course, it does! That is the main reason that these delicious Chocolate Spices & Sea Salt Brownies, are going to be on my NOVI GOD table this upcoming holiday. Wait a minute, you don’t know what is NOVI GOD? Ohhhh you do know what it is,…
Baked Whole Wheat Jelly Doughnut or Sufganiyot Recipe
With Hanukkah coming up in two days, you would expect a traditional Sufganiyot (the Jewish doughnuts) will have a place of honor on the blog. The thing is I really can’t stand deep fried food. It’s not about the calories or the huge amounts of fat, it’s just (and I know I sound a million…
Dairy Free Cinnamon Rolls
I just love cinnamon rolls! They remind me of winter weekends when I grew up, my mom use to bake them almost every weekend from November to March. I remember her kneading the elastic dough, letting it rise under a thick winter blanket. The smell, ohhhooo the smell of this yeasty pastry coming out of the…
Festive Snickerdoodle Cake
I love cinnamon in everything, so no surprise this snickerdoodle cake is one of my favorites. Cinnamon cookies; cinnamon latte coffee; cinnamon body scrub; basically all things that taste and smell like cinnamon are at the top of my list. More than any other season, winter is the most cinnamon-y one. Of course anything baked…
Holiday Dairy free gingerbread cookies
Did you have a fun weekend? I sure did! I baked gingerbread cookies, watched Christmas movies on Netflix, met some beloved friends, and spend time with the love of my life. The perfect winter-y weekend if you ask me. I love those weekends when it gets cold, and all you want to do is snuggle under the…
Lemon poppy seed pound cake
There is nothing better than sitting by the fire place, with a slice of pound cake, and a hot cup of hot coffee or hot chocolate. While some people think that there is nothing special about pound cake, I believe, you really can’t bake a better cake, for a cold winter-y day. Therefore, you won’t be surprised to…