Amazing! I can’t wait to fool everyone tomorrow during Thanksgiving dessert with this faux chocolate pie. I can already see the look on my junk food-addicted brother’s faces when I tell them the delicious pie they’re eating is actually full of avocados. This dessert is rich, creamy and subtly sweet. I am trying REALLY hard […]
Apple Walnut Crisp
October 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m at a loss for apple recipes. I can’t seem to come up with anything creative for the 12 lbs. of apples I picked up last weekend. So apple crisp seems like the only logical thing to make with all this fruit. The walnuts give the topping of the crumble an extra crunch, that I […]
Apple-Picking & Apple Burritos!
September 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Now that September is coming to an end, I can FINALLY fully embrace fall. I snickered when Shipyard Pumpkin was out before my pool closed. I groaned in disgust when all things Halloween and autumn started popping in local stores. But now’s the right time. The weather is fully cooling off, I’ve bought myself some […]
Watermelon Mint Popsicles
September 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
So as the pumpkin, gourds and butternut squashes invade my Whole Foods, I am clinging onto summer recipes for dear life. The days of asparagus, fresh garden tomatoes and stalks of basil are long behind us, BUT watermelon, honeydews and large melons seem to still be lingering. I don’t really love the sometimes grainy texture […]
Banana Summer Squash Bread
September 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Summer squash? In a bread? For real? If zucchini can make an appearance in lots of baked good, why not the yellow version of the yummy squash? They taste exactly alike, the only difference being the shape and color. I had a squash on hand, but not enough to make a meal so I figured […]
