Wholesome easy granola bars (very kid friendly to ...

I was going to post something non-baking related this week, but then Bobbi Jo asked for healthy granola bar recipes. For the record, Bobbi Jo’s son Trey, now in second grade, has got to be one of the most charming, naturally charismatic little fellows I’ve ever met. He has this endearing, sweet and easygoing sense of humor that is just magic. I’m sure Bobbi Jo hardly expected her no-pressure, casually...

Wholesome coconut sugar snap cookies

As soon as the bulk bin of coconut sugar appeared at Sprouts, I was chomping at the bit to try it out. Coconut sugar may not be the most economical alternative sweetener, but I figured I use sweeteners sparingly enough, and quality trumps quantity, right? Less is more. Yet whenever I try experimenting with sugar alternatives and reductions, I have that devil’s advocate in my head, insisting I’ll just spoil...

Have a Merry Cookie Collection 2010!

It’s December 18th, and Christmas week is officially here! No school for two weeks, and the feeling of hectic pressure is finally dissipating, replaced by a better type of frenzy, enjoying the holidays. Time for mulled wine (there’s a good stash waiting thanks to bottles of Two Buck Chuck Dave picked up from Trader Joe’s on his Silverman trip); time to break out the cookie tin resting smugly on a pillowy bed...

Gluten free cranberry almond (or peanut) coconut c...

This post is about five days later than planned, and even now I’m not sure I can shake the hovering feeling of unfinished business connected with it. The reason, though this week I’ve felt a little bogged down with work and chores and scheduling logistics, part of my brain has been obstinately obsessed with striving for perfection when it comes to creating these cookies, which have embodied an idea that has been a...

Whole Wheat Sesame Ginger Cookies (especially for ...

There’s not much of a storyline accompanying these cookies, which is something of a relief since it’s back-to-school week, and as much as I love  whimsically explaining the domino-like associations that constitute back stories, my brain is fried from just day two of providing nonstop explanations.  It’s always a little bit of a jolt at the beginning of the year, remembering that while our Kinder team bade...

Yummy crunchy oatmeal millet cookies

I am excited about these cookies, and this post! Although it has recently been kindly explained to me by a darling and esteemed writer friend that the word “yummy” really doesn’t belong in any recipe, given that if said recipe isn’t yummy then there really isn’t much point in making it, I can’t resist this title. First of all, millet somewhat fascinates me. How something so highly ingrained...