Cherry Season!!! Yum! I’m addicted to cherries. I’m addicted to picking them, drying them to be enjoyed all year, freezing them (for the same reason), and eating them by the handful. It’s bad…..But here’s a recipe that I’ve adapted from my cooking course www.rouxbe.com. Their recipe calls for a bunch of pepper, which I found…
Molasses Baked Beans
Baked Beans often have tons of added sugar. In this recipe, I cut it by a lot. Homemade version usually call for BBQ sauce, and that has a lot of hidden sugars too. To get that same sauce flavor, I used a tomato sauce, spicy brown mustard, molasses, and liquid smoke. Liquid smoke gives the…
Date & Nut Bites
I made these for a class I taught-and in a whirl of a food processor, they were done. That’s how easy this recipe is folks! Depending on how much crunch you still desire, you can pulse the processor just to break up the ingredients or blend finely, and create a smooth paste-like mixture. Your call!…
Oil Free Red Cabbage Coleslaw
So it’s BBQ time. Time to enjoy outside time with friends. Often, this means meat, chips, and salads laced with tons of mayo. It doesn’t have to be that way!!! I always come prepared to a party by bringing 1 or 2 dishes I know that I will want to eat and enough to share…
Chana Masala
I am obsessed with Indian food. I think it is so comforting, and full of amazing spices and scents. Often, when you go out for Indian, there are a lot of added oils. I prefer to eat my fats in their whole form, like avocado, nuts, and seeds. With oil, you get just fat calories…
