I'll be poolside with these fruit-loaded, chocolate-drizzled coconut cups tomorrow, celebrating American independence on the 4th of July. 🇺🇸 I wanted something that requires minimal time and effort to pull together yet is color-coordinated with the holiday. Enter these Red, White, and Blue Coconut Celebration Cups. Chocolate and Coconut is such a delightful combina[...]
Maybe you’ve heard of cakes that you make in a microwave? Can't lie, the first time I saw a recipe for a mug cake I dismissed it immediately. How can you make anything with the taste and consistency of cake in just a few minutes? But I have quite the culinary curiosity, so I set out to test the theory. Results? You can make a grain-free cake in a mug in minutes in the[...]
I know. I know! But trust me when I say that this is a cake that you can throw together on short notice. A cake that goes with coffee, and friends coming over, children and dogs underfoot. It might be breakfast. It is fruit-sweetened, nut-free, grain-free, and dairy-free, sure. It’s not the healthiest thing you can make, it’s a cake. But a cake that unders[...]
My mother is really a paleo original. She raised my brother and me on a diet remarkably similar to the paleo nutritional template, long before "paleo" entered the national vocabulary. But more than adhering to any particular dietary dogma (she experiments with new foods and cooking methods, plus attempts reintroduction regularly) my mother insists on the highest standard of food quality.[...]
I had some vague idea of calling this recipe "Elvis Panna Cotta" (named after the famous flavors of his peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich) but peanuts aren't that exciting and the chocolate balances the taste of these beautifully. Sorry, Elvis. Banana and chocolate is such a classic combination, and bacon and chocolate is such a trendy combination, that I couldn't resist[...]
Welcome to my Triple Chocolate Paleo Granola tea party. I couldn't resist the bright red of strawberries, the white of spring blossoms and the delicate decoration on two over-sized Anthropologie tea cups! Anyway... Picture your Thursday night. Yes, you're approaching the weekend's event horizon, but mostly you are in the thick of wrapping up the week at work or school before the long exha[...]
Quite a few recipes on this site would probably give a vegan heartache, for obvious reasons. But this one is titled Vegan Heartache Cake because it's adapted in a roundabout way from a recipe in the Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache cookbook. The subtitle of that cookbook is "the ultimate feel-good book of natural cakes that taste naughty" which made me smile and piqued my interest. Plus I liked[...]
This is no ordinary chocolate tart. Its chipotle-spattered topping gives you the first clue: this dessert is muy caliente. Beginning with an ancho chile crust, it features a filling of rich date paste studded with Brazil nuts (and spiced with more ancho chiles and cayenne pepper). The finish is a topping of chipotle ganache. Ta-da! I call this Montezuma's Spicy Chocolate Tart because it[...]
I was tempted to title this post "Baking with Constraints". I made a trip to the grocery store solely for the specialty items in this recipe. . . but I forgot to ensure the pantry was stocked with two Paleo staples: baking soda and coconut oil! So, if you notice the lack of leavening agent aside from eggs, now you know the sad, forgetful truth. I don't know from where in my subconsc[...]
These could be called "hedgehog snacks" just as easily as "hedgehog cookies" because they're only slightly sweet, but so fun to eat and moderately filling (perfect for tiding kids over until the next meal, I think). This recipe is actually a grain-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free version of a conventional recipe for hedgehog cookies, a batch of which was made to take to[...]
No, I don't live on cookies and treats, although my posts of late have mostly featured the sweeter side of the Paleo life. I love to eat vegetables and (especially) meat but something about baking motivates and inspires me to photograph and post like nothing else. I call these Cherry Garcia Cookies in my head, because my favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream was the inspiration for thes[...]
The pairing of chocolate and cinnamon in Mexican chocolate was the inspiration for these cookies. While chocolate with cinnamon may not be an authentically Mexican combination, it still makes for a wonderful cookie. I personally like it spicy, so I added chili powder and cayenne pepper to up the heat and I chose dark chocolate to dip and drizzle over the macaroons because the bitter bite play[...]