Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton Holiday season approaches (in Canada we've already celebrated Thanksgiving), and some of us are already planning. If you have vegetarians at your table, or want to provide a meatless option, these Butternut Squash Phyllo … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
Me Cookie Monster. That all there is to it. Me love to eat cookie. Sometimes eat whole, sometimes me chew it. ~Cookie Monster Go ahead. Try one. There's no eggs and no flour in these Oatmeal Chocolate Cookie Dough Bites, so you're safe. The oatmeal in the bites is toasted … [Read more...]
Hot Black Bean Taco Dip
I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all. ~Mitch Hedberg This Hot Black Bean Taco Dip is a good recipe to have on hand. It's quick, simple and uses … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Oat Power Bars with Cranberries and White Chocolate
...now and then a giggling trail of mermaids appeared in our wake. We fed them oatmeal. ~Tove Jansson (from Moominpappa's Memoirs) These Pumpkin Cranberry White Chocolate Oat Power Bars are a variation of my Apple Oatmeal Power Bars. They are a nut-free, gluten-free, vegan … [Read more...]
Apple Oatmeal Bars
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ~Winston Churchill It's the beginning of August, and already the 's' word has crept into our daily conversations. Fresh school supplies are amassing in a corner of the kitchen, and the girls have weeded … [Read more...]