Makrod
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Makrod: Semolina Date Pastry Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Makrod is a great North African Dessert Classic. It showcases some of my absolute flavors: semolina, dates and honey. I have always rather neglected this wonderful treat because the traditional preparation requires frying, my nemesis. Frankly,…
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Banana Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Children adore banana chocolate chip cake, and of course so will you. Bananas got too ripe? Don’t even think of chucking them! You will find they make the greatest smoothies, muffins and cakes, their flavor reaching their sweetest and most…
Vegan chocolate mousse
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Vegan Chocolate Mousse Recipe. Gluten-Free

Chocolate Mousse The little black dress of the dessert repertoire, ready in no time and always makes you look your best! Ridiculously simple and incredibly delicious: I whip up this Vegan Chocolate Mousse in minutes. Who would believe my…
strawberry rhubarb sauce
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Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce Recipe

This strawberry rhubarb sauce is thick and dense, a self-contained dessert, more like a new-age jell-o (whatever you do, don't call it that! Just sayin'!) Dare I share the name we give this delightful strawberry Rhubarb sauce in my house?…
molten chocolate cake
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Molten Chocolate Cake Recipe. Dairy-Free Friendly

Molten Lava Cake If there is anyone who doesn’t go gaga over these little molten lava cake gems with the runny gooey centers, I have never met them! Nor do I care to meet them, they might just not be interesting. Everyone watches with…
chocolate beet cake
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Chocolate Beet Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Chocolate Beet Cake Now that sounds really funky, doesn't it? I know what you’re thinking, but let me tell you: This Cake is amazing! It is unfortunate that in America, beets invariably conjure up pointed remarks about, ummm... never…
chocolate peanut butter pie
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Raw Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Chocolate peanut butter pie: Sounds dreamy, no? My kitchen is, as aways, where all delicious nutritious things happen. I was trying to make an off-the-cuff chocolate dessert on a crazy hot day, using what I had on hand without having to turn…
brownies
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Brownies Recipe with all the Fixings!

Brownies! Here they come! Brownies are the timeless classic, the little black dress of your dessert repertoire. I whip up my brownies at the drop of a hat: I am often asked to do just that, so I double the recipe and pour the batter into a…
date nut bread
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Date Nut Bread Recipe

Date Nut Bread Mine sounds too good-for-you to be good, doesn't it? That is, until you taste it: Plump and moist and chock-full of goodies. I make my date nut bread with spelt flour too, so it's a win-win. As you may know, I am…
noodle almond pudding
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Indian Rice Pudding Recipe. Noodle Variation. GF

Indian Rice Pudding An ethnic take on the classic comfort food rice pudding many of us grew up with. This version is chunkier and spicier, and so fragrant. It is also richer, thanks to the addition of coconut milk. You will notice how lightly…
pumpkin cake
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Pumpkin Cranberry Cake Recipe

Pumpkin Cranberry Cake Cranberry tart, Cranberry vinegar, Cranberry everything: there’s no cranberry food I dont adore. When fresh cranberries pile up, right around now, on produce stalls, I pounce on them. The perfect Thanksgiving…
chocolate salami
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Chocolate Salami Recipe. Vegan. GF Friendly

Chocolate Salami This delightful chocolate confection recipe has a funny name, because each slice is specked with the nuts and graham crackers and looks as funky as salami. While I never eat the original salami, I happily feast on its…