“Yes, you can have a fudgesicle at breakfast,” is what you might find yourself saying to the kids after you make these little morsels filled with healthy fat for the brain. They can even be frozen in … [More...]
This recipe for homemade chocolate “turtles” is a spinoff of a chocolate date bar that was featured in Alive and Fit last year. I created it one day thinking about how to use up some leftover pecans, … [More...]
If you’re a fan of Nestle crunch bars, you’ll appreciate a healthy twist on this candy bar. You can make it in a matter of minutes, and it’s not only yummy, but wholesome goodness for your brain … [More...]
Almonds are an all-star nut! Any busy bee, gym rat or lover of healthy snack prep loves the power of the protein packed almond. Yes, they contain calories, but a handful is satiating … [More...]
A friend once told me he can eat an entire Costco pumpkin pie in a day because it’s so good, and so cheap. Only in North America would people get excited about getting their hands on a … [More...]
Fiddling around with dates one day, after creating a few different healthy chocolate bars, I figured it was time to create the ultimate candy treat – chocolate-covered caramel bites – aka rolos.
These two-ingredient chocolate caramel drops … [More...]
Back in my former life as managing editor of a business publication my idea of a quick pick-me-up snack during production crunch-time was a Coffee Crisp bar from the vending machine. No wonder I had to buy … [More...]
Chocolate is love, bordering on a worldwide obsession, tracing back to Mesoamerica to at least 1900 BCE. The cacao seeds were thought to be a gift from the god of wisdom. Originally served as a … [More...]
If you’re still making traditional Nanaimo bars at Christmas, cut it out. There’s about 400 grams of sugar in a classic Nanaimo bar recipe. Buying premade bars from a store? Read the ingredient label. Scary stuff. Instead, … [More...]
Left with an abundance of pumpkins from this fall’s harvest, I’ve been dreaming up ways to enjoy this heart-healthy functional food, and a wholesome pumpkin pudding hit the spot.
Pumpkin is good medicine – in fact, considered … [More...]
