Here’s a simple recipe for a chocolate truffles that brings together carrots and chocolate. The original recipe uses peanut butter as a base, but any other nut butter will do too. Each piece comes out to about 40 calories and makes a nice portable snack. Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge. Chocolate...
After reading about the lilac sweet potato soft serve in an Oreo waffle cone available at select McDonald’s in Hong Kong this past summer, we were curious to make a version of our own. Something simple, dairy-free, and gluten-free. We didn’t have an ice cream maker, but we did have a high speed Vitamix. Here’s...
Chicago’s Green City Market has compiled a cookbook featuring a collection of recipes gathered from their community of customers, volunteers, farmers, and Chicago chefs. The cookbook includes 88 seasonal recipes based on ingredients from the Market. There’s appetizers, entrees, soups and desserts for each season. Each recipe features a short story submitted by the recipe’s...
I came across this recipe on Yahoo! Food for a basic cherry pie. It part of their Your First series, which shares versions of recipes for foods that you might think is too hard to make but really isn’t that bad. In this recipe, there’s an option to use either a store-bought crust or a...
Driscoll’s is no stranger to strawberries and this month, Driscoll’s is drawing attention to the delicious the strawberry shortcake with recipes, variations, and different takes on the dessert. By the way, National Strawberry Shortcake Day is on June 14th! I decided to put together a cake constructed using coconut flour-based quick bread topped with sliced...
Rhubarb is technically a vegetable and sometimes considered a fruit. It kind of looks like celery but the stalks are pinkish green or red. It was a very tart taste and quite commonly used to complement flavors in sweet pies, compotes, and desserts. Here’s dessert recipe featuring a rhubarb compote over a vanilla bean panna...
In celebration of peanut butter month, Moran’s Restaurant in Chelsea has been offering two special peanut butter inspired items on their menu, exclusively for March. There’s a Peanut Butter & Fig Ravioli and a PB&J Flaunta with Fried Ice Cream. Moran’s shares their recipe for their warm, indulgent PB&J flaunta so that you can assemble...
Here’s a recipe for fried ice cream, courtesy of Moran’s Restaurant in Chelsea. Ingredients: Ice Cream Corn Flakes 2 eggs Oil, for frying Directions: Scoop out Ice Cream onto a baking dish, Form into balls and return to freezer, allowing the ice cream balls to freeze again, About 30 minutes Mash up corn flakes in...
Whether you’re making a cup of delicious hot chocolate or creating a decadent chocolate dessert, finding quality cacao powder to use is definitely an important thing to consider. After all, you’d like your end product to be as distinctive and enjoyable as possible. The key thing is high quality, natural chocolate that’s easy to handle,...
With Thanksgiving slowly approaching, Chicago’s Delightful Pastries shares their recipe for a delicious holiday pie. Their pumpkin pie is baked with a touch of brandy and served with cinnamon and whipped cream. This simple and versatile recipe would make a nice addition to your holiday menu. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree 1/4 cup...