A rich chocolatey dessert that requires no baking! Bonus: it’s deliciously raw, vegan, diary free and gluten free! Lately, it’s become my mission to find heart healthy items on the menus of Orange County’s finest restaurants. I mean, what happened to the emphasis on lighter, lean protein, lower-sodium, fiber rich entrees with those cute hearts […]
Baking + Sweets
Sandra’s Delicious Cream Puffs
What is your favorite dish that your mom used to make? Food blogger Sandra Mihic of Sandra’s Easy Cooking fondly remembers her mom’s Cream Puffs from her childhood days in Yugoslavia. Fortunately for us, Sandra just recently learned how to make them herself and is generously sharing her cream puffs recipe and method here. Jump […]
Wonton Dessert Fruit Cups
Here I thought I would catch up on my writing over the three-day weekend! Not… The Don was home from Paris and craving some healthy home-cooking after an extravagant dinner at The Ritz! So I did a lot of cooking…. How was your weekend? Relaxing, fun in the sun, catch a flick, some BBQ and […]
Guest Post: Chocolate Granola by Diethood
You’re all in for a real treat, because our April Top Mom, Kate from Diethood, is sharing her Chocolate Granola recipe with us! What could be better than a healthy Chocolate Granola? Kate’s Chocolate Granola contains oats, wheat germ, and almonds for added protein, and its sweetened with honey and just 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Of […]
Cheddar-Thyme Crisps and Melissa’s
Just returned from an amazing tour of Melissa’s Produce in LA; you may recognize the name, or the logo, if you buy any fruits or vegetables, and especially if you’re a discerning buyer and adventurous cook who likes to experiment with the newest items to hit the produce market. Founded in 1984, Melissa’s is a […]
The Young Baker Strikes Again
Home for Spring Break after a grueling quarter at UC Santa Cruz, the Young Baker inspired me to free the Kitchen Aid stand mixer from its cardboard box perched on a chair in my office. Ordered weeks ago from CSN after winning a giveaway at A Communal Table, I’ve been eyeing it and waiting for … […]
Unleash Your Inner Martha
This week’s obsession is CAKE! Not just any ole cake, but a cake made from scratch and tricked out by: YOU! Yes, think “Build a Bear” (probably not the best reference for folks with no experience in the kid department), but for cakes. A few weeks ago, BlackMarket Bakery invited a group of Orange County […]
Recipes from L’atelier des Chefs in Paris
As promised, here are the recipes for the three course meal from my adventures in cooking at the L’atelier des Chefs in Paris. Rather than present the most popular first (the dessert), I’ll let logic prevail and order the recipes as you would savor them when dining. First, there is the salad of Mackerel with […]
Thousand-Seed Banana Date Muffins
Everywhere you look there are the rundown of tips for getting organized, eating healthier, eliminating stress, achieving a hot bod – you know, you’ve read them too. Naturally I always peruse the eating healthy tips and my top pick of this year’s lists is that from Sunset Magazine. Among Sunset’s 10 Ways to Eat Healthy […]
Chocolate and Persimmon Muffins
For those of you familiar with She’s Cookin’, you know that my focus is not baking, but more about fast, fresh, and healthy, balanced meals for busy people like you and me. But every now and then I post a sweet treat to balance things out. Today, it’s a scrumptious Chocolate Persimmon Muffin recipe because […]