• Triple Chocolate Orange Torte

    Triple Chocolate Orange Torte

    One of the greatest things about professionally cooking is the ability to take flavors and ideas about food and translate them into reality, ultimately customizing dishes for specific people and events. Food has a way of bringing people together. In fact, one of the primary functions of food is to do just that. Unfortunately, for Read more

  • Broiled Bananas with Toasted Coconut

    Broiled Bananas with Toasted Coconut

    So… the gas ran out for my BBQ one day, and I had my heart set on trying out a grilled banana recipe from Everyday Paleo. Solution: Broiler This is a pretty tasty and safe paleo dessert. By “safe”, I mean no sugar added! I highly recommend it if you’re craving something sweet after dinner or in the Read more

  • Curried Ginger Beef Stuffed Acorn Squash

    Curried Ginger Beef Stuffed Acorn Squash

    This meal was the result of a couple minutes of planning.  I’m not saying that to brag or anything, only to really portray how simple it is to come up with some last minute meals from the contents of your fridge and/or pantry. I had some squash and ground beef. That means stuffed squash is Read more

  • Coffee Almond Bites

    Coffee Almond Bites

    I originally named these Almond Ecstasy because Almond Joy is already taken. And to be quite honest, these little guys produce some emotions that go a little bit beyond joy. I mean, they have COFFEE in them for heaven’s sake! These are a nice little treat for coffee time, snack time, movie time, post-workout time. Pretty much anytime. Read more

  • My Morning Routine

    My Morning Routine

    Good Morning readers! Just wanting to share a little bit about how I do mornings. I am an absolute crazy morning loving person! I live for the early hours of the day and I feel like I get more done before noon than I could ever accomplish after noon. Kind of sad, but true. I Read more

  • Lemon Apple Bars

    Lemon Apple Bars

    This is a variation on a snack bar that I make almost weekly… Ok, not weekly. More like monthly. They are great snack bars, somewhat akin to Lara Bars that you can buy in the grocery store. The difference with these is you have TOTAL FLAVOR CONTROL! Pick any dried fruit, nut, spice, zest, or Read more