Kristin Dessert/Sweet, Featured Articles, No Dairy, No Nuts, Whole Grain

Whole Grain Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Coconut Oil

This post is brought to you by summer camp.  Sweet, sweet summer camp. After several weeks of kids at home all day and attempts to get real work done late at night, I have a bit of breathing space.   And you'd think after cooking three meals a day for three weeks that I might have … Continue reading Whole Grain Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Coconut Oil

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Quinoa Sunbutter Cookies with Cocoa Nibs and Pumpkin Seeds

A few months ago, I decided to go off gluten.  While I haven't been entirely faithful, I am still attempting to avoid it.  And like almost everything else, I am very bad at "all or nothing" eating.  I'm trying to eat less meat, but I don't think I could ever be a vegetarian because beans … Continue reading Quinoa Sunbutter Cookies with Cocoa Nibs and Pumpkin Seeds

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Cocoa Butter Chocolate Chunk Brownie Cookies

Recently, my brother in law who works for a chocolate company (unnamed, of course -- that's how we do it here) asked me if I would ever have any interest in getting my hands on cocoa butter or chocolate liquor. Thinking that maybe I could give myself a massage and get drunk on chocolate, I … Continue reading Cocoa Butter Chocolate Chunk Brownie Cookies

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Gluten-Free Chewy Granola Bars

So, I guess I could really title these as gluten-free, wheat-free, nut-free, egg-free, and potentially dairy-free chewy granola bars.  But that seemed a little long.  I could also add that they are quite low in sugar and could potentially be made with no added sugar at all. Can you tell I have made some New … Continue reading Gluten-Free Chewy Granola Bars

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Whole Grain Whirligig Cookies

When my grandmother died, I was lucky enough to receive a few of her hand written recipe cards.  They were divided up among the family and I got a handful that included many cookie recipes.  Of course, there are about five different ones for sugar cookies and I still don't think I have her exact … Continue reading Whole Grain Whirligig Cookies

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Almost Vegan Whole Grain Apple Dumplings

So, last week we were fortunate enough to be among the Pennsylvania residents who received the earliest October snowfall on record.  And not only did we end up with about 5 inches of snow (a day or so after our first frost of the season), we had major trees down and power outages because of … Continue reading Almost Vegan Whole Grain Apple Dumplings

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Whole Grain Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Cinnamon Ganache

I often say that my first born daughter made me realize I was destined to be a mother -- but my second born son made me delight in the role.  As with most women, I suppose, I had a hard time adjusting to motherhood.  You know the drill -- the nursing, the lack of sleep, … Continue reading Whole Grain Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Cinnamon Ganache