When you head to a North Carolina farmer’s market during April or May, you’re faced with rows and rows of stands lined with big buckets of delicious strawberries. There are plenty of healthy ways to enjoy strawberries like eating them plain and putting on them on salads. But let’s face it, this fruit also makes wonderful desserts, and preserves! One way to use up some of those preserves right away…
If you came home from the farmer’s market with a big tub of strawberries that you couldn’t possibly eat quick enough before going bad, a batch of preserves is just the ticket. You can use preserves for more than just your morning toast – trying putting them into this indulgent Strawberry Cream Cake.…
While the vast majority of the recipes on this website are healthy, some recipes (particularly the desserts), fall into the “happy” category. Such is this easy apple and walnut cake.…
You know that favorite dessert your grandma always made for you during every visit? Even if you hadn’t had dinner yet, she’d let you eat it anyway because she made it just for you? For my kids and my mother-in-law, that will undoubtedly be sütlaç, aka, rice pudding. It was also my husband’s favorite food as a child. …
When I indulge in a sweet treat, I like for it to at least have some wholesome value. That’s why I love these cookies. Is it low calorie? Nope. But it has a lot of fiber thanks to the oats and nuts, and if you can’t or won’t eat gluten, you’re in the clear. You also have the option to make this dairy-free as well. Even if you’re not on…