Dessert

Tofu Pumpkin Pie {Recipe}

November 18, 2012

Whether you’re a fan of tofu, vegan, or just want to experiment with a healthier pumpkin pie, this recipe is for you… Tofu Pumpkin Pie The result is just as tasty as “regular pumpkin pie,” though the texture of the pie I actually baked was a bit on the soft side. I’ve listed suggestions in [...]

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Honey Granola Emergency Cookies {Recipe}

November 8, 2012

The vote for the next TCL recipe was close, but based on comments, the cookies seemed to be the winner. The Facebook vote winner was the mystery muffins, so those will be coming next! You guys are familiar with my emergency cookies, right? I created the original recipe (click to view) when I wanted to [...]

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Healthier Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts {Recipe} & Zumba Fun

October 26, 2012

I bought a doughnut pan about a year ago with good intentions. But good intentions don’t yield fresh-baked doughnuts. Some QT in the kitchen does, though! I experimented with a sour cream doughnut recipe several months ago but didn’t quite love the finished result. After taking another break, I finally returned to doughnut baking this [...]

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Pumpkins & A Doughnut Fail

October 15, 2012

Is anyone else decorating for Halloween? Halloween is quite possibly my favorite holiday of the year, so we always like to put a couple things up. We don’t go crazy or anything. I mean, if money weren’t a question, I’d probably do something ridiculous, but for now, we have a couple simple decorations. We went [...]

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Cinnamon Pecan Dehydrated Coconut Macaroons {Recipe}

October 12, 2012

Here’s a fun weekend project for those with a dehydrator… …a new coconut macaroon flavor! Cinnamon Pecan Coconut Macaroons! I had been wanting to make some more macaroons recently, but I was low on almonds. However, I did have some pecans in the house since I’ve been trying to eat (and develop recipes) more seasonally. [...]

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Spiced Pecan Cake Minis {Recipe}

October 7, 2012

I whipped this new cake mini recipe up the way I usually come up with most of my cake mini recipes. I wanted dessert, and I wanted it fast. Aaand I want to try a new flavor. The Chocolate “Depression” Cake Minis are often my quick-fix dessert of choice, but sometimes you just want to [...]

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5 Easy Apple Recipes & Orchard Video & Exciting News

September 27, 2012

I should start with the exciting news first, right? Well, I’ve had so much fun making the last couple of videos that I’ve decided to continue making them, hopefully expanding into areas outside of travel/events, like food/recipe and fashion/shopping. So, why is that exciting? Because I’m going to be featuring music by my talented friends [...]

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Easy Apples Foster {Recipe}

September 24, 2012

Check out this apple deliciousness… I call it Apples Foster. I wanted to make a no-fuss dessert that used apples but didn’t require baking. Bananas foster is a favorite dessert of mine, so I thought I’d do a play on it with apples instead. The result was so good, hubby requested it the next day. [...]