Homemade nut butter: Back to basics Before deciding to come up with some kind of raw Chocolate-Hazelnut Pie as the finale for my week-long sugar-free chocolate challenge, I had never attempted to make homemade nut butter. But I decided that homemade nutella was obviously the only way to move forward with this pie, so I got to work researching […]

My love affair with cupcakes And in this sugar-free chocolate series, we get to my favorite-ever treat: cupcakes! My love affair with cupcakes goes way back. I remember baking them in grade school for my birthday, and I loved when anyone else brought them in; this was back in the day before rampant food allergies ruined […]

The Brownie Project So I obviously needed to include brownies in my week of sugar-free chocolate treats. But the brownie project proved to be a bit stubborn. After a couple close-but-not-quite attempts, I decided to try a different tack and go with a raw bite rendition of the classic chocolate treat.

Intense Chocolate A dense, brownie-like cookie. A dark chocolate cookie-like brownie bite. How about a deep dark chocolate brookie bite? Whatever you want to call them, these miraculous treats go way deep with the chocolateyness.

The True Meaning of Valentine’s Day Happy Valentine’s Day! The honorary day of love is here.  As commercialized as this holiday has become, I still do love the concept of a holiday dedicated to the celebration of love. 

Healthy fudge – yup it’s a thing The words ‘healthy’ and ‘fudge’ don’t often go together, but I’ve been on a mission to healthify the most indulgent chocolate recipes without sacrificing flavor, because chocolate is life. To follow up my luscious healthy hot cocoa, for my second post in my Valentine’s Day week chocolate series, I’m […]

Chocolate is bliss. Seriously. I could eat chocolate every day. In fact, I pretty much do – dark chocolate to be clear. I am fully capable of going without: for a couple months during my diagnostic and early treatment phases I conscientiously avoided anything with sugar, chocolate included. Just last month – the entire month […]

  When life gives you lemons… Make lemon water! I never used to like lemon in my water. I’ve always been a water-drinker but was a complete purist – I didn’t like anything to interfere with the clear cleansing purity of unadultered water. While I still drink plenty of pure water throughout the day, I’ve added lemon […]

What a weird start to the year I’ve had. We typically view January 1st as a clean slate, ripe for fresh beginnings. A time for resolutions and goal-setting. I’ve never been big on resolutions myself, because 1) people rarely stick with them 2) it’s a great way to set yourself up for failure and the accompanying […]

Today marks three months since I left the hospital for the last time – hopefully ever. Three months since I had the PICC wires pulled out of my arm. Three months of hair growth. Three months of freedom.