Who says all sweets are unhealthy? The MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acid) for this Flat Belly Diet dessert recipe is safflower oil. Lemon Cupcakes with Citrus Icing 55 minutes 12 servings 316 calories MUFA : Safflower Oil Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda [...]
Posted on September 30, 2009 in Baking,Cookbooks,Desserts,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes, healthy snacking
I’m printing out all my recipes and making the final runs to the supermarket, cheese shop, and health food store. And yes, I’m off the diet bandwagon, so if you’re trying to lose weight and not be tempted, you may want to skip this post even though I’m using several Weight Watchers recipes. I’m going [...]
Posted on November 20, 2007 in Baking,Desserts,Gluten Free,Thanksgiving,Veggies,Weight Watchers
When my friend Suzanne heard that my daughter is allergic to eggs, she sent along this recipe for an eggless chocolate cake. It’s named after the mother of an old friend of hers who used to make it. Since my daughter is also allergic to peanut butter, I’d make a traditional frosting or maybe a [...]
Posted on June 23, 2007 in Baking,Desserts,Egg Free, Food Allergies,Health and tagged as cakes
Did you know that the first cookie dates all the way back to the 7th century in Persia? Seems that sugar was first cultivated there and then spread to the eastern Mediterranean. At the end of the 14th century, you could walk along the streets of Paris and buy little wafers, and cookie recipes began [...]
Posted on June 13, 2007 in Baking,Desserts,Recipes and tagged as cookies
Missy Chase Lapine’s The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids Favorite Meals helps you prepare meals that your children already loves, but with secret, healthy ingredients. Missy also runs The Sneaky Chef workshops, which is a program of cooking classes and demonstrations that teach families how to eat healthier. You can [...]
Posted on April 11, 2007 in Baking,Cookbooks,Desserts,Health,Recipes
Does your child’s school have a bake sale coming up? Well Reynolds Fun Shapes has come to your rescue. As you already know it can sometimes be challenging to make delicious treats that appeal to the customers’ eye as well as their taste buds. Round cookies and square brownies are out, and new shapely treats [...]
Posted on October 15, 2006 in Baking,Contests and Giveaways,Desserts,Recipes
Earlier this year, Jamie at BlondeMomBlog was pondering her Inner Domestic Diva in Move Over Betty Crocker: I’m entering unchartered territory as the girls get older…the obligatory birthday cupcakes. I made a batch of two dozen strawberry cupcakes with vanilla icing last week for Caitlin’s class in honor of her 4th birthday. A mixing bowl [...]
Posted on September 12, 2006 in Baking and tagged as birthday cakes, cake decorating, cakes, cupcakes
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Star Trek TV show. To celebrate and join in at the Star Trek Blog Carnival at A Mama’s Rant, I’m highlighting various recipes from The Star Trek Cookbook written by Star Trek Voyager’s chef Nelix (also known as actor Ethan Phillips). The Star Trek Cookbook – I must [...]
Posted on September 8, 2006 in Baking,Boozing It Up!,Cookbooks,Recipes and tagged as tea
This week’s Food Blog of the Week is Coconut & Lime blogged by 27-year-old Rachel R. of Baltimore, Maryland. (She also blogs at Food Maven.) All recipes at Coconut & Lime are the original creations of the author. (How many of us food bloggers can say that?) The blog features great pictures in a clean [...]
Posted on August 24, 2006 in Baking,Desserts,Recipes
Thanks to the Library Lady for introducing me to Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova, a fantastic recipe by Nigella Lawson. I love Nigella’s website since with a click of a mouse, you can get recipes in either metric or US measurements. Since I have a sister in Switzerland, this is very handy. She often wants to send [...]
Posted on May 30, 2006 in Baking,Desserts,Recipes and tagged as cakes, chocolate
Per Wikipedia, "Rhubarb is a perennial plant that grows from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum. The large, somewhat triangular leaf blades are elevated on long, fleshy petioles. The flowers are small, greenish-white, and borne in large compound leafy inflorescences. "…the use of rhubarb as food is a relatively recent innovation, first recorded in [...]
Posted on May 22, 2006 in Baking,Desserts,Recipes and tagged as pie
Is there something about May that makes us want to frost a cake? Because both Cooking Light and Martha Stewart Living featured a page of how-tos in their May issues. You can view Martha’s how-to lesson online. The one tip they fail to mention at Martha Stewart (though Cooking Light does give it) is to [...]
Posted on April 24, 2006 in Baking and tagged as cake decorating
Reynolds recently introduced fun shapes baking cups. These are a disposible, easily stored alternative to mini shape baking pans like those by Wilton. Coming 24 foil cups to a package, and retailing in the $2-3 range, they’re much cheaper, too. The Reynolds fun shapes website gives you many recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts. [...]
Posted on April 5, 2006 in Baking,Desserts,Products and Equipment
