Monthly Archives: March 2009

A Fail and a Success: Cocoa (Chocolate) Olive Oil Crinkle Cookies

Cocoa (Chocolate) Olive Oil Crinkle Cookies

In my ongoing quest to clean out my pantry, I had planned on using up a bag of vegan carob chips that I had bought; however, I had forgotten exactly when I had bought them (first sign of bad things to come?). I had bookmarked this lovely chocolate olive oil crinkle cookie recipe at Nook [...]

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Sticky and Gooey: Honey Caramel Cashew Bars

Honey Caramel Cashew Bars

If honey, caramel and nuts are your thang, look no further.
Modified from recipe for Pine Nut Honey Squares from Baking Obsession.
Feel free to substitute any other nut or seed for the cashews in this recipe.

Honey Caramel Cashew Bars
Makes one 8″ square pan, or 64 1″ squares.

What you’ll need:

your favorite shortbread dough for the base
1/3 cup [...]

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Yeah, I did too (another Irish Soda Bread post).

Irish Soda Bread

As it’s St. Patrick’s Day, I felt the need to bake a soda bread. Googling will take you to a bunch of results for recipes, I based mine off of a traditional version; here the gist of what I did.

Whole-Wheat Mini Irish Soda Bread
Makes 1 mini-round.

Preheated oven to 400 degrees F. 1/4 cup almond milk [...]

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Uncooking Experiments: Raw Cinnamon Almond Truffles

Raw Cinnamon Almond Truffles

These are probably the healthiest and tastiest truffles I’ve made (eaten); I’ve been trying to cut out refined sugars for a long time and while I occasionally enjoy a calorie-laden sugar bomb, my everyday desserts nowadays tend towards the more wholesome and natural.
These truffles (given that you have the proper tools and ingredients) are easy [...]

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