My number 1 craving while I wasn’t eating sugar was chocolate. I made an awesome chocolate chickpea cake and cupcakes, but those were gone pretty quickly. I came up with an even healthier substitute: a chocolate raspberry smoothie with no added sugar. It’s a simple combo of yogurt, milk, frozen raspberries and cocoa powder. The […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Snack’ category
Baked Kale Chips
Baked kale chips made the rounds on food blogs last spring, and I made them once and promptly forgot about them. Recently, after finishing a bag of Sun Chips in less than 24 hours (between 2 people, but still), I was at the farmer’s market and noticed kale at a lot of stands. Light bulb! […] Read more…
Dried Apple Chips: An Easy Fall Treat
It’s finally fall! Apples are in season and I’ve been eating them every day (keeps the doctor away, right?). After buying an overwhelming amount, I was inspired by this post on Serious Eats to dry some in the oven. I don’t own a dehydrator, and this is a simple way to make flavorful dried apples […] Read more…
Week 27: Japanese 7 Spice
One of my favorite sushi restaurants has a spicy edamame appetizer that I’ve been trying (and failing) to recreate for months. I tried cayenne pepper and other spices but there was always something major missing. When I inquired at the restaurant, a server said they use a Japanese spice blend. Fast forward to last week, […] Read more…