dessert

Peaches ‘n Cream Cake with Walnuts – Gluten Free

June 11, 2011
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I created this peach cake for a super cool event hosted by Amanda from Amanda’s Cookin’ blog. The Secret Recipe Club is a food blogger event in which we are given the name of a blog and we create a recipe based off something in their recipe box. Participants need to keep the info secret [...]

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Double Chocolate Banana Scones – Vegan and Gluten Free

May 12, 2011
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Raise you hands if you know what this weekend is…..the second annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale! Across the nation bloggers are baking up their finest treats to sell and raise money for the awesome charity Share Our Strength. My friend Gaby from What’s Gaby Cooking organizes and puts this event together to help raise [...]

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Avocado Scones – Vegan and Gluten Free

May 4, 2011
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Here is a fun twist on scones for Mother’s Day, Cinco de Mayo or tea parties. I came up with a slightly sweet, crumbly scone to celebrate life and gluten free vegan baking. Avocados take center stage here and they add a delightful texture to baked goods. This creamy green fruit is awesome all year [...]

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Stevia Favorite Go-To Sweetener

February 24, 2011
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Stevia is my go-to sweetener. 99% of the sweets I create on Family Fresh Cooking are sugar free. Each time I post a muffin, cookie, cake, parfait, pudding or breakfast with stevia I get many questions about it. Stevia is becoming more and more popular for calorie conscious & low carb diets. I want to help [...]

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Sugar Free Lifestyle

February 24, 2011
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Most of my sweet recipes are sweetened with stevia. I chose to live a sugar free lifestyle and it has changed my world for the better. With this change it is so much easier to control weight. Workouts are shorter, which opens up time for more blogging! My moods are better, skin is clearer, I [...]

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Top 10 Sweets for Your Honey

February 12, 2011
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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching I wanted to share a few of our favorite homemade goodies with you. Some of you have seen these recipes before if you have been visiting my blog for a while. I have put together this list as a fun way to share some treats so you can see things [...]

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Chocolate Dipped Fruit on a Stick

January 31, 2011
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What is it about the simplicity of chocolate covered fruit that makes us all smile? With Valentine’s day around the corner I wanted to share one of the most popular treats – with a few of my little twists. I always use the best chocolate and I had tons of fun with the toppings as [...]

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Valentines Day Scharffen Berger Giveaway

January 20, 2011
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*This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for all your entries. Please stay tuned for more fun giveaways soon. Congrats to Kari H comment #101. Enjoy your Valentines Day & Scharffen Berger! With Valentine’s Day in just a few weeks I wanted to give you a little token of my love for you. I am so excited [...]

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Happy Healthy Slimmer New Year

January 3, 2011
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I hope you all had a safe, happy, fun, tasty & peaceful New Years. Did you write down any resolutions? I did not, however I do have day to day benchmarks I strive for. Mindfulness, health, happiness, accessibility, openness, adventure seeking, love & honesty are a few key words that govern my life. Daily. Not just [...]

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Champagne Vanilla Pudding with Berry Sauce

December 30, 2010
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It is almost New Years Eve. Can you believe we are about to roll into 2011?! This has been an amazing year & I wanted to offer you a quick & easy dessert that you can prepare for yourself & guests this weekend or anytime. When I saw Sprinkle Bakes Sparkling Champagne Cupcakes I knew [...]

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Christmas Magic 2010

December 27, 2010
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Hope everyone had a merry & bright Christmas. Ours was super fun. The kids had two visits from Santa. One was at home in the OC & the other was with our family in Dallas. The cake above was baked by my amazing sister in law & I had to share it with you. She [...]

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Dreamy Sweets for Santa & Me {Christmas 2010 Round Up}

December 18, 2010
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Would I love to sample all of the holiday treats I have been seeing online? Heck yeah. I would dig a bite of each of your dreamy dessert creations. Reality is, I try to reach through my screen belting out ohhh’s & ahhh’s. You guys have come up with so many holiday goodies I could [...]

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Peppermint Candy Cane Marshmallows

December 13, 2010
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With Christmas right around the corner I have been so excited to make homemade treats for my kids & to share as gifts. It is fun this time of year to make my healthy everyday/anytime treats, such as my Pumpkin Chocolate muffins. It is also fun to make “sweeter” goodies using ingredients that I do [...]

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Cranberry Pumpkin Ricotta Cookies

December 9, 2010
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From what I gather you guys visit my blog & make my recipes because you are craving something a little out of the ordinary. I like to stir the pot & create new versions of classics. I love putting new ideas into your creative minds. These Cranberry Pumpkin Ricotta Cookies are no exception. Yes, I [...]

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Thanksgiving 2010 Recipe Round-Up

November 22, 2010
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This is such a special time of the year to gather with family and friends. It is fun to have a holiday celebration that focuses on gratitude, being thankful and food! At Thanksgiving we unite at the table together to enjoy a feast of seasonalsavories and sweets. The Thanksgiving meal takes a while to prepare, [...]

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