In the photo above you will notice a rather goofy-looking ball desk chair, toy ball and felt sword (I have at least 4 toy balls and 2 felt swords floating around the house at any given moment, I mean who doesn’t?), a barely visible cat, and Hobbes, but most importantly, Ginger fairy. Of course. Yes,…
Holidays
How to clean pans easily
I have a theory on one reason why people hate to cook: CLEANUP AmIright?! So here is how to clean a large stainless steel pan easily! If the pan is cold, turn the heat back on. Splatter water on the pan. When it sizzles, it’s time to pour in water. In a 12 inch pan…
Candy Roasted Nuts
(I used a tiny skillet in this photo for presentation.) When I first posted this recipe, Zoe was newly 13, and headed to her first teen Halloween party. Now, two years later, she is planning her own 9th grade Halloween party. Time is flyyyyying by. In fact, that’s something I’ve been meaning to talk to you…
Baked Butternut Mac n Cheese
This weekend Zoe insisted that Andy and I go on a date. She is just the best. So thoughtful and compassionate. Not only did she think Andy and I needed a date, but she planned a bunch of activities to do with her sisters while she was babysitting. (Heart melting.) Zoe made Ashley and Ginger booklets…
Healthy Coconut Joys
As you can imagine, both store-bought chocolate/coconut/almond candy bars and homemade coconut candy recipes are FULL of refined sugar—anywhere from 1 to 3 cups of it per batch. It doesn’t have to be that way. Treats can be healthy too! I’ve teamed up with Nuts.com to give you these healthy Coconut Joys with a fraction of the sweetener!…
Gingerbread Tree
Remember 5 years ago, when I made cookie cutter gingerbread cookies? If not, you should go look. My girls were, well, 5 years younger, and the photos of them then melt my heart. We’ve been making those gingerbread cookies every year since, and it’s one of our favorite Christmas traditions. Can you believe Christmas is…
White Chocolate Chai Gluten-Free Cookies
Are you as psyched that it’s Christmas as I am?! The tree, the lights, the music, the food, the books. Oh man, I probably say this every year (okay I’m positive that I say this every year) but if you have kids then you MUST get them Christmas in Noisy Village, and then you will have to…
ALL DAY Valentine’s Day MENU!
Last night I was putting the girls to sleep when I had this great idea. An ALL DAY Valentine’s Day MENU! Chocolate in everything we eat all day long. I can’t wait to hear their little squeals 🙂 It begins with one of our favorites: “Nutella” Pancakes, from page 44 of my chocolate book. They’re high…
3 Ingredient Strawberry White Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day!
These Strawberry White Chocolate Candies are super fast to make for Valentine’s Day! They’re based on my White Chocolate Bars from Paleo Chocolate Lovers’. I simply used ground freeze-dried strawberries to color, flavor, and sweeten the white chocolate. It’s that easy! 🙂 The recipe is at the bottom of this post so you can make…
Our Thanksgiving Menu
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and I’m already planning my menu. I’ll be making some of these recipes for my family, many of which are already traditions. For super easy side dishes we love these Cauliflower (mock) Mashed Potatoes. They are so creamy and good, without any dairy or white potato. This Butternut Squash with…