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“Better” Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

“Better” Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

This is the third muffin recipe in three days! I tried to pick a true variety of muffins, to go with the ones already posted, but even beyond these I have created several others! If people enjoy these let me know and I’ll post more! Without rehashing this topic too much (there’s more details in the write up on the OG of my muffins — the “Better” Blueberry Muffin recipe) it’s important to start with reason I call my muffin…

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Coconut Panna Cotta

Coconut Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is a traditional Italian dessert of sweetened cooked cream, stiffened with gelatin. So, making a version devoid of any cream might seem to be a bit of a cheat, but since my version still eats good, and dramatically cuts down on the fat and calories, I think most people won’t mind too much. Previously I posted my recipe for a Strawberry Panna Cotta. That recipe works great, and can easily be changed to a Blueberry Panna Cotta by…

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Strawberry Panna Cotta

Strawberry Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is a traditional Italian dessert of sweetened cooked cream, stiffened with gelatin. So, making a version devoid of any cream might seem to be a bit of a cheat, but since my version still eats good, and dramatically cuts down on the fat and calories, I think most people won’t mind too much. This recipe is for a Strawberry Panna Cotta, which comes in at just 77 calories per serving. I’ve also included a Chocolate Nut Crumble topping…

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Freeze Dried Fruit Cookies

Freeze Dried Fruit Cookies

I thought about calling these Quarantine Cookies, as they were created with an eye towards using ingredients that were easy to source while stuck at home. However, while they may have been born of convenience, these healthy, low sugar, fruit filled treats are really a hit in our household and I think will survive long past the days when the world is back in motion. At just 83 calories per cookie, and relying on freeze-dried fruit (a wonderful, versatile item…

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Cooking in Quarantine

Cooking in Quarantine

I find myself a bit surprised to be writing this particular blog entry.  I keep an ongoing schedule of planned topics and, frankly, “cooking tips for the zombie apocalypse” was further down the list than you might imagine. But in seeing post after social media post about people struggling with food issues, and major news outlets posting stories about the dramatic increase in sales of junk food… I thought maybe this was a worthwhile subject. Of course, if you’re making…

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