Category Archive: Decadent

Cabbage Leek Latkes

Also for the Hanukkah party, in addition to the pear and sweet potato latkes, we made these Whole Foods ones, which are a great alternative if you’re not big into potatoes. We made… Continue reading →

Pear and Sweet Potato Latkes

It’s Hannukah party time! And of course I didn’t want to make boring latkes, so I made these ones from Whole Foods. They operate pretty similarly to regular potato latkes, just slightly different… Continue reading →

Brûléed Bourbon Maple Pumpkin Pie with Chocolate Almond Flour Crust

Being GF on thanksgiving isn’t that much of a pain, but there are some things you really want to be able to eat, like pumpkin pie – so why not offer to make… Continue reading →

Sugared Cranberries

I wanted to bring something to thanksgiving (in addition to brûléed bourbon pumpkin pie – see tomorrow’s post) and I found this incredibly festive recipe for sugared cranberries. They are so pretty it’s… Continue reading →

Eggplant Benedict

I wanted to make brunch and I had an eggplant – a less-than-common combination, but that’s hardly a deterrent. I found this recipe from Taste of Home but decided to omit the bread-product… Continue reading →

Paleo Crêpes

I’m not sure what put the idea in my head that I wanted crêpes, but I’m so glad because these ones from Stupid Easy Paleo were stupid easy, and behaved and tasted so… Continue reading →

Chickpea Flour Cheddar Biscuits

It’s getting cold, I want comfort food. And since apparently almond flour isn’t that good for you, I decided to try to make something with chickpea flour (or really it’s a chickpea/fava blend… Continue reading →

Cherry Sliders

These were incredible. I had ground beef in my fridge that I was planning to make into chili, but burgers sounded way better, and then I found this recipe from Brooklyn Supper which… Continue reading →

Flourless Chocolate Cake

We had a little family reunion in Yosemite this weekend (where there was no cellphone reception and therefore no ability to post – sorry!) and it was my aunt Maria’s 60th birthday! Thinking… Continue reading →

Banana Avocado Bread

How does everything start? I googled ‘avocado’ and ‘banana’ and found this recipe from Living Healthy with Chocolate. I was chatting with a friend about it before I made it and she asked… Continue reading →