I love granola bars, but sadly I can no longer eat oats, so I’ve been experimenting with un-granola bars–something that has the crunchy consistency of a granola bar, but nothing that will make me sick.
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Date & Toasted Walnut Bites (Vegan)
I have a crazy sweet tooth (thanks, Mom). I try to assuage the sweet craving by eating raisins and other dried fruit, but sometimes I really want something sweet and rich. A friend of mine made date “candy” a few …
Quick & Easy Chicken w/ Homemade BBQ Sauce
I love to barbeque; I’ve been spoiled this summer to be at my parents’ house a lot, and they have an amazing charcoal grill. We made this recipe one hot summer evening, but now that summer is coming to a …
Garlic & Tarragon Pickled Beets
I used to hate beets. No joke, for years I refused to eat them. The funny thing is, my incredibly picky brother, Eytan, was the one who finally convinced me to try them pickled, and voila! Now I just can’t …
White Wine & Ginger Braised Chicken & Radishes
The first time I had a cooked radish, it took me a while to even figure out what I was eating because the concept was so foreign to me. Since that time, I’ve experimented with cooking radishes in a variety …
Toasted Coconut Banana Muffins
I love my old favorite chocolate chip banana nut muffins, but I was in the mood for something different. I happened to grab a bag of coconut in the store today (I’m planning try an un-granola bar with coconut [sadly, …
Grilled Summer Peaches
Grilled fruit is amazing. The smoky heat brings out the wonderful flavors while caramelizing the natural sugars for an added layer of sweetness. This was the first time I had ever used peaches. I’ve grilled pineapple which is also pretty …
Hickory Grill-Smoked Salmon w/ Crispy Rosemary
Taking advantage of the good weather, my family and I have been grilling a lot the past few weekends. [It’s bittersweet, because I really like it, but I’m not the family griller. My brother, Eytan, was. The first time I grilled …
Very Berry Summer Soup
One of the strongest and fondest memories I have of summers growing up is my mom’s strawberry rhubarb soup. She left it chunky so the rhubarb was soft and stringy, the strawberries bursting with flavor. On the hottest of summer …
30 Days to a Food Revolution: Experiment with New Flavors
This post is part of a series called “30 Days to a Food Revolution” hosted by Diane Eblin over at The Whole Gang. You can check out my guest post, as well as other posts in the series, by following …