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Healthy Hot Chocolate (Variations)

Indulge your holiday hot cocoa cravings while giving your body the gift of nourishing fats, vitamins, and antioxidants with this Healthy Hot Chocolate recipe! Raw cacao powder packs in the antioxidants, while cacao butter makes this hot cocoa creamy, rich, and frothy. With no added sugar, this festive and cozy drink will satisfy you throughout…

Better Than Anything Layer Cake

This Better Than Anything layer cake is a homemade remix of the classic. Two layers of Devil’s Food chocolate cake are combined with chocolate ganache, whipped cream, and salted caramel frosting—all made from scratch. The result is a rich, salty-sweet, chocolatey, moist, and utterly decadent dessert that will more than rise to the occasion for…

The Definitive Guide to The Best Twin Cities Ice Cream Shops

Minnesota may be known by outsiders as the land of 10,000 lakes, but among Minnesotans it’s better known as the land of 10,000 things to do in the summer – 2,000 of which are ice cream shops. This definitive guide to the Best Twin Cities Ice Cream Shops lists the best places to get a…

Paleo Bread French Toast

Paleo Bread French Toast is an indulgent, delicious, and satisfying breakfast to make on a leisurely morning. Enjoy a decadent without the tummy ache, sugar crash, or guilt. This french toast recipe has no added sugar, is gluten-free and dairy-free, and paleo, so you can feel good about indulging your taste for sweet breakfasts. What…

The Baked Brownie

These back-to-basics brownies mean business. Rich, decadent, fudgy, and everything a brownie should be. The simplicity of this recipe gives chocolate the chance to shine, so make sure you’re using the good stuff. If you remember earlier this year, we posted about cutting sugar out of our diets. It’s been wonderful. I feel less lethargic,…

Paleo Bread (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo)

Paleo bread recipe inspired by Erewhon natural foods market in Los Angeles. Nutty, dense, moist, and so satisfying. This grain-free paleo bread uses almond meal and coconut flour for a hearty texture and tasty crumb, and can be made without added sugar if that’s your jam! Best paleo bread recipe ever…in my humble opinion. A…

Banza Pasta with Creamy Pesto and Tempeh (Vegetarian)

This vegetarian Banza pasta with creamy pesto and tempeh comes together quickly, making this dish an easy, healthy weeknight meal that’s easy on your diet too. I’ve said it a million times, but the thing I missed most at college was cooking. Now that I’m home for the summer with little else to do but play…

12 LA Bakeries and Brunch Spots to Visit When You’re New to the City

These are the LA bakeries, doughnut shops, ice cream shops, and brunch spots that are perfect for exploring the city and trying some of the delicious food it has to offer. Having traveled a fair amount, I’ve found that the best way to feel comfortable in a new place is to get some good food….

Berry Chia Jelly

This easy recipe for Berry Chia jelly requires just two ingredients and can be made start to finish in less than 10 minutes. It’s highly customizable to your preferences – choose your berry, choose your texture, choose your tartness. No added sugar makes this homemade jelly much healthier than anything you can buy at the…

Moose Tracks Cake

Moose Tracks Cake is inspired by the ice cream flavor by the same name. Moist layers of white vanilla cake are studded with mini chocolate chips, smeared with fudgy chocolate ganache, and frosting with peanut butter frosting. Top it off with some more generous drizzles of ganache and decorate with mini peanut butter cups. Audrey…