Rhubarb week continues with this easy and tasty Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp. It’s easy because there’s no complicated measuring or leavening. The “crisp” (streusel) topping is something that you could just have your littlest kids mix together. Why strawberry, though? Here’s an interesting thing about rhubarb. It’s mostly a beautiful crimson color. But as you […]
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Rhubarb Cheesecake (No-Bake) Recipe
Rhubarb: It’s tart, sweet… and in this no-bake rhubarb cheesecake recipe, it’s the classic taste of summer. But first things first… Rhubarb is kind of weird. It’s a vegetable most often prepared as a fruit. (Are there any other vegetables like that?) It looks like giant red celery. And even though it’s beautiful in its […]
Lavender Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
Strawberry season is here in full force and we just can’t stop eating strawberries. Other than eating them straight out of hand, the next best thing is to eat them in cookie form… namely as these Lavender Strawberry Shortbread Cookies (we call them “coins”). In making these cookies, we were inspired by the incredible strawberries […]
Rosewater Ice Cream from the 1600s
What was it like to cook – and eat – in the 1600s? Thanks to a new generation of culinary historians, we are discovering more about centuries-old cooking techniques and trends. We got deep into the topic at a recent “Antique Ice Cream Social” presented by Dr. Marissa Nicosia at the William Andrews Clark Memorial […]
Marbled Tahini Fudge Bars Recipe
Marbled tahini fudge bars?!? You’ve got that right. These fudge bars are just one of the many delicious better-for-you recipes from Mareya Ibrahim’s new cookbook “Eat Like You Give A Fork.” You might recognize Chef Ibrahim (“The Fit Foodie”) from the popular cooking show “Recipe Rehab,” and from her 2013 book, “The Clean Eating Handbook.” […]
Raw Chocolate and Cherry Mousse Tart – A Vegan Dessert
What if you were craving a creamy, decadent, chocolate-y vegan dessert… but you wanted it without refined sugar or gluten or dairy or egg products? This raw chocolate and cherry mousse tart could be the answer to your dreams in more ways than one. Delicious? Check. Easy to make? Check. Full of good-for-you ingredients? Check, […]
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