The other day, while looking through my kitchen cupboards, I realized I had small amounts of several ingredients left: 6 dates, half a bag of puffed quinoa, a handful of coconut flakes from another recipe, and some freeze-dried raspberries that I wanted to use before they lost their crunch. That’s […]
I grew up with Lica cake; my mom used to make it quite often during my childhood, and she still does. And it turns out delicious every single time 🤤. However, because the classic European wafer cake is quite heavy due to the large amount of sugar and butter, I […]
If we’re starting the new year with fresh energy, I’ve put a resolution on my list that should hopefully keep both my waistline and my taste buds happy: more protein on my plate. You already know that I can’t give up those little sweet moments throughout the day (yes, plural, […]
Healthy desserts have always been a bit of a challenge for me. Even though I make fit recipes from time to time (I have to admit, if I had to choose, I’d still pick the ones made with regular sugar 😳), I don’t always manage to make them look like […]
It happens to me quite often that I crave something sweet right after I get home from the gym. To avoid feeling guilty about it, I try to find something that’s at least somewhat healthy. That’s how these oat and walnut cookies came about. I first made them with whatever […]
I’ve been meaning to try making some snacks that I could take with me after the gym, but I kept putting it off because I was always missing the main ingredient: dates. Or, when I did have some, *le husband would eat them before I had a chance to actually make anything […]
Today, while I was running on the treadmill (yes, after 2 years of going to the gym, I finally got over my fear of running on a treadmill 🙂), I was trying to come up with a new dessert recipe in my head. Not just any dessert, obviously. I wanted […]
I’d been craving something sweet all day and, after working myself to death on the elliptical first thing in the morning, I really didn’t want to undo all that hard work with a heavy dessert. 😁 So I decided to make a lighter version that would still satisfy my chocolate […]