Who doesn’t love to wrap their hands around a warm drink on a cold winter’s day? It is soothing and therapeutic to sit there savoring the warmth that fills your body as you take a sip. Peppermint is one of my favourite flavors for a verity of treats. Chocolate and peppermint are a match made…
Archives for December 2014
Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Cups
Bittersweet chocolate surrounds delicious gooey caramel with a touch of salt in this homemade candy recipe. This is a healthier treat without the use of refined sugars, and the use of dark, antioxidant rich chocolate! It is a perfect treat this time of year. Plus, if you don’t eat it all yourself, it can be easily…
Instant Dairy-Free Hot Cocoa Mix
Instant hot cocoa mix is a life saver. What can I say? I love my traditional hot cocoa recipe and all the variations but sometimes you just need a nice mix on hand. A real foodie using an instant mix? Yup. 🙂 I don’t like using powdered milk because of the negative health benefits but…
Frothy Real Food Hot Cocoa
Imagine wrapping your hands around a hot mug of cocoa while sitting by a fire this winter. Lovely picture isn’t it? I love hot cocoa like any other person but I’m not keen on the large amounts of sugar in traditional recipes, especially during the winter when so many people seem to get sick. Instead…
Real Food Homemade Snack Mix
It’s crunchy, salty and bursting with flavor. This snack mix AKA real food “Chex-mix” is the prefect snack for holiday parties and simple gifts this time of year. Chex-mix equals love to me. It filled every Christmas memory until I was nine years old. My maternal grandma always had a batch of it waiting for me…