Category: Baking
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Baking with Achilles: Pistachio Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
Late on Saturday night, Achilles and I set out to try one of the cookie recipes from Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Cookies issue. Achilles is my youngest son who has a learning exceptionality that is challenging for some main stream classroom teachers to manage. After several years of struggling to keep up with the…
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Golden Globes of Goodness – Brazilian Cheesy Breads
It’s been almost two years since I have been experimenting with my food choices for optimal health. Growing up in a Greek home, the first thing that went on the dinner table was several slices of white wheat bread. We ate it with everything not just dinner. For breakfast we slathered it with Merenda (Greek…
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Choccini Bread – Chocolate Zucchini Cake
The continuing pandemic lockdown has peeked my sweet tooth cravings. Since my 2021 intention is to be good to my body, traditional sugar and flour blends don’t align with my lifestyle. Last night, I satisfied my craving for chocolate cake with my Choccini Bread – Chocolate Zucchini Bread. Ingredients 8 eggs 1 cup almond flour…
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Pumpkin Almond Bread
All week I have been craving a moist, comforting sweet bread. Since being in lockdown mode for the last eight months, I have changed my eating lifestyle. One of these changes are using nut flours such as almond, pecan and walnut flour because of my intolerance to wheat. Another important change is using coconut palm…