I’m reading a delicious book called A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg. In it she shares dozens of recipes from her childhood, many of them chocolate. The following recipe is a slightly adapted version of her chocolate banana bread. I’m sure my raw food friends would be appalled to see me cooking with a “raw […]
Gluten-free Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Rainy days call me into the kitchen. So does zucchini. I love just about every kind of squash but for some reason zucchini usually ends up in this bread. This particular recipe has been an ongoing experiment in my kitchen inspired by my favorite food bloggers who are experimenting with healthier options in baking. If […]
No-Bake Chocolate Almond Bars
If you follow me at Conscious Bites Nutrition you’ve probably heard me say, “Protein is not a powder and breakfast is not a bar.” I really believe that. Unless of course you are making your own bar. These no-bake bars are yummy and filled with all kinds of nutrient-dense ingredients. Next time you are tempted […]
Banana Pear Pudding with Cacao Nib Clusters
April was a pretty crazy month for me. My dad’s health was diminishing rapidly and I felt called to step away from my business for an extended time period so that I could be with him. I booked a one-way ticket to Colorado and planted myself in his world. Meals with the residents in his […]
Gluten-free Chocolate Buckwheat Pancakes
Chocolate for breakfast can take many forms. Sometimes it shows up in a sensational smoothie. Sometimes it shows up in a lovely breakfast pudding. Yes, that’s “the cluster” you see sprinkled on top of this breakfast pudding. Today it showed up in a batch of delicious chocolate buckwheat pancakes. The beauty of buckwheat is that […]
Pumpkin Pudding
There is only one flavor in the world that competes with my love of chocolate and that is pumpkin. Sometimes I simply must marry the two. Pumpkin is in the squash family so as long as the flesh of the plant is orange, any squash will do. For this recipe, I used acorn squash. You […]