A few weeks ago, my husband declared he wanted to wheat-free for 30 days. That immediately sent me to my local Whole Foods and Sprouts in search of wheat-free pasta and to the internet for some baking tips. Now in addition to wanting to be wheat-free, my husband is allergic to soy and oats. But [...]
Archive for the ‘chocolate’ Category
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted in chocolate, gluten-free, vegan on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
Posted in breakfast, chocolate, muffins on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Almost every Saturday, my daughter has Chinese class and I make something for the moms. It gives me an opportunity to try something different (or not – the kids seem perfectly happy with banana mini-muffins). This week it was a recipe from Cooking Light with slight modifications. Ingredients 7 9/10 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 [...]
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Posted in Bread, chocolate, tagged chocolate zucchini bread, light bread, zucchini bread on July 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been in the habit of making the same ol’ thing often. Banana mini muffins have been very popular with the preschool crowd. I have baked a few new things – but enjoyed them so much that I forgot to take a photo. Like the blueberry cake, the banana coconut crumb cake and the blackberry [...]
Elmo cake pops
Posted in cake, chocolate, tagged birthday cake, cake pops, elmo, elmo cake on May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yes, you read right. Cake pops in the likeness of my daughter’s favorite Sesame Street Character: “L Mo” I have never made cake pops before and probably never will again. Not that they are difficult, but I can’t stand how sweet they are. I never tried one before making them. I used chocolate cake and [...]
Oldie, but goodie with extras
Posted in Bread, chocolate, tagged banana bread on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The best way to fatten a low-fat banana bread recipe is to stir in some toasted pecans and mini-chocolate chips. Yum. An easy way to portion control, bake them in four mini-loaf pans and give two away. I only had two bananas, but use some frozen mashed banana from the freezer to complete this recipe. [...]
Baby Bundts: the sequel
Posted in buttermilk, chocolate, tagged bundt, buttermilk cake, chocolate, chocolate cake on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I really enjoyed the vanilla buttermilk pound cakes from my last post. I liked the texture, the lightness and the fact that it was low fat. But I’m a chocolate person at heart. So I converted the recipe into a chocolate one. And it seems to have worked. I divided the flour into quarters and [...]
A Q get together = dessert
Posted in chocolate, tagged pretzel tart, tart on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think I’ve ever been to a Quattrocchi event without dessert or some kind of sweet treat available for consumption. Today was no exception. We went down to the Carlsbad/San Marcos area to visit Al’s brother and new wife, Noi and everyone in the family met up at their house. Cathy had hinted some [...]
They made it, but I didn’t.
Posted in chocolate, cupcake, mini cupcake, vegan cupcake, tagged cupcake, mini cupcake, vegan, vegan cupcake, wedding cupcakes on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The cupcakes survived and were consumed by many. I unfortunately, didn’t make the wedding. My mom and I have been battling the stomach virus and after a spending Friday in the ER with my mom, we decided to pass on the wedding. Everyone was disappointed. But as my husband Al said, everyone at the wedding [...]
