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Sesame Honey Bites & Sesame Molasses Bites

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Last week when I posted 5 Lies You’ve Been Told About Calcium, I shared a chart showing the amounts of calcium in foods. Sesame seeds topped the list! So when you eat these, ditch the calcium supplements that day - you won’t need them (hooray for eating food rather than supplements!).

I googled “sesame candy” and came across a recipe that I tweaked enough I can call it my own. I ended up with two recipes since I had both white and black sesame seeds on hand.

I teased those of you on Facebook earlier when I posted photos of the end result (sorry!) - so here are the recipes you have been waiting for! Continue reading →

Smart Sweets: 30 Desserts to Indulge Your Sweet Tooth - review and giveaway!

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It’s always a pleasure to review one of Katie Kimball’s books. Just in time for the holidays, Smart Sweets: 30 Desserts to Indulge Your Sweet Tooth is here!

You can indulge that sweet tooth without caving to overly sweetened store-bought versions.

Dark Chocolate Truffles, Pumpkin Cookies, Apricot Sorbet…

The recipes in Smart Sweets are healthy-ISH, healthiy-ER, healthy-EST versions that use less sugar or replace white sugar with honey, maple syrup, or molasses. Made with whole grains or no grains at all, soaked and/or sprouted versions are included.

You will find real, healthy fats, nutrient-dense foods like yogurt, nuts, and milk, and ingredients you can pronounce.

Katie’s goal in Smart Sweets is to “offer you some sweets recipes that make your family feel spoiled without realizing they hardly strayed from a nourishing diet.” Continue reading →

Good and Easy Eats - review and giveaway!

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Have you heard the news? Kim Wilson’s new book, Good and Easy Eats, is launching on Saturday, December 10th.

This is a great collection of simple recipes that are easy to put together, yet are packed with flavor and easy on the budget.

I feel so blessed to be able to add another great cookbook to my collection. I don’t have any excuses to not have healthy meals and snacks available to my family every day.

I love Kim’s simple approach. In looking through Good and Easy Eats, I feel so confident that I can handle it. I don’t feel overwhelmed. Do you know the feeling? Sometimes as I glance over recipes, I get tired just reading all the steps, so I file it away, hoping some special occasion will give me the oomph I need to create it.

Kim’s top two goals of flavor and nutritional value is plain to see as you browse Good and Easy Eats. A self-described simple (“bordering on lazy”) cook, you don’t have to worry about spending lots of time in the kitchen. Continue reading →