Valentine Sugar Cookie Cutouts by Salad Foodie

Perfect cookie dough for sugar cutouts, here made into Valentine hearts.

Coconut Pecan Cookies by Salad Foodie

A search on the Internet for a coconut pecan cookie recipe brought a few candidates forward and fortunately the first I tested was a slam-dunk. This is chewy, somewhat crunchy and divinely coconutty. I stayed very close to the original and glad it turned out so well. Kudos to Mike at his betterbaking.com blog for this toothsome…

Chocolate & Orange Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache. by Chetana Suvarna Ganatra

The perfect way to sum up a winter meal is with this sinful, decadent chocolate cake. It is hard to resist the temptation of a piece of any chocolate cake and this orange flavored cake is just the same....very chocolaty and with the right amount of orange hint in the background. This cake is also too moist, spoiling you with a…

Irish Spuds (St. Patrick's Day Cookie) by Salad Foodie

Chocolate and chewy, Irish Spuds are a unique cookie for St. Patrick's Day. The stiff chocolate-oatmeal dough is rolled into short ropes that flatten as they bake into oblong shapes resembling potatoes. Don't mind what these little rolls look like before baking, but they are sure to make the kids laugh, or to gross them out, as the…

A Refreshing Combination of Nutritious Carrots and Mint by Nathan Willow

Carrots are easily one of the healthiest and most colorful vegetables to have in a cake recipe. The vibrant color of orange alone whets your appetite before you even start to think about its nutritional value. With the added bonus of minty green goodness, you have a sparkling tribute to healthy goodness (and fresh breath).

Magical Bars Made Skinny by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

They’re super rich and decadent. And just six ingredients layered right in the pan. Each delectable bar has 133 calories, 6 grams of fat and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. For more skinny recipes, please join@ skinnykitchen.com

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni > by Foodessa

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti ma Buoni >. It's an Italian saying...loosely translated as ugly looking (not really) but yummy. Originally made with roasted hazelnuts...however, re-created to include roasted almonds instead. I also reduced much of the…

Strawberry Shortcakes with Whipped Cream by Nancy Oakes

German Chocolate Cookies by Salad Foodie

This recipe from the BHG.com website was developed as a healthier alternative to outright decadent German chocolate cake. Rolled oats and flax meal are substitutes for part of the all purpose flour, and butter and sugar have been reduced. I resisted the urge to tweak ingredients as I often do, and was pleasantly surprised that they…

BANANA CHOCOLATE candied Ginger Muffins by Foodessa

Moist, aromatic and incredibly tasty. After having looked over a few similar banana chocolate muffin recipes, I decided to put my personal touch to please my expectations. Success with the perfect combination of ingredients. For a dedicated post...refer to:…

Giant Valentine Heart Cookie (It’s a Puzzle Too!) by Salad Foodie

What fun this is, to get a giant heart cookie that is a jigsaw puzzle too! Package pieces in a box, or stack pieces and tie with perky ribbon to surprise the kids (and kids of all ages.) This dough has 2 cups of oatmeal which makes for a crunchy and unusual sugar cookie. One batch makes two giant cookies that cut into 10 or more…

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie by Salad Foodie

How about a foot-wide chocolate chip cookie for a party or gift? This treat is quick and easily portable. Chocolate chip cookie recipes abound, but I like this one especially. It’s Wilton’s Chocolate Chip Cookie For Giant Cookie Pans, and never fails for me to bake to chewy perfection. Add a few icing decorations or pieces of candy…

Apricot Clafoutis copyright 2011 art of living.PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This recipe is from my latest book and winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards-The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions. I created this recipe originally when I was spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology…

Molten Chocolate Cake with Goat's Milk Caramel Filling by Vicki S Challancin

Why not substitute cajeta, that luscious Mexican goat's milk caramel, for regular caramel in this delicious twist on a classic recipe from Food and Wine Magazine?

Coconut macaroons by Lemon Squeezy

Stunningy easy to make, packed with flavour and gluten free