Category: Sweets

Since I birthed our little booboo, I’ve been trying to lose all that lovely baby weight. I gained 30 pounds, but of course didn’t realize it; since I mean, my stomach was tight, and there was no muffin top to be seen. Everything else; the puffy face, bigger legs and arms was just uhhhh….swelling, I…

Yield: 1 serving. Just kidding (but not really) Ingredients butter, for the skillet squirt of lemon juice, about 1 teaspoon 2 lbs apples, peeled, cored, & chopped 1/3 cup apple juice concentrate (in the freezer aisle) 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg…

The book has been out for almost 2 weeks now and we could not be more thrilled with the feedback we’re getting. Thank you all so much for the comments, emails and reviews. I have never written a review or even a blog comment in my life, so as corny and eyeball-rolly-worthy as it is;…

I would like to dedicate this recipe to the butthead who told us to stop calling ourselves ‘health gurus’ and that ‘sugar isn’t paleo’. Well, Mr. Butthead, I do what I want. Yield: 2 dozen mini muffins Ingredients 1 (7 0z) package Let’s Do Organic Creamed Coconut* 3/4 cup chocolate chips or 6 ounces worth of…

It’s a common theme in our house–we make/buy something sweet, we eat it all in one day. Now–notice I didn’t say we eat it all in one sitting, but that we consume the entire pan throughout the day. That…like…totally makes it better, right? I’d highly recommend storing the squares in the refrigerator, so they’re hidden–and…

One of the biggest questions we get from people in our gym when we tell them no more diet coke or sweet tea (that’s a big deal in the south) is, ‘Water is boring. What can I drink now?” So we go down the standard list: unsweetened seltzer water (there are a ton of flavor…

Things around the Keatley household have been busy as of late. Essentially, meal making & planning hasn’t been a priority to us. A lot of roasted throw togethers and random hashes have been consumed. We’re hoping to start including some more non-recipe content; random articles about stuff we think is interesting and maybe even some…

Apricots have become my 2nd favorite fruit. My numero uno is the peach. I think apricots and peaches are like brother & sister, in their agricultural lineage–or something. So I guess one day I’m going to be a mom (No, I’m not pregnant.) that plays favorites. Ingredients fresh apricots butter orange zest powdered ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and/or cardamom…

Five minutes from mixing bowl to oven, these suckers are a swift, indulgent, chocolate-y kick in the mouth. Ingredients 2/3 c cocoa powder 1/3 c egg whites (roughly 2 or 3), save the yolks for pudding or cupcakes or extra yolky scrambled eggs 1/4 c honey 1/4 c dark chocolate chips, chopped 1/2 t vanilla extract See…

Make these cupcakes for the one you love the most…even if “the one” is yourself. And don’t be fooled by the seemingly long list of ingredients, these are one bowl chocolate cupcakes! Frosting not included. Ingredients Yield: 11 cupcakes (you may be able to squeeze out 12) For the Cupcakes 1/4 c cocoa powder 1/3…

I knew I wanted to make egg nog cookies. I started assembling the ingredients, pulling out the cans and bags I needed, reached in the fridge for the eggs, and nada. We didn’t have any. This is an e x t r e m e l y rare occurrence in the Keatley household. Alas, I decided…

We have witnessed criminal pear negligence this fall. Over the last few weeks we have had to sit idly by while a home near the front of our neighborhood let their pear tree go unpicked. What a tragedy – once potential deliciousness rotting in the grass. Could it be that these folks just didn’t know…

Whenever Brandon and I are traveling together, we usually stop somewhere and buy iced coffees.  It’s our “on-the-road” treat. The 6ish dollar tab always leaves me with an ugly temperament. So I’ve decided to make my own. Instead of using the traditional drip system, french press or coffee maker, which would yield roughly 8 cups,…

We get a lot of B.S. for labeling things like what we’ve got pictured above as ‘paleo’. All I can say is…I don’t want to type this lonnnnnng title out every single flippin’ time we have a recipe that’s grain/gluten free, dairy free and low carb. It’s just easier to type the word ‘paleo.’ It’s…

I’ve taken my favorite fudgy brownie recipe and added a little holiday pizazz with some cheesecake batter swirled in. Adapt this recipe by removing the vanilla from the cheesecake batter and adding your favorite extract, like mint, orange or coffee; or you could mix in a bit of raspberry jam. Very easy to put together,…

I also dub this recipe “Christmas Protein Shake” and “Christmas flavored coffee creamer”. Ingredients 3 cans (13.6 oz) coconut milk 1 T vanilla extract lots and lots of nutmeg–about 1/4 of a ‘nut’, freshly grated 1/4 t ground cloves 3 egg yolks 1/4 – 1/3 c sugar cheap Brandy (optional)* Method In a large saucepan,…

Chocolate and cookies. What more can I say? Yield: About 2 Dozen Ingredients 1 c almond butter, freshly ground from the bulk section or homemade, but most definitely not jarred 1 egg 1/4 c cocoa powder 1/4 c chocolate chips (highest % cocoa, but NOT baking chocolate (bleh)) 2 t vanilla extract 2T – 1/4…

This shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to put together–and about half that much time to devour. Make sure your bananas are spotty,brown–if you don’t want to peel it and eat it, then it’s perfect for baking with. We don’t buy or eat bananas too often, so sometimes after they’ve turned ugly– we’ll peel them,…

I had promised a friend at our CrossFit affiliate that I would develop a gingersnap recipe for him months ago. I have finally perfected the recipe after lots and lots and lots (my voice trailing off) of trying. I tried fresh ginger and powdered, but found crystallized to be the best. If you can’t find…

Macaroons are traditional french “cookies”– sometimes called meringue cookies or cloud cookies. They’re extremely inexpensive, great with coffee, a resourceful way to use up egg whites (I always save them when I make something that requires only using yolks) and it’s likely you have the necessary ingredients already on hand. I used 1/4 cup of…