It’s a tradition in my house to eat apple crisp for breakfast on Christmas morning. We used the same recipe for many years but when my mother discovered that she had a gluten intolerance we of course had to switch it up a bit. After searching on the internet for recipes I remained unsatisfied with everything I found. I...

Stollen has always been a part of my Christmas. My German dad buys it every year from the store. I can't remember a year that I haven't eaten a bit of Stollen. Sometimes filled with marzipan or rum flavored. I've been looking for a reason to make it myself and what better reason than my first Daring Bakers challenge?...

My mom's birthday comes the day before the first day of winter. As I've mentioned before, she has a gluten allergy. Of course no birthday is complete without cake so I make her a special gluten free dessert. By the way I honestly started making this the second I got home from my exam. I think I went into baking withdrawal...

Sorry for the long hiatus. I wish I could say that I was doing something exciting but I spent most of my time studying :( and then imaging all the yummy things I was going to make over winter break. I can't wait! And now for the long awaited oatmeal recipe! Mmmm...chocolate, banana, and peanut butter. These are...

 I'm not much of a juice drinker but one morning I had a revelation and thought "Hey, why don't I try cooking oatmeal with some juice?" we had some cranberry juice so I decided to use that. Oh my, was it ever marvelous! Honestly it was all I could think about every morning and I haven't gone a week without making...

Yes I like many, love oatmeal. There's just something about a warm creamy bowl of oats that I can't get enough of. If you haven't caught on to this cult like oatmeal following yet here are some reasons why you should: The phytochemicals in oats may have cancer-fighting properties Oats are a good source of nutrients including...

My mom has a wheat allergy so naturally I bake a lot of gluten free things for her. Recently a gluten free diet has become increasingly popular as we are finding that the gluten in wheat products is covering our digestive tracts,  resulting in less than optimal absorption of nutrients. Therefore, many people...

I always choose natural alternatives when I sweeten something. My favorite is agave followed by maple syrup and then delicious honey. I also like to tell myself that I am baking something slightly healthier when I use these. Natural sweeteners are still like sugar because they are essentially empty calories....

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog! To start off let me introduce myself. My name is Katarina, I am 18 years old and in my first year of Kinesiology. I love health and wellness and try to incorpoarte healthy living every where I go. I've been reading blogs and collecting recipes for a long time. I love healthy food and...