See these kids? They're busy baking for you. School's out for summer, and they're offering you more time by the pool. They'll do the baking and you'll still enjoy healthy, homemade treats. These treats are healthy enough to eat for breakfast, but yummy enough that your kids will consider them dessert. Most ingredients are organic, … Continue reading Announcing Granola Kids Bakery
Nostalgic Cupcakes
You know I'm not mourning the demise of the Twinkie. Still, who would have thought those snack cakes with an eternal shelf life would one day disappear? So, in honor of the American icon, I'm posting a recipe for chocolate cupcakes that taste pretty darn close to the Hostess version. They're not as unhealthy as … Continue reading Nostalgic Cupcakes
Crispy Buckeye Treats for Football Games or Any Day
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio I was taught to despise Michigan as much as I loved the OSU Buckeyes. To this day, just the thought of the Wolverines conjures up a four-letter word version of their fight song. To understand Buckeye fever, you really have to visit a mall in Columbus. On any given day, … Continue reading Crispy Buckeye Treats for Football Games or Any Day
Buckeye peanut butter balls
Call them what you like. Anyone from Columbus, Ohio knows that a peanut butter ball dipped in chocolate is a buckeye. We also know they're irresistible. But then I made them myself years ago and realized how much butter or margarine and sugar it takes to make these tasty little peanut butter balls. I've since … Continue reading Buckeye peanut butter balls
Dark chocolate cherry oat bars
When your kids are driving you mad, your house is a mess, and your work deadlines are piling up, make this recipe. If the tasty, sorta-healthy treat doesn't cheer you up, squeezing the cherries will. Something about squeezing the juice from ripe (or thawed) cherries is intensely gratifying--kind of how I imagine kids used to … Continue reading Dark chocolate cherry oat bars
Celebration smoothies for Israel Independence Day
My job as communications director at a Modern Orthodox Jewish high school has many advantages, chief among them is that I get paid to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut. Here are some highlights of how we celebrated Israel's 64th birthday today. Granola Baby joined me at work for a lively round of Yom HaAtzmaut dancing, where teenage … Continue reading Celebration smoothies for Israel Independence Day
Almond butter cake
My father-in-law has a thing for almond butter and sardines.--not together, of course. Sardines are banned from my house because they smell. But almond butter? He used to bring it every time he'd come, and it got to the point where I would have three unopened jars in my cupboard. That was until I started … Continue reading Almond butter cake
Pesach desserts that aren’t full of sugar and egg and don’t cost an arm and a leg
Pesach desserts usually fall into one of two categories. 1. Desserts that taste like cardboard, or 2. Desserts that taste almost as good as chometz. The problem with the latter is the amount of eggs, sugar and potato starch they take. So, here's my list of desserts that taste good and let you leave the … Continue reading Pesach desserts that aren’t full of sugar and egg and don’t cost an arm and a leg
Double dinners this week
Pesach is expensive enough as it is; the food alone is at least double what I would normally spend in a week. Add to that the spring clothes and shoes we all need, yom tov gifts, chol hamoed activities and the random gadgets I purchase for the kitchen--and we've just about blown our budget for … Continue reading Double dinners this week
Berry almond smoothie
It doesn't take much to inspire a smoothie around here. A few days of good weather, and we're eating them every day. I pack them for lunches in water bottles or make them for after-school snacks. Just about any frozen fruit, combined with a banana, yogurt and milk makes a delicious smoothie, but lately we've … Continue reading Berry almond smoothie
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