Marie’s Maple Parfait

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My mom’s friend Marie is one of the best cooks I know, her food is always full of love and so creatively prepared. She makes this for us in the summer, a simple dessert from her Québécois background, with blueberries over vanilla yogurt drizzled with maple syrup. It is unbelievably good! I like to eat it on its own for snacks too so I add in some nuts and seeds to make it extra filling and increase the protein and fat content to balance out the sugar, keeping blood sugar levels from spiking too much. Continue Reading →

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Dip with Strawberries

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This is easy to make and even easier to eat. A fruit centric dessert like this is generally lower in fat, has none of the processed white sugar, and offers many more nutrients and fiber than a more standard piece of cake. I used marscapone for the cheesecake effect, it is very a very light, soft and subtle Italian cheese, but regular cream cheese can work in its place. Continue Reading →

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Spiced Chocolate Covered Dates

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My old coworkes loved these so much that they equated them to a love potion in food form and nicknamed them “dates for dates”. They joked that they were so good that if you gifted some to a date they would fall instantly love with you. I didn’t make this recipe up, my friend Dubravka taught me how to make them and I think they have Middle Eastern origins. They are surprisingly filling and are the perfect couple bites for any sweet or chocolate cravings. Continue Reading →

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Trail Mix Chocolate Bark

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Trail Mix Chocolate BarkWhile dark chocolate has some nutritional benefits itself, it is more ideal if we eat it with some extra protein and fiber to offset the sugar rush that it also provides. This is an easy way to add in lots of nuts and seeds and some dried fruit to chocolate to give it that extra oopmh. I made it specifically because my mom and her friend are having some major chocolate cravings lately Continue Reading →

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