A decadent, gluten-free, creamy white chocolate dessert, loaded with fresh fruit and crunchy hazelnuts.  Perfect for a  Valentine’s Day treat.  Dairy-free option too!   Every year for Valentine’s Day I try to make my husband a new dessert based on a treat he already loves.  Last year I made him this incredible chocolate-peanut butter cream tart, meant to bring to mind an upscaled Reese’s.  This year I drew inspiration from our favourite Ritter Sport bar – the White Whole Hazelnut. While you may not be a white chocolate fan, I think the crunchy nuts and fresh fruit in this tart might just change your mind! How to make the tart This…

Warm and spicy, try making this gluten and dairy free ginger peach crisp for a taste of summer in the middle of winter As a lifelong huge fan of peach crisp, I had a goal to make a healthier version that was safe for my family to eat.  I wanted to make a gluten free peach crisp, amped up with warm ginger spice.  It’s hard to believe I’ve been making peach crisp for over thirty years.  (Wait, how is that even possible, I’m pretty sure I’m only 32???)  My first time trying to make it by myself was as a young teenager.  My mum went away on an Outward Bound…

Easier-than-it-looks, decadent dessert. Layers of chocolate pâte sablée biscuits sandwiched between marscapone peanut butter mousse, topped with berries, peanut butter cups, macaron and peanut butter mini cookies.

Nut, gluten and dairy-free energy bites, perfect for school, home or the office. How did I arrive at creating these nut-free energy bites? Well, I really love granola bars. Chewy, crunchy, sweet, salty, semi-nourshing and junk-foodie all at the same time. But the garbage, and the sugar. Why why why??? These supposed “organic” companies are wrapping up our kids’ “food” in a multi-stream single-use waste that is difficult to recycle. Is there really no better way of making and packaging these bars? Nothing biodegradable on the market? So my answer, for now at least, is to make them at home. Granola bars vs. energy bites The main difference between granola…

A make-it your own muesli recipe, huge in quantity and huge in taste! Make this healthy version and enjoy all month long. I’ve joined the toasted museli banwagon! Well, truth be told I’ve been on the toasted muesli and overnight oats (aka Bircher Muesli) train for about 15 years, but am only getting around to writing about it now. My lovely Sweedish roommate introduced me to it ages ago and my mind was blown. So delicious, and so nourishing! So I have two problems with muesli in general – it’s expensive to buy, and it goes waaaay to quickly when I make it at home. I need a big batch…