If I can take any kind of shortcut with cooking, I will find it! So when I say these bars are quick and easy, you can trust they are. This recipe has four ingredients and needs only a saucepan and baking dish. Goes into the oven for about 20 minutes. I eat a packaged granola … Continue reading Quick and Easy Granola Bars

If you're an Instagrammer and search the hashtags #healthysnack or #energysnack, you may be surprised to see photos of little dough-like balls instead of the expected fresh fruit or protein bars. They have various names—bliss balls, energy bites, energy balls. I find them to be truly blissful for two reasons: 1. They're easy to make, quick … Continue reading Why I Love Bliss Balls

Who doesn't love big soft pretzels? I tasted my first one in New York City from a streetside pretzel vendor: super velvety soft on the inside, chewy on the outside with sparks of saltiness from those big crystals. I haven't been able to find anything like them here. Auntie Anne's mall pretzels are too greasy, … Continue reading Soft Pretzels

In recent years, I haven't been much of a cookie person. I buy them for my son to take to school but otherwise they wouldn't make my shopping list. However this fall season I've found myself stealing a few from my son's stash to eat with afternoon tea. We have the packaged soft chocolate chip … Continue reading Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies