Chocolate with a Side of Veggies: Avocado Brownies and Black Bean Truffles

I love chocolate. I also love vegetables. Lately, I’ve been testing lots of recipes that combine the two. After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, I’ve recently resolved to minimize refined sugar and refined grains in my diet as a means of reducing inflammation. While I’ve been having positive results so far, these dietary tweaks make for some changes in the kitchen-…

Spaghetti Squash Pie and Other Adventures

The culinary juices were flowing this weekend! My parents came to visit, which usually means making up for lost kitchen time with my mom. Before they arrived, I tried a new recipe from Clean Eating magazine for No Bake Almond Butter Chocolate Chip bars. They were absolutely delicious, but as you can see from the photo, they crumbled to pieces….