Liquid Diet

No worries, Fruittart is not about to start on one of those wacky protein shake diets, drinking a chalk solution from a tin as a substitute for meals made of real food. Blech. And I hope the annual January weight loss frenzy hasn’t convinced you to do it, either. Even Thing [...]

Something A Little Different

I had three rather old bananas sitting on the counter and decided I wanted to make something other than The Same Old Thing, however good it is. So I made cookies with them, using a recipe I modified from an old Betty Crocker recipe. They aren’t overly sweet, but have a good flavor [...]

Vegan Truffles

Well, that sounds better than “I made mud balls!” It’s probably Myriam’s fault, with her Brownie Babe of the Month contests. Yeah, I think I’m going to place all the blame on her for my latest brownie cravings. I can’t, in all honesty, blame her for the dried cherry or pistachio cravings, [...]

Banana Daiquiri Bread

This recipe came from a book I picked up when we were celebrating our 10th anniversary in the Caribbean. I’ve tried a couple of the things from it before with average to good success. My biggest complaint is the things I *really* want to make involve seafood and we just don’t get the best [...]

Still Tweaking After All These Years

If you ever look at the ‘Today’s Favorite Recipes’ on the side bar, which just counts the top page hits, you’ll notice that Banana Blueberry Muffins is always at the top. It’s a popular search result and gets 10-30 hits per day. It’s a good recipe. I make it a lot [...]