Breakfast Cupcakes

This recipe is never going to be the diplomat to settle the ‘muffin or cupcake’ debate.  It may not have piles of buttercream on top, but it certainly is covered with a sugary glaze.  While it does have fruit in it, it also has plenty of sugar inside (not just on top) and not a [...]

Monkey Muffins

Do you remember the Highlights magazine from your youth? I didn’t have a subscription as a kid, but there were tons of copies in our local doctor’s office and I loved to search for the hidden pictures while I waited. The In-Laws gave Tartlet 1 a subscription to the magazine a couple of [...]

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, [...]