Articles tagged “Organic Desserts”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Three Easy Ways to Celebrate Organic Harvest Month By Care2.com IN Food & Health Sep 8 2010 September is Organic Harvest Month. Designated each September by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Organic Harvest Month is designed to encourage people to buy and consume more certified organic products. + READ MORE

6 “Crazy” Nutritious Foods to Put in Your Kids' School Lunches By Laurel House IN Food & Health Aug 24 2010 Cookies, PB&J, chips, soda, maybe a box of raisins…. Sounds similar to what you fill your kid’s lunchbox with? Do you really think that chocolate, fat, sugar, and a little fruit is the best mid-day meal to power your child through the rest of the afternoon? Think again. Stuff your child's lunchbox with these "crazy" tasty foods instead. + READ MORE

This NOT That: Lunchbox Replacements for the Worst Junk Foods By Laurel House IN Food & Health Aug 19 2010 There are way too many chubby kids running around these days. And there’s a good chance that you are part of the problem. Parents don’t realize just how influential they are on their kid’s waistline, and therefore health. You might closely monitor what your children eat for dinner, making sure have healthy, organic, balanced meals. But what about what they are chowing down on the rest of the day… like at school? + READ MORE

Spring Has Sprung! Try These Homemade Organic Yogurt Pops By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Food & Health Apr 13 2010 Make these delicious summer treats both fun and healthy by using organic yogurt and fruit and natural sweeteners. + READ MORE

Last-Minute Holiday Greening Insight From Anna Getty (Interview) By Laurel House IN Home & Garden Dec 21 2009 Anna Getty, actress, fashionista, Kundalini Yoga teacher, mother, and, yes, a "Getty" is also a through and through greenie. More than the daily green rituals like recycling, minimizing waste, and choosing reusable over paper or plastic, Anna infuses her environmental consciousness into all that she does... including how she celebrates Christmas. + READ MORE

J is for Jalapeno Sweet Salt: An Exotic Sweet Treat By Gregory Schaefer IN Food & Health Oct 29 2009 Killer is the only word to describe this sweet treat and it works on any of the acidic tropical fruits: pineapple, papaya, mango, or citrus fruits. Salt brings out more sweetness and flavor from fruit. In the deep south people love to sprinkle salt on their watermelon, nectarines, and peaches. This is the same idea, just fiery. + READ MORE

Organic Dark Chocolate Cake Easy Enough For a Weekday By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Oct 2 2009 This cake is so easy and delicious. There are only a few ingredients so you can use the good stuff and the end product makes it worth it. + READ MORE

Carrot Cake Cupcakes By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Sep 23 2009 I've always been a fan of carrot cake though to be completely honest it's mostly because of the cream cheese icing. I got this recipe from Ina Garten as I do many of my baking recipes because she is just so talented. + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: Grape Jelly By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Sep 22 2009 An easy recipe for grape jelly that will take you right back to your childhood. + READ MORE

Super Easy, Mouth Watering Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Sep 14 2009 Vegan baked goods can very tasty but the problem is that are often quite time consuming in my opinion to make. So when I come across a vegan baking recipe such as this I?m elated and cannot wait to give it a try. + READ MORE

Meyer Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Filling By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Sep 3 2009 As I am always a fan of anything lemon I thought these were the perfect combination. There is no greater disgrace to the cupcake than that sugar laden, rock hard excuse for icing often found in the bakery section of the grocery store. That?s why homemade is so often tastier. + READ MORE

Sea Salt Caramels By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Sep 3 2009 Wedding gifts, birthday gifts, greeting cards are always sent just never in time. I am in no way saying this is acceptable behavior as I know that it is not, but it?s just a fact. This is also the case with these beautiful caramels that I so lovingly put together for Sus two weeks late, but still I know she will love them. If you want to be excused for tardiness homemade is always the way to go and it cuts down on your consumption as well. + READ MORE

Who Says That You Need an Ice Cream Maker to Make Ice Cream? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Aug 25 2009 While an ice cream maker is certainly a useful tool, the fact of the matter is that it?s just one more thing that you have to buy and then after that store. I?ve written about Divine Chocolate before because I think they are a quality company with a great mission of helping West African cocoa farmers receive fair wages for the work that they do. + READ MORE

Emeril's Orange Crepes (Video) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 24 2009 Emeril's recipe for Orange Crepes from the Eat Your Tofu episode of Emeril Green + READ MORE

Emeril's Chocolate And Hazelnut Fondue (Video) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 17 2009 Emeril's recipe for Chocolate And Hazelnut Fondue from the Food of Love episode of Emeril Green. + READ MORE

Emeril's Carrot Cake with Neufchatel Icing (Video) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 29 2009 Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups unbleached all purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cardamom 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup granulated sugar ½ cup canola oil ½ cup applesauce 1 cup light brown sugar 5 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract... + READ MORE

Ditch the Toll House Cookie Dough: E. Coli Alert! By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jun 19 2009 It was a harmless habit you thought, pit stopping by the fridge for a finger scoop of raw cookie dough. You tell yourself you?ve had a tough day, you deserve it. But what you definately don?t deserve is a side of E. coli + READ MORE

Make Your Own Reeses Cups By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jun 19 2009 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups have always been my favorite old school variety of terrible-for-you and terrible-for-the-planet foods. The peanut butter is so incredibly processed that it likely takes more energy to produce these sugary indulges than you would ever care to think about. The wasteful packaging doesn't help the situation either. But you really want delicious Resees Cups anyway, you say? I know, I do too. That's why I make my own versions of unhealthy snacks. I won't even pretend that these guys are good for you. While these are certainly a special occasion indulgence, they are much easier on the planet than the ultra-processed variety. + READ MORE

5 No-Bake Desserts Perfect For Summer Heat By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jun 12 2009 In the summer time I sort of move away from baking as much. I'll still bake bread and an occasional cobbler, but for the most part I like to move away from the heavier foods and on to the "no bake" variety. This is obviously a natural reaction as our bodies avoid foods that way us down and instead indulge in colder, crisper foods, made mostly of the huge variety of fresh summer produce. + READ MORE

Crunch into a Cupcake Cone By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jun 10 2009 Now cupcake lovers can avoid using wasteful paper or tinfoil baking cups and enjoy their sinful snack with a little less green guilt. + READ MORE