Whole-Wheat Sugar Cookies

Whole-Wheat Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are usually made with white flour and too much sugar. I use whole-wheat flour and reduce the amount of sugar almost half. I was not a fan of sugar cookies until I had a child. Now I can seem to stop making them! In carrot-shape at Easter, or pumpkin...

Carrot and Beet Pancakes

I’m always looking for ways to incorporate more beets into our weekly meals when staying with my father. Parkinson’s is a challenging disease; one of the ways I deal with impotence of the disease is trying to boost nutrition into my dad’s daily life. Beets help blood...
Carrot-Shape Sugar Cookies in Oreo “Dirt”

Carrot-Shape Sugar Cookies in Oreo “Dirt”

By request, this is the third year these cookies are part of my Easter menu; they’re becoming a family tradition. The instructions seem long-winded and intimidating but don’t let the step-by-step instructions alarm you. They’re so worth it. Or recruit the...
Spinach Pancakes

Spinach Pancakes

These pancakes from weelicious are yummy and fun. Move over green eggs and ham! I always love an opportunity to punch up the nutrition in breakfast and this is a perfect example. I also love tempting kids to eat something they might not otherwise want to. So without...
Apple Cranberry Crisp

Apple Cranberry Crisp

Fruit crisps are one of my favorite desserts, bursting with lovely bites of berries, peaches, or whatever the fruit may be. Generally associated with summer, this crips takes us into fall with the bright, tartness of cranberries. Apple Cranberry Crisp Print Recipe...