My favorite season of the year is only a few days away. However, I must admit that I have welcomed it since mid summer. Autumn is such a refreshing reminder that everything gradually passes to make way for the new. We, like the seasons, are built to evolve in such a way. Eventually, the new will…
Category: ALL THINGS SWEET
Sweet Morning Quinoa
A deliciously creamy quinoa porridge cooked with coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla, banana pieces, and sultanas. Top it off with caramelized banana slices, dried coconut, walnuts, and sultanas or dried cranberries for the perfect texture. Even though it’s summer, this breakfast treat will be sure to warm up your soul. It’s wholesome, nourishing, soothing, and…
Chocolate and Tahini Energy Balls
These energy balls or energy “truffles” as I like to call them, are my go-to food whenever I need a lift or an energy boost. I usually make a large batch and store them in an air-tight container to enjoy throughout the week. Since they store well for 5-6 days, feel free to make them…
Coconut Flour, Pistachio and Orange Cake
This is an amazingly moist and aromatic pistachio and orange cake topped with a rich and flavorful cashew frosting. It also happens to be free of gluten, dairy, and refined sugar and fats. The addition of coconut flour makes this dessert choice an excellent source of fiber and protein. It also provides for the lovely…
Fig, Date, and Chocolate Super Bars
These fig, date, and chocolate bars are my kind of wholesome indulgence. The goodness of these bars is multiplied by a plethora of health benefits that dates and figs provide. The luscious mediterranean fruits also contribute a natural sweetness that is simply delightful to the taste. Combined with salted cashews and creamy dark chocolate, these flavors are only heightened in…
Raw Date and Peanut Butter Bars
These bars are decadent, chocolatey, naturally sweet, and simply scrumptious. Plus, they are guilt-free, require only 4 ingredients, and a few minutes to make. Need I say more? Actually, I should mention that they are so good that you will become addicted after the first bite, so if you lack self control, make sure that…
Kunafa Nabulsi
Kunafa. I could talk about this heavenly dessert for days. If you have yet to savor its goodness, it’s a wet, gooey, hot, and rich pastry made with shredded fillo dough and baked with a stretchy sweet cheese stuffing. As with most Levantine desserts, it’s topped with a generous drizzle of orange blossom syrup. Palestinians…
Date and Banana Breakfast Muffins
What do you do with a bunch of over ripened bananas? There are actually various options. Any sweet or bread that you choose to make with bananas is much better off with the flavor, sweetness, and intensity that very ripe bananas provide. I used mine to make a heartwarming batch of date, banana, and wheat…
3 Ingredient Date Energy Bites
Vibrant and nutty pistachios, plump and juicy medjool dates, and smooth dark chocolate are the only ingredients you’ll need for these simple pleasures. Beautiful, gourmet, and effortless, these treats are one of the easiest delicacies you will ever make. Whether you prepare them in batches to give to your loved ones as gifts or make them…
White Chocolate Sahlab
Sahlab is a rich, dreamy, creamy, and flavorful concoction flavored with orange blossom water and cinnamon. And it is perfect for the colder months of year. I must admit, however, that I cannot help but enjoy it year round as it fills me with a nostalgia difficult to explain. It takes me back to my…
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