8 Sweet Treats For Bake Sale Success


Updated 09/20/11 8:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fall Bake Sale Recipes

With the kids back in the back-to-school groove, bake sales are in full swing. Too often, sweet treats get tossed aside if they're not kid friendly enough to raise some serious dough. To avoid bake sale disappointment, choose recipes that are accessible, kid friendly, and super easy to grab on the go. You'll be the coolest mom at the table with these eight deliciously sweet treats for Read more

Get Baking: Treats With Only 200 Calories Per Serving


Updated 03/04/12 9:48 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Recipes For Baked Goods Under 200 Calories Per Serving

If the chilly Winter wind is still blowing where you live, baking is one cozy way to warm up. But you don't need to make high-calorie treats! We've rounded up some delicious homemade baked goods, and every one of these recipes creates a treat with a serving under 200 calories so you won't feel guilty about indulging in a little something sweet. Read more

7 Easy No-Bake Desserts


Updated 07/14/11 6:38 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Easy No-Bake Dessert Recipes

Let's face it: some days, it's too hot to even consider turning the oven on. However, the heat shouldn't hold you back from making delicious desserts. Here are seven sans-oven options (even cookies and tarts!) that you can turn to when the heat is on. Read more

10 Pizza Pies For Pi Day


Updated 03/14/12 11:42 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pizza Recipes For Pi Day

It's Pi Day and the obvious way to celebrate would be to bake up a sweet pie of your liking and eat it up. But we like to think outside of the box. We also really like pizza. Today, we think you should celebrate 3/14 with a savory pizza pie. We've rounded up some of our favorite recipes for you. From a St. Patrick's Day corned beef and cabbage pizza to Wolfgang Puck's smoked salmon pizza, click Read more

Healthy Baking Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain


Updated 03/12/12 9:53 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Eat Baked Goods Without Gaining Weight

If you're a conscious eater who happens to have an enormous sweet tooth, you can bake your cake and eat it, too, as long as you use healthy recipes. Cookies, muffins, pies, and brownies can definitely be made with a nutritional twist, but if you're not careful, your healthy treat could still cause major weight gain. Avoid these mistakes in the kitchen to avoid needing a bigger apron. Source: Read more

10 No-Bake Treats to Make This Weekend


Updated 08/12/11 12:35 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Kid-Friendly No-Bake Desserts

There's nothing sweeter than making some sweets with your sweets, but baking can be a laborious and time-intensive process. If you need to craft a snack for an event this weekend — or just want a kitchen project that won't take hours — try one of these simple and summery no-bake recipes. They are all pleasantly uninvolved, so your little helpers can do most of the heavy lifting, and all Read more

Sweet Success: 10 Tips For Baking the Perfect Macaron


Updated 02/09/12 6:01 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Baking Tips For French Macarons

With their vibrant colors and lacy frills, dainty, crisp-crusted French macarons are the perfect Valentine's Day baking project. But these lovely little delicacies are temperamental enough to stump even the most accomplished chefs. Even if you follow a detailed recipe down to the letter, a batch of macarons can go very wrong very quickly. Thanks to humidity, an unreliable oven temperature gauge, Read more

Keep Cool This Summer: 9 No-Bake Desserts


Updated 12/19/11 11:50 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Healthy No-Bake Dessert Recipes

The last thing I want to do on a hot Summer day is bake — cranking on the oven when it's already hot out sounds so unappealing. That's where no-bake desserts come in; they easily satisfy a sweet tooth, no oven required. And, because there's no baking involved, they usually take minutes to make and omit the need for overly processed ingredients. Whether you follow a raw, vegan, or gluten-free Read more

Kale-icious Chips! DIY or Buy One of These Tasty Bags


Updated 10/20/11 9:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Prepackaged and Homemade Kale Chips

What's not to love about kale? This dark leafy green is in a league of its own in terms of its iron, fiber, and calcium content. Kale also contains the flavonoid called maempferol, which may help prevent ovarian cancer — win! Even better, when baked, kale makes a great chip stand-in for those times when you're craving something savory, salty, and crisp! To help increase your kale intake, here Read more