Jun 23, 2016 Posted by liz

No-Bake Almond Coconut Macaroon Bars

This recipe from Azure Standard’s blog has become one of our favorites! If you like Almond Joy here in the USA or Bounty in the UK and Europe you will LOVE this. There are three layers so here goes: CRUST 1 cup almonds, finely ground 2 tbsp real maple syrup 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted FILLING 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 3 tbsp coconut nectar 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted 1 tbsp water TOPPING 1/4... read more

Jun 7, 2016 Posted by liz

The ultimate chocolate cake and frosting!

I have been experimenting with our original Chocolate Oatmeal cake and have finally come up with a recipe (combination of a couple others) that makes a healthy, sugar free, MOIST and most delicious cake if you like chocolate! If you remember, the original cake called for chocolate chips. With organic chocolate chips being so expensive I wanted to use organic cocoa instead. The topping is from another... read more

Feb 20, 2016 Posted by liz

Lemon Oatmeal Cake with Frosting :)

I made this cake for Michelle’s birthday earlier this week and as it was so yummy and moist, figured I would share it with you 🙂 It is similar to my Chocolate Oatmeal Picnic Cake but obviously without the chocolate and has an added bonus of frosting on the top! CAKE ingredients and instructions: 1. Mix together and let stand of 10 mins: 1 1/4 cups boiling water 1 cup rolled oats 2. In the meantime... read more

Jan 28, 2016 Posted by liz

A four mile trail with lemonade!

With temps nearing 60F today it was too nice to ignore so after an early lunch we all headed out for the trail. This is the first time Richard has been with us on the trail and as it is so rare for the kids to know something he doesn’t they were excited to show him the way! Richard made a gallon of lemonade to take with us so we could refresh ourselves along the way. The trail is quite arduous at... read more

Jan 26, 2016 Posted by liz

Oatmeal Fudge Bars

It’s been a while since I have shared a recipe with you but this is a good one with the family’s seal of approval! Last week we were sent a case (6) of Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk. Oh my! Yummy or what? Truly delicious and good straight out of the can BUT I needed to test it in some form of baking to see how it worked before reviewing it. Here’s what we ate! OATMEAL FUDGE BARS... read more