Birthday Cake!

Note the knife stabbed in the top!    This cake took MANY tries, with many re-dos, etc.  Don’t get me wrong, I was happy with the final product, but, ugh, this cavegirl was banging her chest many times trying to come up with the best result. Someone commented on the amount of eggs in this recipe,...

Mocha Ice Cream

I bought an electric ice-cream maker and have had a few trials, but I think I’ve learned a few tricks along the way. Number one, buy the can of full-fat coconut milk. Don’t try a coconut milk beverage or the light coconut milk…your ice-cream results will come out icy and watery. Not good!...

Bacon Chocolate Meringues

Santa put a bacon chocolate bar in my stocking a few years back and then I started hearing about this combo on the Food Network, magazines, blogs and so on.  I make meringues a lot because my girls love them, so tonight I tried this combination. 3 slices uncured bacon, nitrate-free 3 eggs whites, room...

Choco-Hazelnut Paleo Cereal

This is a slight variation on my Honey Bunches of Paleo Cereal.  I changed the sweetener from honey to high-quality maple syrup, changed the nuts from walnuts to hazelnuts and added a little cocoa powder (I love chocolate and hazelnuts together!). 1 cup unsalted sunflower seeds 1 cup unsweetened coconut...