Cookies & Bars
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Continue ReadingPeanut Butter & Date Squares. These delicious, no-bake squares are packed with protein, fiber, and natural sweetness—perfect for a healthy snack! I’m posting this recipe on Sunday so you prepare today and enjoy them for the rest of the week! Adapt it to the ingredients you have at hand but this version was absolutely perfect- even the kids loved them!
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Continue ReadingFor those days when you are craving a gooey, sweet, chocolatey and decadent snack but don’t want to indulge in refined sugar, please please please make these brownies. They’re sweetened with dates, contain no added oil and are made with almond flour so are naturally gluten free.
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Continue ReadingFake blondies or tahini chocolate oat squares! Fake never tasted so good! Not only are they gooey and chewy, but they are gluten free, refined sugar free, dairy free, egg free and banana free! Absolutely delicious and so easy to make!
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Continue ReadingTahini Chocolate Chip Cookies, chewy in the center, crispy on the edges and so easy to make! I love the fact that they are naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, and oil-free but full of the earthy flavor of tahini. Works perfectly well with the chocolate. Use milk chocolate for a sweeter, more indulgent cookie.
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Continue ReadingThese tahini caramel oat cookie squares with chocolate chunks are an absolute indulgence. Chewy, loaded with crunchy nuts and gooey chocolate, they’re filled with a tahini caramel for an ultra special flavor.
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Continue ReadingThe love and passion of Paysan Breton started generations ago by farmers from Britany in France. Their skillful expertise makes Paysan Breton a brand that I trust and enjoy regularly in my kitchen! Their delicious products are made using premium French ingredients and with a knowledge that offers excellent quality and flavor.This simple cookie wreath tastes like cheesecake simply by using the delicious Paysan Breton products: unsalted butter, whipping cream and whipped Madame Loïk cheese.
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Continue ReadingRecent studies have shown that being a multi-tasker doesn’t always produce the best results. This recipe is made using the date paste that my friend Najla sent me. It is so easy. It is ok to use shortcuts or help when needed! Simple and easy is something the best way forward.
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Continue ReadingFood and flavors stir my emotions, my nostalgia. The combination of sweet, sticky Lebanese figs dipped in salty and sour zaatar transports me back to Lebanon, to evenings spent with my parents on their balcony. This combination reminds me of my dad specially. This and eggs with garlic and sumac. Maybe that should be next?Makes 8-10
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Continue ReadingI am all about the quick, easy and light these day. This delicious raw cookie dough bark is from @rachlmansfield. Hers is raw, gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free. Mine is almost the same except that I used some chestnut cream that I had at home instead of the maple syrup.Both versions are absolutely amazing and a great snack to have on hand in the freezer for those peckish moments.
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Continue ReadingAlmond crescent cookies with pine nuts or snoubariyeh is a cookie usually served in Beirut (Lebanon) at happy occasions such as engagements, graduations etc. The secret is to cook them briefly at a high temperature to have a chewy undercooked center and a nice golden exterior.