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Healthy Carrot Cake

July 3, 2010 by Charles 11 Comments

The word “healthy” can be fraught with confusion.  We all strive to be healthy, and healthy living is certainly an attribute.  We try to make “healthy” choices during the day.  Call me “healthy” and I’ll react with pride.

But call my cake “healthy,” and I might wince.  For whatever reason, when healthy modifies a recipe – and especially a dessert – my first instinct is to shy away from it.  For whatever reason, the word “healthy” seems strongly pejorative when it’s the adjective in front of a meal.  Call my food delicious or creative or inspired, but please don’t call it healthy!

So, when Caitlin suggested we make this “Healthy Carrot Cake,” my first reaction was “Can’t we make a good carrot cake?”  Which, of course, she found very upsetting.  So I relented, …

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: Baking, Carrot, Cream cheese, Healthy, Pineapple

Baked Banana Oatmeal

June 7, 2010 by Charles Leave a Comment

Spare thoughts can reveal a lot.

Like anyone, my mind can often wander.  Sometimes it wanders to far-off and unknown places, which leaves me looking lost and confused.  These thoughts are stray thoughts, without any purpose or sense of direction.  These stray thoughts require a passing hand or snapping finger to direct my attention back to the well-worn path.

But other times, my mind moves with a sense of purpose.  Pushing past the brush and trekking towards a clearing.  More often than not, these directed thoughts focus on finding either legal or culinary clearing.

When I’m folding laundry or putting away dishes, my mind goes in one of two directions.  It goes …

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Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: Baking, Banana, Brunch, Healthy, Oatmeal

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