Author: Lily

These decadently delicious chocolate lava cookies use my soft, chewy, almond flour cookie dough and a flowy, chocolate ganache filling that oozes out when you break them in half! (gluten-free and soy-free with nut-free options) It’s cookie season, and I wanted to make a decadent, chocolatey cookie. And what better idea than to convert molten lava cake into cookie form!  My motto is that baking should be super easy and flexible, so that even if you make a few measuring errors, things still turn out great. Nobody has time to whip up butter and sugar and all that, so I…

Air Fryer Parmesan Broccoli Recipe – How to make quick and easy cheesy crispy air fried roasted broccoli side dish – with the video tutorial Air Fryer Parmesan Broccoli This air fryer parmesan broccoli recipe is really quick and easy to prepare and makes the perfect, health side dish to serve with any meal. Best of all, you can adapt the great side dish to your tastes and dietary requirements, to be able to create a dish that your whole family will enjoy. Easy Side Dish Ingredients Here are the simple ingredients you need to create the delicious side dish:…

Mildred Ricke is best known for her perfect attendance at her ball games and recitals, affinity for pink nail polish—and famous cookies. In fact, the 98-year-old’s cookies are so legendary that they made their way from Iowa to Colorado—thanks to Kelli Chiri, one of her nine grandchildren. For five years, Kelli and I worked together at a Denver–based travel marketing company, where she’d regularly bring plastic containers filled with her grandma’s cookies to share with her co-workers. Even years after I last bit into one, I still couldn’t stop thinking about the treats, soft sugar cookies stuffed with a nutty-chocolatey…

Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports, particularly for active seniors. I spoke to a man named Peter Galbraith who is an avid player. He lives in Wake Robin, a senior life plan community in Shelburne, Vermont. Watch our video interview Peter believes that playing pickleball can save America and I believe him. It has so many benefits for active seniors and here is why, according to him. Peter played tennis most of his life and has been playing pickleball for over 6 years as an early adopter.  He and many of his 400 neighbors have been playing at Wake…

There is nothing like old-fashioned holiday cooking to make the holidays feel extra special! These vintage side dishes have brought everyone back for seconds (or thirds) for generations. Whether you are hosting your first Christmas dinner or adding a few classics to your longtime menu, these nostalgic sides are simple, dependable, and guaranteed to make your holiday table feel complete! Green Beans Almondine Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling / Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser There’s only four ingredients in this holiday dish, but don’t let that deceive you—this veggie dish packs flavor in every bite. “So easy and…

These Keto Bread Rolls are the best simple rolls to fix your buns cravings on a low-carb keto diet. It’s a crispy almond flour bread recipe that is also vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free. Keto Bread Rolls are small bite-sized rolls made with low-carb flour that taste just like classic bread but without the carbs. While a traditional bread roll made with wheat flour contains more than 15 grams of net carbs per serving these keto bread rolls have only 4.7 grams. As a result, they are suitable for a keto diet. Don’t get me wrong here,…

These sugar free vegan dessert recipes are seriously sweet – in more ways than one! By Lora O’Brien It’s well known that most of us in the developed world are full-on sugar addicts. Americans currently consume a  whopping 150-170  pounds of sugar a year, more than three times the amount recommended by the USDA. And that’s just white sugar – it’s even more when you add hidden sugars corn syrup, glucose and fructose. The worst thing is: you may not even know you’re eating sugar. It’s hidden in all kinds of foods you’d never guess, including peanut butter, salad dressing,…

This sophisticated ginger beer mocktail features a dazzling spiced sugar rim and candied pear chips. Photo Credits: Ali Redmond Whether you’re abstaining from alcohol this winter or just looking for a light and fruity drink to enjoy fireside, this Sparkling Pear-Ginger Mocktail is sure to satisfy.While the pear juice and elderflower syrup are on the sweeter side, ginger beer and a splash of sparkling water prevent the drink from being too cloying, and make it delightfully fizzy.If you really want to impress, make a shiny, candied pear chip garnish to adorn each glass. But, I totally understand if you’d prefer…

With Christmas just around the corner our family is in full holiday mode. That means hosting, baking, and making tasty treats like this peppermint date bark. It’s naturally sweetened with dates and is full of nutrients.  This dessert looks pretty on the plate for guests, but it shines just as bright for an everyday dessert for the family. I’ll make a double batch and freeze the extra for a quick and easy way to have dessert on hand.  Peppermint Date Bark Ingredients You’ve probably heard of chocolate bark before. It usually involves waxy tasting, super sweet chocolate covered in fruit,…

Happy Friday! Here’s the latest Columbus restaurant news: Yesterday Watershed Kitchen & Bar announced that it will close after service on Saturday, Nov. 8. In a post on social media, the owners said that they have “faced economic challenges that have left the restaurant unable to continue.” Central Ohio’s newest brewery officially opens today – Friday, October 31 at 3 p.m.! Honest Friend Brewing sits at 2112 S. High St. on the south end in the Steelton Village development. It features lower-ABV beers, cocktails, and seltzers. The Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti opened a new pop-up bar and…