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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are one of my all-time favorite late night desserts. It is so quick and easy to make for friends and family. A cookie with a crispy outside and a soft gooey chocolatey inside, achieved simply by using this secret ingredient…ghee. Ghee as a replacement for the conventional butter in this chocolate chip cookie recipe will impress anyone. No more burnt cookies. Ghee will alleviate that worry for your next last minute bake sale or movie night with the kids.   Ingredients: Kelapo Ghee (170g) Packed light or dark Brown Sugar (150g) Granulated Sugar (50g) 1 large egg (room temperature) Pure Vanilla Extract (2 teaspoons) All-Purpose […]

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Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread

Only a few more days until Turkey Day! Do you have any special family traditions that you partake in on Thanksgiving? How about Hanukkah traditions? I think it is interesting that Thanksgiving and the first night of Hanukkah are both on the same days this year since it has not happened since 1888. Since there are many festivities happening this coming week I wanted to make a dessert that could be enjoyed for both holidays. This recipe was originally found in Spirit magazine however it has been tweaked to use coconut oil instead of unsalted butter. Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread   […]

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Dinner for Two? Not a Problem!

Two things plague my kitchen – halving recipes and lost measuring cups. Seriously, it’s a problem! Because there’s only two of us, I’m constantly trying to cook for just us and not for the usual six to eight in a recipe (because that would be a LOT of leftovers!). To make my life, and now yours, easier, I wanted to share some tips on how to half a recipe (because who knew, really, what half of 1/3 cup was?). Don’t have a tablespoon to measure that delicious coconut oil with? Not a problem anymore! Because I’ve included in this handy […]

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