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No-Bake Healthy Chocolate Chip Bites, 2 ways

October 16, 2014 by EmmaEats

So much to do, so little time. The girls and I took a lot of time off over the summer. Our aim was to squeeze as much fun into summer together as possible. At some point near the end of the school year, I suddenly became very conscious of the changes come September. Our littlest one was flying the coop, so to speak, and that triggered something in me: a need to appreciate the growth, maturity, new perceptions and reactions of the girls. […]

Categories: Breakfast, Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: Breakfast, Dessert, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, no-bake, nut-free, pumpkin, Recipes, School Snacks, Snack, soy butter, sunflower seed

Summer, Summer, Summer! – S’mores Rice Krispies Squares

June 28, 2012 by EmmaEats

The first long weekend of the summer is nearly upon us. Sunshine, swimming, cottaging, fireworks, summer parties – it’s the beginning of the best season of the year. We had our first summer party last weekend for Katie’s first birthday. It turned out to be a glorious day filled with sunshine and blue skies, tiki torches and lanterns, bubbles and pinwheels, barbecued ribs and grilled vegetables, kids running and playing, and tonnes of laughter – the stuff of summer weekend barbecues. […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Chocolate chip, coconut, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Golden Grahams, Homemade, Kid-friendly, marshmallows, no-bake, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Rice Krispie Treat, smores, summer, summer recipes

Made for a prince(ss)

September 9, 2011 by EmmaEats

August was a hot and stormy month around here. On top of the heat, our oven was suddenly on the fritz. Not that I would have turned on the oven in our already hot kitchen. However, this meant that my dessert-baking obsession was taking a serious beating throughout that time. As I’ve mentioned before, when Emma has friends coming by, she selects what treat she’d like to have for the visit. We were preparing to have some friends by for […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Baking and Confections, Biscuit, Chocolate, Cooking, Cranberry, Dessert, desserts, Digestive biscuit, Dried cranberry, Dried fruit, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Handmade, Homemade, Kid-friendly, no-bake, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes