Category: Desserts & Snacks

The dessert category is full of recipes that will help you satisfy your sweet tooth while still staying as healthy as possible.

Gluten Free Zucchini Chocolate Chunk Muffins

It’s Friday and I am SO very glad! We have entered into our “birthday season” between Josh’s and my family, and this weekend we will be celebrating my mom’s birthday. I can only imagine there will be both laughter and tears, and while the weekend will look different from the past, I’m so very grateful to have such a wonderful family, who will make the very most of the day and our time together…

Dark Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream with Cayenne

Warning: picture heavy post! Before I dive in to the delights of this Dark Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream with Cayenne, let’s talk men and gifts. How many times as you asked yourself “what should I get him”? And “him” can be your boyfriend/husband, dad, brother, or friend. It seems to be the ever asked, yet rarely answered, question…

A Year of Recipes You Might Have Missed

I mentioned last week that my technical one year anniversary has come and gone and I had absolutely no idea, therefore gave no tribute to it, or reflection on this past year. I say “technical because, while my first post was dated August 19th, I didn’t actual tell anyone about the blog until late October. So, I guess since I missed doing this in August, and it’s not quite yet October, I’ll post this little tribute in September and shoot the middle…

Raw Lemon Poppy Seed Bites + New House

I’m sure food-blogger coaches or growth strategists would say I’m suppose to talk about these Raw Lemon Poppy Seed Bites, preferably in the first paragraph of my text…using key-words to help the recipe pull up better in search engines. No doubt, I should tell you about their cookie dough texture and how the natural sweetness from the honey contrasts perfectly the slight tartness from the lemon zest…

Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Rice Krispies

Much like these BBQ Tilapia and Sweet Potato Tacos, these Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Rice Krispies came as a result of needing to use up some ingredients before our move, and as a last minute treat to feed our moving helpers! Our poor friends, are likely going to forevermore be busy any time we move in the future. Who knew we had so much STUFF?!…

Chickpea Apple and Avocado Salad + Picnic / Hike

After church on Sunday, Josh and I quickly ran home, changed clothes, packed up some lunch and snacks and made our way to Percy Warner Park for a hike! I don’t know about you, but being outside and getting some exercise helps clear my mind and heal my soul. The trail through Percy Warner is not especially beautiful, being that it does not run along a creek, there is no bluff with a beautiful view, nor a glorious waterfall at the end…

PB2 Dark Chocolate Banana Smoothie

I definitely feel like I’ve been a bit MIA around these parts lately, but hopefully that will soon change. Two things are finally official… we have moved the very last of our items out of the house {who knew we had so much STUFF?!}, and as of 10am yesterday morning, we closed on the house and it is once-and-for-all SOLD. Praise the Lord! As much work as this transition has been, we are so thankful to have sold the house and walked away financially in a better place, it is truly a blessing! While we have no idea what the next chapter of our lives holds, we are anticipating it with hopeful expectations…

Savory Spiced Roasted Chickpeas

That’s right… I’ve officially jumped on the Roasted Chickpeas bandwagon, but who can blame me!? In my defense, I literally eat chickpeas in my salad every single day of the work-week. I buy at least one can of Trader Joe’s organic chickpeas/garbanzo beans every week if not more. So it was only natural that I try roasting these versatile, fiber-rich little legumes. For me, salads are all about texture and who could resist adding these Savory Spiced Roasted Chickpeas for a perfect crunch?? No more nutrient-lacking croutons!…

Dark Chocolate Bark with Toasted Quinoa and Nuts

Well, this Dark Chocolate Bark with Toasted Quinoa and Nuts was not at all what I had intended on posting today, but after making myself nearly sick on it yesterday, because I COULD NOT STOP EATING IT, I decided that while it may not be pretty, it is AMAZING and I had to share this easy recipe! How’s that for an opening, run-on sentence? See what chocolate does to me!…

Avocado Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Doesn’t ice cream on a Friday just seem appropriate? By the end of the work week, I think we all deserve a little ice cream, especially if we’re talking about this Avocado Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream! This ice cream is an adaption of my Banana Ice Cream with Peanuts, which is a tasty, yet healthy little treat I make for us from time to time. It’s not exactly low-calorie, low sugar, but it IS all natural and refined sugar-free, while containing no additives or preservatives like so many store-bought ice creams. Which makes it justifiable as healthy to me!…

Clean Eating Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs + Mom Update

I know, I know, there are a million of these peanut butter egg recipes floating around the web, some using the traditional powder sugar and chocolate candy coating, other cleaner versions made using coconut oil, maple syrup, cacao powder, etc. But really, if given the excuse to make a tasty, healthier version of these yummy peanut butter eggs, wouldn’t you jump at that, too? So add me to the bandwagon, and here are my own Clean Eating Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs!…

Raw Carrot Cake Bites with Goat Cheese Icing

Okay, the truth is it’s 11:30 at night and I’m truly way too tired to be writing this, BUT regardless of the long day it’s been, these little Raw Carrot Cake Bites are so yummy, I simply have to get the recipe out!

If you’ve been a reader since the beginning {which wasn’t too long ago!} or you happened to read my About page, then you may know that I’m a full time Interior Designer working in high-end Residential Design in Nashville…

Fudgy Flourless Chocolate Chili Muffins

I’m sorry… does that say chili pepper? On my chocolate muffin? Really?

Trust me. It sounds a bit odd, but it works! And it’s good! I don’t know if the whole cayenne, chili pepper, spicy-kick thing mixed with chocolate is new or just becoming more common, but suddenly I see the pairing in ice cream, truffles, chocolate bars and now these Fudgy Flourless Chocolate Chili Muffins!…

Turmeric Banana Smoothie with Ginger

It’s Friday, the sun is shining and the high is 70 degrees. I believe a celebration is in order, and lets start it with this Spring inspired, fresh Turmeric Banana Smoothie with Ginger!

I have read so many wonderful things lately about Turmeric and how good it is for the body, it has the ability to help prevent cancer, improve asthma, speed up healing process among so many other benefits – which I’ll dive into in just a minute…

Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies

I had read about the fudginess of avocado cookies, but some things you just have to experience for yourself. These Avocado Chocolate Chips Cookies are not only festive for Saint Patrick’s Day, but they are unbelievable tasty! Like don’t-tell-your-family-they’re-ready-and-pour-a-big-glass-of-milk-and-EAT kind of good!…

Banana Ice Cream with Peanuts

Who knew that bananas, when frozen, could be turned into a creamy-sweet-delicious dessert that closely mimics ice cream?

I discovered this about a year ago and since then keep a large stock of bananas in my freezer. Not only are they perfect to grab for a quick ice cream fix, but they’re also great to thicken up smoothies, while sweetening them naturally!…

Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels For Valentine’s Day

I think I’ve trained my taste buds over time to love most healthy foods. Not all of them, but a lot of them. So sometimes I’m a little hesitant to rave about something I’ve made and love myself, in fear that those who maybe are not accustom to eating healthier meals, may be disappointed or turn up their noses at the typical things you’ll find here on Lemons and Basil…

Black Bean Fudgy Cookies

Yes, I do realize it’s the weekend after Thanksgiving. And no, I haven’t forgotten that most of us likely ate way too much turkey, dressing, sweet potato casserole, and pumpkin pie.So why, you might ask, am I posting a cookie recipe when we should probably all be focusing on upping our salad and veggie intake for the next few days in an effort to detox after all that hearty food??…

Grain Free Apple Crumble Pie and Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Every now and then, we all need a little indulgence!

I make an effort to eat really healthy eighty percent of the time so that I can treat myself the other twenty percent. If you have not already figured it out, I have a huge sweet tooth. So when I speak of indulgences I am always referring to something sweet. And what better way to indulge during these lovely fall months than with this Grain Free Apple Crumble Pie and Salted Caramel Ice Cream??…

Grain Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Happy Halloween!

As promised on Monday, today’s recipe is for a No Grain, No Refined Sugar, No Cholesterol, Gluten Free and yet still tasty, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie! Whew, that was a mouthful.

Before I dive into these yummy Grain Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, I wanted to thank all of you who have taken the time to browse my site, “Like” me on Facebook, share the link with your friends/family, and for your overall support…

Chocolate Granola with Coconut Palm Sugar

Tonight we had the privilege of watching a free screening of the new movie About Time. I have to say that while I am a huge sucker for a chick-flick, I didn’t have high expectations for this one. And maybe that’s a little harsh to say, I was definitely looking forward to the movie (especially being that it was free) I just hadn’t heard much about it. And really, now that I’ve seen it, chick-flick puts this movie in a box that it doesn’t quite deserve, maybe indie drama would be better suited. Regardless, I am happy to say that I loved it. I laughed, I cried. It brought out so many emotions in me about family, love and life…

Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

I do my best to eat healthy as much as possible. It just so happens that I love vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, etc – things which fortunately are good for me. Whether I have grown to like these things because they are good for me or if they are just what my taste buds crave, I’m not really sure. However, while I don’t care for fried food, greasy burgers or processed junk, I do love…and I mean LOVE sweets…

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