Snack attack!! It happens to the best of us. I will never get tired of saying this, the best way to keep your life and diet healthy and stay on track, is always to think ahead and to have a plan. You want to be ready when those snack attacks happen, when you feel stress…
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December ¡Healthier Christmas Cookies!
1st of Dicember means for me the beginning of the Christmas Season. Even if you can see tv ads, the xmas lights on the street, presents and turrone from early November, I am able to hold myself until the 1st of December to begin Xmas arragements. When talking to Xmas the one thing that first…
Hazelnut & Chocolate Cookies
These cookies are those that I like to bake over and over again, because they are amazing. Crunchy, delicate and super tasty. I often wrap them in beautiful packages and give them as a gift to family and friends. Another thing that I usually do is to make the dough, cut it and freeze it,…
International Chocolate Day
The U.S. Nationa Confectioners Association lists, today September 13 as The International Chocolate Day, would you like to join the celebration? At this point we have all heard about the benefits and properties, almost magical, of chocolate (cacao), it isn’t that I need an excuse to enjoy a good bite of chocolate, but it is…
Super quick chocolate porridge
By now you all know my love and adiction for porridge. And because I want to pass this devotion to all of you, today I bring you a super quick porridge so you don’t have excuse to avoid a nutritious breakfast in the morning. This porridge breakfast recipe is great for busy mornings. For those days…
Celebrating Love: Homemade Healthy Ferrero
My Valentine’s day memories begins at college. Once, talking with my sister, we concluded we didn’t want to wait for a boyfriend to celebrate St. Valentine. We had each other, we loved each other and we knew we were going to be always there for each other. So we decided I was going to be…
Christmas Drinks
You will love any of these warm and cozy festive drinks. Beetroot Latte and Chai Hot Chocolate (caffeine free) are perfect for sipping on while opening presents on Christmas morning, for a slow afternoon while chatting or playing board games with your family and actually during any cold day. Along with your golden latte, they are also great…
Xmas Day Recipe Ideas
Christmas is upon us and probably many of you already know what are you gonna eat for Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and St Stephens, but I’m sure there are some others uncertain about what is going to be their holiday menus. Maybe you go to your parents home or to your family in law place…
Xmas Magic: Chocolate + Pumpkin Spiced Cake
A Christmas cake everyone will love!! I made this cake a couple of weeks ago for a client. She was very easy-going and left to me the decision of what kind of cake to make. I knew she wanted something Xmassy and that she loves chocolate so I decide to mix things up and ta-dah……
Chocolate Biscotti
Biscotti (or cantuccini) are a classic Italian cookies/biscuits. In Spain, specially in Catalonia, we also have our own version called carquiñoles. Their particularity is that the dough is baked whole, in a shape of a loaf. When is ready, then is cut in individual biscotti and bake again, just for few minutes to make them…