Monthly Archives: May 2012

Oatmeal Cookies Sweetened with Coconut Palm Sugar and Stevia

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  This Oatmeal Cookie recipe was my first attempt at using coconut palm sugar and stevia instead of traditional white and brown sugars.  I have to say- this cookie is way better than my previously posted version which was pretty darned good! I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to try and make all…

Apricot Oat Crunchies- Cookies That Are GF Or Not!

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These Apricot Oat Cookies have a lot of good things in them- dried apricots, oatmeal, cornflakes and coconut.  The result is a lot of great flavors and a fun texture.  This cookie is great anytime and I love making it during the holidays because it looks beautiful as part of a plate of mixed cookies. The…

Chicken Marinated with Lemon and Basil

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  This Lemon and Basil  Chicken is another new favorite of ours.  The marinade flavors the chicken so much more and the meat is really moist if you let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours before you cook it.  We buy the family size packs of boneless skinless chicken breasts which usually weigh about 4 pounds.  It…

Mexican Chocolate Cookies- GF Or Not!

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These Mexican Chocolate Cookies will be the 28th cookie recipe that I have posted.  I wonder if I should divide the category up into two sections- Chocolate Cookies and Non-Chocolate Cookies?  Maybe I should because then it wouldn’t be so obvious that I have posted more cookie recipes than anything else.    Oh well!  I was just…