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Flourless Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies ( Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

December 19, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD15 Comments

Congratulations to Katie C. the winner of the Uncommon Goods Giveaway! I know you will enjoy the gifts as much as I did! Hi friends. It has been way too long. I am back from vacation in San Diego and totally behind schedule. I planned on blogging while I was there but I took my lap top which I don't usually blog from and it was so slow that I couldn't handle wasting precious vacation time trying to post. I didn't take many real photos but if you are on instagram you can see a few of the ones I did take while in San Diego (click on the IG button up top). We hit up Disneyland, California … [Read more...]

Filed under: Christmas, Cookies, Kid-Friendly Tagged with Christmas cookies, dairy-free, easy, flourless, gluten free, peanut butter

Move Over Girl Scouts: Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookie

April 19, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD10 Comments

I haven't posted a splurge-worthy recipe in a LONG time so look away if you are trying to fit into a bathing suit by the summer time. Look away if you are watching what you're eating. You're going to want one of these cookies now. And you will make a batch and want to eat them all and you will hate me for it. So if you like cookies, just look away. Pretend like you never saw this. For those of you who are accepting of the splurge, these cookies were awesome. They resembled the Girl Scout Peanut Butter Sandwich cookie, only WAY, WAY, WAY better. First off, they are much bigger, the … [Read more...]

Filed under: Cookies, Desserts, Splurge-worthy Tagged with cookies, dessert, party, peanut butter

The Perfect Snack- Oatmeal Peanut Butter Balls

August 31, 2011 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD19 Comments

When I followed the vegan diet for a week I was craving sweets in a bad way. I mean, I am pregnant and I need chocolate. However, I was good and avoided pretty much anything sweet until day 6 when I couldn't take it anymore. I stared into our pantry hoping that something animal-free would jump out at me for dessert. I came up with these treats and I'm hooked....and they aren't really that sweet with the only added sweetener being 1/4 cup syrup per batch, you can definitely feel good about eating these or giving them to your kids as snacks. 5 simple ingredients including some vegan basics- … [Read more...]